Senior Production Planner-Chemaid Supply Chain Salaried SGA

KDC is a network of best-in-class custom formulators and manufacturers of color cosmetics, skincare, haircare, bath & body, fragrance, deodorant, home, health, industrial, and auto care products. KDC delivers high-touch innovation, operational excellence, and speed to market to well-known and emerging beauty, personal, and specialty companies from coast to coast. KDC has its head office in Longueuil, Québec. In addition, KDC has 10 operating facilities located throughout North America. Altogether, the company employs nearly 4,800 talented and dedicated employees in North America.

Position: Senior Production Planner

Department: Supply Chain/Planning

Reporting Structure: Sr. Director Operations & Supply Chain

Reporting to this position: No direct reports

BASIC FUNCTION

Schedule manufacturing operations to ensure on-time in-full delivery of customer orders while optimizing site capacity utilization and site efficiency. Coordinate and organize multiple activities as well as recognize and consider business goals and act to positively impact them.

Responsibilities.

• Manages the development, modification, and implementation of compounding and filling schedules (daily, weekly, and monthly).
• Develops and modifies production schedule and coordinates all related support activities through the manufacturing, testing and approval process.
• Own reporting of weekly and monthly OTIF for the site and top customers.
• Develop, drive, and communicate weekly and monthly shipping plans to meet site goal.
• Actively participate in the daily Production meeting.
• Participate in customer meetings as the representative for planning.
• Identify risks to on-time delivery, drive countermeasures, and communicate/escalate risks and countermeasures to leadership.
• Resolves conflicting priorities and manufacturing problems that may impact timely product delivery to our customers.
• Work with Production to assign resources by day, by shift.
• Monitors, records, and report on the status of production activities.
• Lead root cause analysis of wins and losses.
• Actively participate or lead continuous improvement events (Gemba, Kaizen, 5S, etc.)
• Provide analysis to identify constraints and support long-term capacity planning.
• Other activities as assigned.
  
  

SKILLS:

• Macola, WiSys, and MS Office proficiency
• Ability to work independently and positively influence others.
• Ability to form and lead cross-functional teams.
• Interact with all levels in matrix organization in a timely and efficient manner.
• Well-developed oral and written communication, analytical, and math skills
• Managerial courage
• Project Management.
  
  

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to walk; sit; use hand to handle and feel objects, controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; talk or hear. Specific vision requirements for the use of computer monitors include close vision; peripheral vision; depth perception and ability to focus.
• Work environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time (heat/cold associated with a manufacturing environment). The noise level in the work environment is usually minimal.
  
  

KDC-ONE is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, gender, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. I understand that employment with KDC-ONE Company is at-will, meaning that I or KDC-ONE Company may terminate my employment at any time, or for any reason consistent with applicable state or federal law. I understand that KDC-One requires the successful completion of a drug and/or alcohol test as a condition of employment.