Production Planner Ii

Trident Seafoods is North America’s largest vertically integrated seafood harvesting and processing company. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the privately held company operates in 6 countries and serves customers in almost 60 countries. With a workforce of approximately 7,700 employees worldwide, Trident partners with over 2,700 independent fishermen and crew members in Alaska to catch and process virtually every commercial species of salmon, whitefish, and crab harvested in the North Pacific and Alaska.

The Production Planner II will be responsible for managing short‑term production plans and long‑term capacity assessment across all value‑added plants for Trident Seafoods’ domestic business.

• Develop production plans over a rolling 3‑month horizon to deliver superior customer service while managing inventory levels.
• Review Capacity to Demand ratio over a rolling 12‑month horizon to drive plant efficiency while delivering inventory goals.
• Schedule and lead weekly cross‑functional production planning and S&OE meetings.
• Own production planning metrics:
  Schedule Adherence and Capacity Utilization.
• Collaborate with plants weekly to optimize schedules based on customer/SKU priorities, RM availability and safety stock goals.
• Proactively review future risk (to service or utilization) and communicate with Commercial and Operational leads.
• Schedule and participate in monthly RCCP meetings – clearly communicate utilization and inventory build over the horizon.
• Propose stepwise improvements to existing processes.
• Call out and propose solutions when identifying MRP discrepancies.
• Modify existing analytics tools within Excel as needed.
• Propose improvements to analytics tools within IBP.
• Work with plants to create and maintain a master list of production line capacities.
• Monitor and report out plant schedule adherence (PSA).
• Regularly works onsite to build strong team connections, collaborate across functions, and solve problems in real time.

This is a salaried exempt position with an annualized salary range of $90,000 to $115,000. Trident Seafoods offers a comprehensive benefits package that may include discretionary/performance‑based incentives, medical, dental, and vision insurance plans, optional HRA/HSA, telemedicine, employee assistance and wellness programs, disability programs, basic life and AD&D, and a 401(k) plan with a company match. Paid time off (PTO) starts at 20 days per year, front‑loaded on the first of the year and prorated quarterly based on hire date.

The company also offers 10 paid holidays each year, paid parental leave, and commuter programs. More information can be found at

• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, or mathematics required.
• 3–6 years of experience in a CPG industry in production planning, material planning, and S&OP.

• Master’s degree in Supply Chain or Business Management preferred; APICS or Six Sigma certification can substitute for an MBA.
• Experience working in Supply Planning tools (SAP, Oracle, etc.) preferred.

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Proficiency in working with numbers and mining for insights.
• Excellent Excel skills required;
  Power‑pivot skills a plus.

This is an on‑site position based at the Trident Support Center in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood, with the option to work remotely on Fridays. In‑office time occurs in a typical office environment: temperature controlled with adequate lighting and moderate noise. While remote, employees must provide appropriate home office space.

The employee regularly sits for long periods at a desk, frequently handles or reaches with hands and arms, talks or hears, occasionally stands, walks, and may lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Near vision for frequent use of a computer is required.

This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.