Junior Planner

We blend care and creativity to nourish the world.

Griffith Foods is global product development partner, we specialize in high-quality food ingredients. We serve global food companies and regional food companies worldwide.

As a family business, we’ve valued people above all else for 100 years. Griffith is renowned for true, collaborative innovation. Our people care. We’re committed to helping our customers create better products - and a better, more sustainable world. Learn more about Griffith Foods on www.griffithfoods.com

The purpose of the role

The Junior Planner & Administration Support is responsible for creating and maintaining production schedules to meet customer delivery requirements and best utilize the company’s production capacity as well as managing inventory levels.

He/she also provides support and is the back up of members of the supply chain team.

It is a 5-month temporary position.

Responsibilities

• Review and evaluate the MRP reports daily.
• Create, maintain, and organize production Schedules.
• Identify problems and provide support to solve them.
• Communicate and adapt the schedules due to the changes of delivery dates.
• Monitor and analyze the stock of Finished Product to minimize the Finished Stock exposure for LOI.
• Administrative support in the generation of reports and documentation.
• Support in the implementation of process improvements
• Participate in daily operational meetings.
• Take actions and decisions to comply with the OTIF.
• Monitor, update and analyze the KPIs of the area. Act as a backup of other supply chain areas, providing administration support on the day-to-day tasks of the function
• Provides administrative support to team members, or specific processes of other areas of Supply Chain
  
  

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or economics or equivalent experience in planning, procurement or logistics role (minimum 1 years’ experience)
• Knowledge of the production process.
• Knowledge and understanding of ERP systems. Previous experience in Microsoft
• Dynamics would be valuable.
• Fluency in Spanish and English
• Mathematical Skills
• Must be able to organize your own work efficiently taken into account input/output from/to other functional areas.
• Stay calm and professional under pressure.
• Patient and listen to other people.
• Acts professionally and with integrity in such a way that he/ she is respected & trusted by others.
• Must be able to cooperate in a positive way with other people and other departments.
• Must be able to identify problems and share those with the manager.
  
  

Working at Griffith Foods

We are a caring family company where everyone has the opportunity to grow, follow their own personal Purpose and find fulfillment in their work. We support each other, demonstrate mutual respect and nourish people’s well-being.

We believe in doing the right thing, especially when it is hard to do and recognize that our success depends on our customers’ success consequently, we work together, leveraging our skills, knowledge and ideas to create exceptional products and solutions.

We value diversity at our company and celebrate our cultural and personal differences, knowing that together, we create a unique source of strength. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, or age.

If you need assistance or an accommodation due to disability you may contact us at recruiting@griffithfoods.com