Planner Production
$80,000–$85,000 year
On-siteLaurel, Maryland, United States
Job Summary
Create feasible production plans for filling lines and the mix plant, ensuring all schedules align with available capacity, materials, and GMP requirements. Develop realistic mix plans that comply with batching, CIP, and GMP constraints while establishing a 4-week production plan with zero downtime. Maintain all work orders in JDE, track daily inventory, and communicate material flow adjustments to buyers and operations. Conduct daily reviews and weekly planning meetings, monitor new product readiness, and identify risks within the planning horizon. Track mix attainment KPIs, highlight demand changes, and ensure smooth bulk order arrivals to minimize detention.
Required Qualifications
- Advanced Excel and analytical skills
- Strong negotiation and communication abilities
- Leadership, organizational and interpersonal skills
- Knowledge of planning cycles, costing, optimization
- Ability to manage workflow from planning to delivery
- Results-oriented and able to work under pressure
- Strong presentation and documentation skills
- Two or more years of relevant operational experience at market / business level
- MPS (Master Production Scheduling)
- DRP (Distribution Requirement Planning)
- MRP (Material Requirement Planning)
- Basic understanding of the Impact of Master Production & Detailed Production decisions on execution and other Supply Chain KPIs
- Knowledge of Customer Service / Distribution Requirement Planning (domestic/international) / Factory Operations / Co-packing / Co-manufacturing / Inventory management (Finished Goods)/ Materials Management (Raw & Packaging) / Supply Chain KPIs
- Sales & Operational Planning Experience including scenario planning, supply risk assessment, and alignment with demand and manufacturing
- Trusted, reliable, strong judgment
- Clear communicator, open to feedback
- Detail oriented with strong prioritization skills
- Business wide perspective beyond role scope
- Solution driven and adaptable
- Leadership mindset without formal authority
- Must consistently showcase the desired behaviors that represent our Core Values
- We Take Ownership
- Stay committed to responsibilities from start to finish
- Make sound decisions and get into the right level of detail
- Apply resources to initiatives that add growth, improve efficiencies, or reduce waste
- We Do What Is Right
- Choose transparency over convenience, even if it means difficult conversations
- Set clear roles and responsibilities, enabling everyone to exercise appropriate initiative and judgment
- Speak up when you see something that does not align to our values and policies
- We ek to Improve
- Strive to continuously improve and innovate to exceed expectations
- Value feedback from others and encourage open dialogue to understand how we can improve
- Learn from both successes and failures
- We Are Better Together
- Ensure decisions are based on what's best for the whole business
- Practice inclusion by seeking diverse perspectives
- Treat everyone with fairness and respect
- Must be able to stand for hours with frequent bending, reaching, and lifting
- Requires use of cold-protective PPE
- May involve standing, lifting, and walking in refrigerated zones for extended periods
- Must follow hygiene and safety guidelines, including wearing protective gear (gloves, hairnets, etc.)
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States now and in the future
- Visa sponsorship not available
Desired Qualifications
- relevant operational experience at market / business level is useful, in at least one of the following areas (Manufacturing Function/Planning Function)
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