Master Production Scheduler & Inventory Planner

Perdue Farms

Salisbury (MD)

On-site

USD 60,000 - 90,000

Full time

42 hours ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Rx

401(k) with employer match after 1 yr

Critical illness

Accident insurance

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Optional group life insurance

Short-term and long-term disability

Flexible spending accounts

Paid time off

Job summary

Perdue Farms is seeking an Associate Supply Planner to support production flow by developing and maintaining the Master Production Schedule for assigned plants, balancing short-term execution with longer-term planning to meet demand and optimize inventories. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, monitor supply models in Manugistics and Supply Chain Navigator, and ensure alignment with business needs.

This role is suited for an analytical professional who thrives on data and planning

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience. In the absence of a Bachelor’s degree, total experience must equal 7 years.
Knowledge of production planning and optimizing within constraints.
Above average numerate and analytical skills and good working knowledge of Supply Chain.
Knowledge of SAP as it relates to inventory and the master production schedule.
Must be able to travel overnight to customers, vendors, and plant locations.

Responsibilities

Create and maintain the optimum Master Production Schedule to obtain maximum ROA from given facilities with direction from Sr. Planner or Manager.
Create and maintain the optimum inventory profile to ensure fulfillment of customer requirements, considering forecast accuracy, schedule compliance and production smoothing requirements.
Review forecast with Demand Planning to review issues such as product mix or capacity constraints.
Work as part of the Sales and Operations Planning team to review the forward plan and past performance.
Constantly monitor and review the supply models in Manugistics Supply Planning and Supply Chain Navigator, including all the automatic, overnight processes and interfaces to and from SAP.
Monitor exceptions daily and communicate with Order Management as to the most effective solution – advise of any modifications to the supply plan and options for utilizing inventory.