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Owned by 250 family farms, Upstate Niagara Cooperative, Inc. is a food and beverage company that has offered innovative, award-winning, high-quality dairy products since 1965. Our progressive cooperative’s success is based on a commitment to quality in everything we do that extends to every stage of operations, from our farms to the consumer. Our product offerings include milk, flavored milk, yogurt, dip, sour cream, cottage cheese, Italian cheese, and ice cream mix marketed under the Upstate Farms®, Bison®, Milk for Life®, and Intense Milk® brands.
Role & Responsibilities:
The primary function of this position is the development of supply plans for designated production facilities and production lines that attempt to understand and optimize planned milk utilization. Optimization of costs and service in support of Customer Service initiatives, milk utilization objectives, and company profitability plans. Actively manages Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process to ensure a balance between customer service, manufacturing effectiveness, inventory investment and spoilage avoidance. Manage the finished goods inventory investments. Oversee the development of utilization plans for designated warehouse facilities and transportation lanes. Track and report production, supply and fulfillment related issues and planning metrics as part of the S&OP process. Analyze capacity utilization and provide information to support business case for capacity expansion, milk supply or physical network re-alignment.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
The Supply Network Planner is responsible for the following activities:
Education and Experience Required
Key Working Relationships
Preferred Skills:
Business Acumen
Activity | Targeted Proficiency Level |
Understanding of the Manufacturing capabilities and capacities | Proficient |
Understanding of Supply Chain performance KPIs | Expert |
Understanding of impact of Supply planning KPIs on organizational and cross-functional KPIs and vice-versa | Proficient |
Soft Skills
Activity | Targeted Proficiency Level |
Negotiation | Proficient |
Decision-making | Proficient |
Relationship Building, Teamwork, and Collaboration | Proficient |
Technical / Analytical Skills
Activity | Targeted Proficiency Level |
Knowledge of Advanced Planning systems & capabilities – Ross preferred. | Proficient |
Inventory Management | Proficient |
Data & Financial analytics | Proficient |
Problem solving | Proficient |
Spreadsheet Management & Presentation | Expert |
Data driven Insight generation. | Proficient |
Physical Demands and Work Environment:
This position will primarily operate in a fast-paced office environment that requires a combination of team-based work as well as in-depth individual analysis. This individual must be comfortable sitting/standing at workstation for extended periods of time. Must be able to operate standard office equipment such as computer, phone, copier…etc. Periodic travel to plant operations or to support customer interactions may be required.
Pay: $75,000-$95,000/yr.
Upstate Niagara Cooperative, Inc. is committed to equal employment opportunity for all, without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic.
Full Time
$71k-89k (estimate)
10/26/2023
05/17/2024
valleyfarmsdairy.com
Cedar, MN
<25
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