Production Planner

Relocation Assistance Offered Within Country

Job Number #170733 - Cambridge, Ohio, United States

Who We Are

Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specializing in Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Skin Care, and Pet Nutrition. Our products are trusted in more households than any other brand in the world, making us a household name!

Join Colgate-Palmolive, a caring, innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for people, their pets, and our planet. Guided by our core values—Caring, Inclusive, and Courageous—we foster a culture that inspires our people to achieve common goals. Together, let's build a brighter, healthier future for all.

The Production Planner is responsible for developing and maintaining daily, mid, and long-term production schedules in alignment with Customer Service and Operational requirements. This role aims to uphold the highest standards of customer service by synchronizing with commercial activities, responding proactively to demand signals, and executing strategic inventory and coverage strategies. The Production Planner is dedicated to optimizing production efficiency and responsiveness, with a strong focus on meeting and exceeding customer expectations in product availability and delivery.

What you will do:

• Production Line Management:
• Own master production scheduling processes for Bulk, Semi-Finished, and Finished Goods (weekly, monthly, and annual) to meet business objectives.
• Collaborating with manufacturing teams to optimize plant operations.
• Analyze demand data to create production schedules that align with customer priorities, considering logistics, capacity constraints, and operational parameters.
• Manage system-generated master schedules and swiftly identify and resolve any operational exceptions.
• Evaluate short lead-time production change requests, and execute necessary adjustments to production plans.
• Employ scenario planning to create solutions and strategies for potential disruptions.
• Capacity Management:
• Perform regular capacity analysis to weigh demand against line time availability.
• Establish resource needs, outsourcing potential, and communicate risks to the plan.
• Partner Collaboration:
• Collaborate with Global Supply Chain, Procurement, Customer Service & Logistics, CBS team, and external partners to enhance operational efficiencies and achieve key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Work closely with Sales, Marketing, Research & Development (R&D), and Supply Chain teams to facilitate planning changes and new product commercialization initiatives.
• Maintain open communication with key suppliers, sharing relevant business changes and participating in Supplier Continuous Improvement Teams.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to create alternative scenarios and strategies to address supply constraints.
• System-Driven Planning:
• Manage master data and capacity inputs, ensuring accurate data drives the planning process.
• Support quarterly master data updates in SAP and Planning Systems, maintaining data integrity for demand, inventory levels, BOMs, and material masters.
• Analyze system-generated supply plans to ensure feasibility and alignment with business objectives.
• Inventory Management:
• Optimize inventory of raw, pack ,and finished goods to balance inventory levels and working capital goals
• Monitor site-level risks related to SLOB, oversee inventory accruals, write-off reviews, and phase-out or ramp-down of inventory for discontinued products.
• Maintain coverage of raw and pack materials, ensuring production plans uphold safety stock levels
• Meeting Facilitation & Escalation:
• Facilitate weekly & monthly planning meetings to align on manufacturing needs and ensure timely delivery.
• Escalate significant volume discrepancies and long-term capacity or material issues to relevant stakeholders through regular weekly and monthly processes.
• Review and report on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) with leadership on a weekly and monthly basis, identifying root causes for any performance deviations.
• KPI Reporting:
• Report key performance indicators like schedule adherence, case fill, and inventory.
  
  

Required Qualifications:

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Economics, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 3 years in in supply chain planning, production, network planning, logistics with a working knowledge of production planning or manufacturing operations, or equivalent experience.
• Strong understanding of supply chain and manufacturing processes.
• Proficiency in Excel.
• SAP R3 system experience.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficiency with ERP systems such as SAP ECC/ SAP S4Hana.
• Proficiency with Advance Planning Solutions such as SAP APO, Kinaxis, Planet Together etc.
• Experience applying analytical skills.
• DOMO, SIGMA, Macros, AI & Digital Tools experience as well as basic understanding of SQL and data management systems.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective vendor relationships.
• Ability to respond quickly to changing demand signals and adjust plans accordingly.
• Strong supply chain acumen with holistic understanding of end to end supply chain connectivity.
• Understanding of core planning master data and their interdependencies.
• Strong organizational, analytical, attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to navigate through ambiguity and drive data backed decisions.
• Effective time management and prioritization skills to meet deadlines.
• Capacity to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• Independence and cross-functional collaboration skills.
  
  

Compensation And Benefits

Salary Range $83,200.00 - $133,000.00 USD

Pay is determined based on experience, qualifications, and location. Salaried employees may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, profit-sharing, and long-term incentives for Executive-level roles.

Benefits: Salaried employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, paid parental leave, disability coverage, and participation in the 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions subject to eligibility requirements. Additional benefits include a minimum of 15 vacation/PTO days (hourly employees receive a minimum of 120 hours) and 13 paid holidays (vacation days are prorated based on the employee's hire date within the calendar year). Paid sick leave is adjusted based on role and location in accordance with local laws. Detailed information regarding paid sick leave entitlements will be provided to employees upon hiring and may be subject to adjustments based on changes in legislation or company policies.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

Our journey begins with our people—developing strong talent with diverse backgrounds and perspectives to best serve our consumers around the world and fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels a true sense of belonging. We are dedicated to ensuring that each individual can be their authentic self, is treated with respect, and is empowered by leadership to contribute meaningfully to our business.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status (United States positions), or any other characteristic protected by law.

Reasonable accommodation during the application process is available for persons with disabilities. Please complete this request form should you require accommodation.

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