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Supply Chain Planner
Location: Minnetonka, MN | Hybrid, 3 days in office
Industry: Food & Beverage / Consumer Packaged Goods
Travel: Occasional travel to Chicago-area manufacturing facilities
About the Opportunity
A fast-growing food and snack company is seeking a hands-on Supply Chain Planner to join its expanding Operations team. This individual will take ownership of end-to-end production planning for an assigned manufacturing facility, ensuring production schedules, materials, inventory, and system data are aligned to meet customer demand. The ideal candidate enjoys solving problems, working with data, building relationships with manufacturing partners, and improving processes in a fast-paced environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage production planning and scheduling for assigned co-manufacturing facilities, ensuring alignment with demand, inventory, and production capacity.
- Oversee planning for approximately 10 to 20 SKUs, with additional complexity from flavor variations and new product launches.
- Monitor raw materials, packaging, work-in-process, and finished goods inventory to ensure production readiness.
- Maintain accurate planning data, production documentation, and inventory records within ERP systems.
- Track production performance, material usage, yields, and inventory variances to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Investigate inventory discrepancies and support corrective actions across manufacturing locations.
- Develop and maintain production reports, planning trackers, and operational KPIs.
- Collaborate with manufacturing partners and internal Logistics, Purchasing, Quality, and R&D teams to coordinate production requirements.
- Proactively identify supply chain risks, production constraints, and process improvement opportunities.
- Support continued operational growth, new product launches, and planning efficiencies.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Business, Logistics, or a related field.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in production planning, supply planning, manufacturing planning, or a related supply chain role.
- Experience in a manufacturing environment; food, beverage, or CPG experience preferred.
- Experience with ERP/MRP planning systems required; NetSuite experience is a plus.
- Strong Excel and data analysis skills.
- Experience working with contract manufacturers or co-manufacturers is a plus.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and production timelines.
- Analytical problem-solver with the ability to identify issues, evaluate solutions, and drive results.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Detail-oriented, resourceful, and comfortable taking ownership in a growing organization.