Sr Capacity Planner

The Campbell's Company; Camden (NJ); On-site; USD 92,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

The Campbell's Company is seeking a Supply Chain Planner to manage capacity and inventory planning within Campbell's North America. Drive two-year horizon production plans, assess capacity constraints, and influence sourcing decisions to improve service levels.

You will work to optimize safety stock, coordinate with plants, and support the Demand Driven Supply Network strategy. Strong SAP planning knowledge and 2+ years of experience are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum 2 years of supply chain experience.
• Excellent knowledge of SAP planning tools APO and PPDS is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Capacity and inventory planning management.
• Run scenarios to optimize inventory while maintaining customer service levels.
• Coordinate weekly capacity planning activities and manage key master data inputs (rates, calendars, sourcing, production cycles).
• Collaborate with plant to optimize crewing and sourcing strategies to maximize service and minimize inventory.

Skills

Capacity Planning

Demand Planning

SAP APO

PPDS

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

SAP APO

PPDS

Job description

Since 1869, we've connected people through food they love. We’re proud to be stewards of amazing brands that people trust. Our portfolio includes the iconic Campbell’s brand, as well as Cape Cod, Chunky, Goldfish, Kettle Brand, Lance, Late July, Pacific Foods, Pepperidge Farm, Prego, Pace, Rao’s Homemade, Snack Factory, Snyder’s of Hanover. Swanson, and V8.

Why Campbell’s…

• Benefits begin on day one and include medical, dental, short and long-term disability, AD&D, and life insurance (for individual, families, and domestic partners).
• Employees are eligible for our matching 401(k) plan and can enroll on the first day of employment with immediate vesting.
• Campbell’s offers unlimited sick time along with paid time off and holiday pay.
• If in WHQ – free access to the fitness center. Access to on-site day care (operated by Bright Horizons) and company store.
• Giving back to the communities where our employees work and live is very important to Campbell’s. Our “Campbell’s Cares” program matches employee donations and/or volunteer activity up to $1,500 annually.
• Campbell’s has a variety of Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) to support employees.

How You Will Make History Here...

This position manages specific capacity load leveling and planning activities in Campbell's North America. This includes generation of the two-year horizon production plans, management of all network capacity constraints, maintenance of all planning relevant master data and determination of key sourcing decisions that affect the capacity plan.

This position provides key tactical and strategic management over the finished goods inventory projections, capacity utilization, plant run strategies and plays a key role in generating plans to obtain and maintain world class levels of customer service. It is also a critical executional role in driving the supply chain Demand Driven Supply Network strategy.

The position will provide expertise for the production and inventory plans generated through the weekly processes as well as monthly Strategy processes. Key roles include the optimization of the systems parameters and the ability to integrate across the tools to improve business performance. This position requires significant experience in the intricacies of the SNP module, data inputs, as well as an in-depth knowledge of the CSC business processes.

This role will serve as the Supply Planning solution \"go to person\" for industry best practices, and application expertise within CSC to ensure the highest quality plan / process which support department goals. This role actively defines and supports initiatives to drive continual improvement in business practices and parameter settings to gain business improvements for the product categories

What You Will Do...

• Capacity Planning and Inventory Planning Management
• Synchronizes and optimizes the plan parameter settings that impact the plans performance and output of rough-cut capacity plan. This process is a complex understanding of the solution technology capabilities, industry best practices, and the business processes of Campbell Soup.
• Takes a proactive role in running scenarios to develop the optimal inventory position while maintaining customer service levels, prebuild requirements, capacity limitations, and transportation expense targets, and shelf-life risk.
• Manages weekly capacity planning activities in CNA including management of key master data inputs (rates, production calendars, sourcing, production cycles, etc.)
• Operational liaison with the plant to drive changes in crewing strategy, sourcing strategy and in developing strategies to maximize service and minimize inventory
• Provides key inputs to the AOP and financial projection process including projected production, inventory, and interplant movements. Proactively manages and balances financial, inventory and service risks
• Drives Demand Driven Supply Network strategy by implementing the key components of Produce-to-Demand into the production plan
• Proactively identifies cost and inventory improvement opportunities and supports delivery of the overall Network Optimization enabler plan
• Other duties as assigned
• Strategic Planning
• Engages with external knowledge sources, such as other software application clients, industry analysts, etc. for industry best practices
• Responsible for training in the business processes.
• Responsible for resource downtime, ramp-up, and capital improvements as it relates to capacity planning
• Safety Stock and Power User Expert
• Provides management oversite, education, and training to all users of safety stock ensuring customer service levels are being attained or surpassed while minimizing finished goods inventory.
• Manages and maintains all safety stock functionality ensuring the Plan generated by the Supply/Network Planning tool is optimized.
• Work closely with the Demand Planning and Demand Sensing team to ensure an optimized set of processes and data streams exists to realize proper forecast are integrated to the Supply Planning module(s).

Who You Will Work With...

• Report into Capacity Planning Manager

What You Will Bring To The Table... (Must Have)

• Bachelors Degree
• 2+ years of Supply Chain experience

It would be great if you have... (Nice to Have)

• 4+ years of Supply Chain experience
• High level of expertise in SAP planning and scheduling tools including APO and PPDS
• Previous Capacity Planning experience

Compensation And Benefits

The target base salary range for this full-time, salaried position is between $92,100-$126,600. Individual base pay depends on work location and additional factors such as experience, job-related skills, and relevant education or training. Total pay may include other forms of compensation. In addition, we offer competitive health, dental, 401k and wellness benefits beginning on the first day of employment. Please ask your Talent Acquisition Partner for more information about our total rewards package.

The Company is committed to providing equal opportunity for employees and qualified applicants in all aspects of the employment relationship, including consideration for employment, without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, marital status, protected veteran status, disability, age, religion, or any other classification protected by law.