Food Production Planner: Demand, Inventory & Scheduling

Old Dutch Foods; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Old Dutch Foods, Inc. in Saint Paul, MN, is seeking a Production Planner to translate customer demand into weekly production requirements for a fast-paced food manufacturing operation, balancing customer service, inventory, capacity, and product freshness while providing data-driven recommendations to Manufacturing Operations, Sales, Distribution, Procurement, and external customers.

This role requires reporting onsite five days a week and leveraging JD Edwards to optimize planning.

Qualifications

• Five years of experience in production planning, demand forecasting, inventory management, supply planning, or manufacturing operations.
• Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a changing environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop weekly production requirements using sales orders, customer forecasts, statistical forecasts, and historical demand within a rolling 1-3 week horizon.
• Balance Make-to-Stock and Make-to-Order production requirements.
• Plan inventory builds for seasonal demand, promotions, maintenance, and disruptions.
• Monitor finished goods inventory, days of supply, freshness, and customer requirements.
• Coordinate with Procurement for raw materials/packaging constraints affecting the plan.
• Communicate production plans and shortages with Manufacturing Operations, Sales, Distribution, and external customers.
• Develop and maintain planning models, reports, and decision-support tools using Excel and JD Edwards.

Skills

Forecasting

Inventory management

Analytical thinking

Communication

Prioritization

Collaboration

Education

Associate's degree

Bachelor's degree

Tools

JD Edwards

Job description

Old Dutch Foods, Inc. in Saint Paul, MN, is seeking a Production Planner to translate customer demand into weekly production requirements for a fast-paced food manufacturing operation, balancing customer service, inventory, capacity, and product freshness while providing data-driven recommendations to Manufacturing Operations, Sales, Distribution, Procurement, and external customers.

This role requires reporting onsite five days a week and leveraging JD Edwards to optimize planning.