Senior Production Planner – Spirits & Copacker Ops

Brown-Forman Corporation; Región Centro; Presencial; MXN 550.000 - 850.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Brown-Forman Corporation in Mexico is seeking a seasoned Production Planning professional to coordinate external bulk spirits production with contract packers and to manage procurement, budgeting, and SAP-based materials planning for US and Mexican markets.

You will work closely with distilleries and copackers to ensure timely bottling, quality control, and cost efficiency while maintaining compliance with regulatory requirements.

Formación

• 5+ years of administrative experience in a production facility or 7–9 years with equivalent education/experience.
• Analytical and organizational skills to translate large data into short- and long-term production plans.
• Strong communication to convey data to management and to solicit planning data.
• Proficiency in SAP or a similar MRP system, Excel, Word, and related software.
• Interpersonal skills and ability to develop working relationships with internal and external contacts.
• Ability to work independently, perform multiple tasks, and meet deadlines in rapidly changing conditions.
• Experience in food and beverage manufacturing standards.
• Experience in purchasing, production planning, inventory control, and QA/QC.
• Knowledge of SAP and management of dynamic Excel databases.

Responsabilidades

• Plan external bulk spirit production with contract packers in Mexico for 10M 9-L cases annually.
• Order concentrates, ingredients, bulk spirits, and packaging materials; manage stock transfers in SAP/R3.
• Collaborate with Casa Herradura Distillery and copackers to ensure supply for US and Mexican markets.
• Create the annual bottling budget with the Casa Planning Manager and Supply Planner.
• Prepare volume assignments and production POs for copackers to meet the plan.
• Create Bills of Materials in SAP/R3 to set new SKUs.
• Set production priorities and issue POs for materials and copacker volumes.
• Monitor production costs, yields, and cash-back differences with records.
• Coordinate with CRT to secure DOT through bottling and QA supervision.
• Support senior analyst with new product launches and cost-saving copacker options.
• Order Tequila, JD bulk, flavors, and packing materials; communicate delivery dates.
• Monitor production reporting and investigate discrepancies.
• Process SAP/R3 postings and supplier/copacker invoices.
• Reconcile inventory at copacker sites.
• Order bulk Tequila and Whiskey for external locations.
• Attend copacker production as needed; ensure critical control points.
• Coordinate with QA Mexico on quality issues and contingency planning.

Conocimientos

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Communication

SAP

Excel

Interpersonal skills

Independent worker

Multi-tasking

Educación

Bachelor's degree in business or related field

Herramientas

SAP or MRP system

Excel

Word

Descripción del empleo

Brown-Forman Corporation in Mexico is seeking a seasoned Production Planning professional to coordinate external bulk spirits production with contract packers and to manage procurement, budgeting, and SAP-based materials planning for US and Mexican markets.

You will work closely with distilleries and copackers to ensure timely bottling, quality control, and cost efficiency while maintaining compliance with regulatory requirements.