Production Planner/Scheduler

Job Overview: The Production Planner/Scheduler coordinates supply with production needs to meet customer demand. Insures appropriate amounts of inventory is held to meet customer service goals while minimizing carrying costs, improving production efficiencies meeting company goals, safety, and government compliance.

Priorities

• Grow sales volume, manage and optimize cost of goods and overheads - while delivering highest quality products. Priority Brands will grow in volume and profit at a faster rate than the total business, and will comprise more than 65%. Strategic and annua
• Maintain a prioritized list of new initiatives and ensure projects are communicated and managed in order to achieve target ship dates and volumes.
• Exceeding expectations across all customer segments, including external and internal customers. Needs in all areas are anticipated and requests and complaints are addressed as much as possible to the satisfaction of all customers. Creating raving fans of
• PDS system design and implementation to include active PDS evaluation for each team member with regular feedback sessions between team member and manager, overall grid rating for each team member, 360 degree feedback program. Identify the #1 Skill to be developed by each team member.
  
  

Qualifications

MUST

• Excellent oral & written communication skills
• Experience in alcohol beverage industry or cpg overall
• High school diploma or ged equivalent
• Strong planning and organizational skills
• Working knowledge of ms office products (word, excel and outlook)
  
  

Preferred

• Bachelor's degree
• Knowledge of import/export processes/regulations (fda, us customs)
• Successful implementation of an integrated planning/forecasting system
  
  

Experience

MUST

• Requires experience in manufacturing software (erp, mrp, mps, wms)
• Requires experience managing a creative product process
• 5 years relevant experience (minimum)
• Requires supply chain experience
  
  

Preferred

• Organizational development experience