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Senior Capacity Planner

Location
Springdale, AR, United States

Posted on
Jul 16, 2021

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Position Summary:

Execute the monthly and long-range strategic capacity planning processes. Responsible for developing and analyzing capacity projects and opportunities to better utilize manufacturing capacity across all facilities. Responsible for the twenty-four month strategic planning process and capacity portion of the Annual Operating Plan and Long Range Plan.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:


Interacts regularly with Marketing Brand Managers and Directors; Plant Managers; Operations Directors and VPs; Category Management, Directors, and VPs. To all of these positions, the Capacity Planner will be a key contact representing the Supply Chain for sourcing direction.

Provide sourcing direction that will optimize manufacturing capacity, production mix, and total cost and implement measurements to verify effects

Develop and analyze capacity projects and opportunities to better utilize manufacturing capacity across Prepared Foods facilities

Utilize the SAP/IBP Module to evaluate ‘what if’ scenarios to anticipate impact of plan and unplanned changes to the Prepared Foods Supply Chain, which includes operations and distribution

Primary point of contact the Business Units with direct responsibility for communicating capacity issues, coordinating mitigation efforts across the organization, and, if necessary, working with engineering to solve for future needs

Create a sourcing strategy that focuses on optimizing manufacturing and warehouse processes, while reducing the overall cost throughout the network

Create and analyze sourcing scenarios that apply cost strategies which impact the supply chain. Strategies include, but are not limited to, commodities, production, logistics, and product rationalization

Provide sourcing input and impact for the Long Range Plan and Annual Operation Plan

Contribute to special projects as required. Projects include, but are not limited to, analysis to support new product introductions, asset utilization studies, and supply chain optimization opportunities.

Work with Marketing, Finance, Procurement, Operations, and Logistics to develop and maintain seasonal pre-build plans, based on manufacturing capacity, storage costs, and raw material costs.

Manage material requirement processes (MRP) for key raw materials streams (ex Turkey, Farms, Freezers) to include inventory forecasting processes

Leads business-change initiatives such as changes to the supply chain and manufacturing footprints, launches of new product lines, new distribution strategies, etc . . .

Qualifications



BA/BS in Logistics, Industrial Engineering or related field

Minimum of 1-3 years field experience in planning and operating supply chain assets, preferably in the consumer packaged goods/consumer business industry

Knowledgeable in cost systems and total cost to produce methodologies, in warehousing, transportation, and manufacturing functions

Strong analytical problem solving skills as well as communication skills

Excellent PC skills (Excel, Word, Power Point, and SAP technology)


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1ST SHIFT (United States of America)

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