Production and Sales Forecast Specialist

Prime Matter Labs; Lorida (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision benefits

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

Prime Matter Labs is seeking a dedicated Demand Planner to help shape the production plan for our personal care product manufacturing. You will work with production, quality, and shipping to meet targets, develop weekly and monthly schedules, and support the S&OP process by reconciling demand with capacity.

Candidates should have a bachelor’s degree in business or supply chain and 2+ years in manufacturing, plus forecasting, data analysis, and ERP/MRP or planning software experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business management, supply chain management, or related field.
• 2+ years of experience in manufacturing industry.
• Experience in supply chain demand planning is an asset.
• Forecasting, data analysis, and supply chain management knowledge.
• Experience in FDA-regulated manufacturing preferred.
• Working knowledge of statistical forecasting methods.

Responsibilities

• Identify production needs and set quotas and metrics.
• Develop weekly and monthly production schedules.
• Coordinate with production, quality, and shipping to meet targets.
• Prepare reports to track progress against forecasts.
• Support S&OP process by reconciling demand with capacity.
• Maintain ERP/MRP data for reliable planning.
• Assist in top-line revenue budgeting.
• Follow up with customers on delivery dates for materials.

Skills

Forecasting

Data analysis

Analytical thinking

Excel

ERP planning

Supply chain

Education

Bachelor's in business or supply chain

Tools

ERP/MRP system

Production planning software

Job description

We are Prime Matter Labs, a personal care product manufacturer with over 40 years of experience formulating, compounding, and filling products for some of the most successful and respected brands in the world. We have embarked in pursuit of a bold new vision to be the leading product development and production partner in the country for emerging and established brands. To realize that vision, we’re investing in new technology, processes, plans, and people that will completely rethink the way that brands view and interact with their manufacturer. We’re building the platform that will allow us to serve as the foundation of our customer’s branded products, from their first sample to their million-unit product run, and every step in between.

• Work closely with managers, team members and company executives to identify the production needs of the business and help set quotas and other important metrics for production.
• Work closely with production staff in the development of the weekly and monthly production schedule.
• Coordinate with production, quality, and shipping teams to ensure monthly sales targets are met.
• Decide which products take priority and coordinate the projects' needs with the production floor.
• Prepare reports to track progress against monthly, quarterly and yearly sales forecasts.
• Analyze and identify risks built into the Master Production Plan considering manufacturing lead times and capacity constraints.
• Support company-wide goals for on-time delivery to customer request dates.
• Support the monthly Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process, reconciling the demand plan with production capacity and supply constraints.
• forecast accuracy, MAPE, and bias) and lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Partner with purchasing to align raw-material and component availability with the production plan, with particular attention to long-lead-time and shelf-life-sensitive materials.
• Support the maintenance of accurate item, lead-time, and capacity data within the ERP/MRP system to support reliable planning.
• Support the development of the yearly top-line revenue budget by consolidating customer forecasts, historical forecasting trends, and firm orders into a defensible annual volume plan.
• Follow up with customers on delivery dates for customer-supplied materials and components to ensure on-time availability for scheduled production.
• Support analysis on how the long-term forecast impacts equipment capacity, informing new-project site assignments and future equipment needs.
• Provide site production planners with the data needed to drive a firm four-week production schedule.

• Bachelor's degree in business management, supply chain management, or other related field
• 2+ years of related work experience in manufacturing industry is required
• Previous experience in supply chain demand planning is an asset
• Possess knowledge and experience in forecasting, data analysis, and supply chain management
• Exhibit the ability to be analytical and support analysis with data
• Experience in personal care, cosmetics, CPG, nutraceutical, or other FDA-regulated manufacturing is strongly preferred
• Working knowledge of statistical forecasting methods and demand-planning tools or ERP planning modules
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, especially with Excel
• Familiarity with production planning software

Health, dental, and vision benefits

Paid time off and company-observed holidays

Primarily office-based work environment during regular business hours.

• Frequent use of a computer, phone, and standard office equipment.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 20 pounds (files, binders, or office materials).
• Ability to sit, stand, walk, bend, and reach as needed throughout the workday.

Prime Matter Labs is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.