Strategic Production Planner — Customer-Facing & ERP-Driven

Evergreen Innovations; Minneapolis, Saint Paul (MN, MN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision plans

Retirement plan with company match

Job summary

Evergreen Innovations, located in Minneapolis, MN, is a leader in the personal care contract manufacturing industry. We are seeking an experienced Production Planner to join our team and develop short- and long-term plans for the Operations group, ensuring inventory availability to support demand.

The role involves coordinating with customers to accept orders, updating schedules for compounding and filling, and using our ERP system to enter and track work orders.

Qualifications

• Experience in production scheduling or supply chain in manufacturing.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills.
• Knowledge of MRP/ERP systems and inventory management.
• Track record of creating and improving processes.
• Demonstrated experience in Microsoft Excel.
• Action oriented and proactive.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced and constantly changing environment.
• Prior experience in customer facing role.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain production schedules for compounding and filling based on demand, resources, and inventory.
• Execute and communicate schedule changes due to delays or demand changes.
• Act as primary contact with customers to accept orders and provide updates.
• Facilitate recurring meetings with customers to align on production and inventory.
• Enter and schedule work orders in the ERP system and adjust as needed.
• Provide information to Operations on daily lines to support labor planning.
• Understand production equipment and resources to improve planning.
• Maintain visual scheduling boards with the Operations team.
• Confirm inventory availability to execute the plan.
• Assist Quality with change controls to align paperwork with specs.

Skills

Production scheduling

Supply chain

Organization

Analytical skills

Communication

MRP/ERP

Inventory management

Excel

Customer facing

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Evergreen Innovations, located in Minneapolis, MN, is a leader in the personal care contract manufacturing industry. We are seeking an experienced Production Planner to join our team and develop short- and long-term plans for the Operations group, ensuring inventory availability to support demand.

The role involves coordinating with customers to accept orders, updating schedules for compounding and filling, and using our ERP system to enter and track work orders.