Senior Production Planner III - Demand & S&OP Leader

S&D Coffee

Conway (AR)

On-site

USD 72,000 - 88,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Westrock is seeking a Production Planner III in Conway, AR to build production schedules and align demand signals with manufacturing capacity. The role collaborates with Sales, Operations, Finance, and Supply Chain to sustain a smooth plant flow and profitability while mentoring other planners.

Responsibilities include managing inventory targets, leading S&OP discussions, and adjusting schedules based on demand trends and budget constraints, with a focus on strong communication and leadership

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Business or Supply Chain required.
5+ years in production planning in food/beverage preferred.
Experience managing multiple internal stakeholders and forecasting.
Strong computer skills (Excel, Word, Outlook; ERP systems).
Financial understanding of P&L and profitability focus.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

Create production schedules with the goal of maintaining targeted inventory levels while balancing staffing, machine capacity, and production efficiencies.
Evaluate SKU demand allocations, analyze and plan site production schedules based on current and evolving business needs, site capacities, and special equipment or timing needs.
Organize & run S&OP meetings focused on customer support and plant profitability.
Analyze, maintain, and modify key item-level system replenishment settings such as minimum ship quantities, shipment increments, minimum production quantities, and maintain inventory levels.
Work with additional plant leadership to schedule production around the plant's budget structure.
Engage with the sales team to understand priorities based on demand signals, sales trends, and policy.
Communicate with manufacturing leaders and makes adjustments to the production schedule when necessary.
Inform critical team members of any extenuating circumstances that could cause service failures.
Develop others within the planning organization through the sharing of best demonstrated processes and knowledge transference.
Provide cross functional leadership across departments to solve for demand related issues caused by forecast error, demand constraints, unplanned promotional opportunities, etc.
Provide Sales and Operations teams with timely analysis, guidance, and decision-making to ensure that the supply chain is in the best position to execute the demand plan generated from the total operational forecast.
Generate and publish to key stakeholders, monthly and weekly demand forecasts, including clear identification of assumptions highlighting significant changes since release of previous report.
Perform other duties as assigned