Job Description
JOB DESCRIPTION
As materials management and customer service leader, you will head PPG’s planning, scheduling, and material management capabilities for your assigned customers.
You will control and streamline the flow of raw ingredients into production of finished goods, including but not limited to inventory control, production sequencing, demand planning, and forecasting capacity/shifts. You will also be responsible for continuous improvement initiatives in functional areas of inventory and non-inventory management, planning processes.
YOU WILL FOR YOUR ASSIGNED CUSTOMERS …
- Act as the primary point of contact for demand planning and procurement, and responsible for all escalation issues related to inventory, materials management, and planning.
- Create weekly and 13-week production plans.
- Drive strategic planning and forecasting for production.
- Define operational goals for weekly schedules.
- Verify real-time accuracy of plan and data on production dashboards.
- Perform reconciliation and adjustment to work-in-process inventory.
- Support change initiatives related to planning, materials management, and inventory practices.
- Maintain constant communication with production teams on schedules, inventory, and planning matters.
- Maintain an accurate inventory positions and execution of inventory practices.
- Perform data analysis to analyze performance and drive process improvement.
- Manage on-time delivery and fulfillment of customer orders.
- Conduct weekly inventory analysis to solve inventory problems and optimization.
- Develop and implement inventory control procedures.
- Coordinate and manage weekly physical cycle counts with inventory associates.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
YOU ARE …
- Effective Communicator - Communicate effectively both written and verbal.
- Capable of writing reports and standard operating procedures.
- Technical – effectively present information to all levels of management and respond to questions from groups of managers, associates, and vendors.
- Willing to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
- Able to demonstrate ability to lead and coordinate a team across functions.
- A leader: Provide guidance and direction to cross-functional teams.
- Timely – Able to track/monitor supply planning and inventory in a timely fashion.
- Respectful – Prove feedback to support team members in a respectful way.
- Results Driven.
- Self-Motivated- Take initiative to make improvement.
AT A MINIMUM, YOU HAVE …
- Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Business or other applicable field of study or at least 4+ years’ experience in materials and planning management for production and/or manufacturing environments required. Advanced degree preferred.
- Must be proficient with computer hardware and software. Advanced skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint required. Experience with Google Sheets and Suite preferred. Some scripting experience strongly desired, but not required.
YOU’LL GET …
- Competitive salary & 401k match.
- Paid vacation.
- Medical & Dental Insurance with Blue Cross/Blue Shield as well as Vision insurance.
- Company paid $10,000 policy for Life & AD&D.
- Training programs for career development.
- Collaborative, dynamic work environment within a fast-paced, growing company.
Company Description
Proven Partners Group is a food contract manufacturing and packaging business, serving some of the world’s most sophisticated food and nutrition companies. Formed in 2004, PPG was created to support a growing demand for a flexible outsourced supply chain solution in the food industry. We help our customers thrive in a rapidly evolving consumer marketplace and proudly impact consumer lives with the nutritious, safe food we produce.
We uphold a strong safety and quality ethic that is strengthened by the participation of each and every employee. When you join PPG, you are not only joining a highly reputable food contract manufacturing company, you are joining a community focused on supporting your personal growth and development.
www.provenpartnersgroup.com