USA) Senior Manager, Production Planner - Manufacturing

Position: (USA) Senior Manager, Production Planner - Manufacturing
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What you'll do...

Develops communicates and implements processes and practices to meet business needs by collaborating with managers coworkers customers and other business partners Analyzes and applies information from multiple sources Monitors progress and results Identifies addresses and implements improvement opportunities Demonstrates promotes and supports compliance with company policies procedures and standards of ethics and integrity by explaining guiding and demonstrating how to apply these in executing business processes and practices Uses the Open Door Policy Assists management with correcting ethical and compliance issues and problems Implements production schedules that maintain adequate inventory levels maximize production efficiencies and meet customer fulfillment requirements by collaborating with the Site Sr Director Director Operations Sr Maintenance Manager Shift Managers and Supervisors to develop weekly production plans for products that meet utilization goals and achieve high service levels Ensures compliance with sanitation and maintenance schedules for the facility and equipment Ensures cost effective efforts works with Farm Supply Chain and optimization teams to determine weekly and monthly supply and sales outlooks Develops production plans based on sales forecasts Performs daily schedule plan analysis by ensuring the facility creates the correct items and has sufficient inventory available Conducts process analysis for each Stock Keeping Unit SKU to expedite production based on specifications established priorities capacity limits and equipment availability Reviews and analyzes weekly performanceinventory levels of products and raw materials Audits and tracks trays and pallets and performs inventory reconciliation Supports sales forecast analysis with respect to capacity planning and material requirements Recommends changes to forecasts when needed Analyzes past performance to identify process improvement opportunities for inventory management performance Takes appropriate actions and communicates needs for expedited production or expedited raw material receipts to management and suppliers Develops and implements scheduling run strategies to assist in the fulfillment of company material usage and efficiency goals by ensuring production quality analyzing incoming data from Site Sr Director Director Operations and other members of plant leadership communicating issues and discrepancies to teams and leadership reporting changes for example shortages overages expedites in schedules forecasts and inventory to Site Sr Director and and Home Office teams creating and communicating schedules for Processing and Raw Material Receiving utilizing multiple software combinations for example SAP DSI Essbase Dashboard GRS Microsoft and managing and tracking the inventory cycle time and status of the reusable containers and pallets that will be utilized for delivery to stores and clubs Collaborates with cross functional partners to resolve inventory issues and proactively address constraints by providing back up and coverage in crucial areas and driving continuous improvement in increasing throughput reducing cycle times and improving production quality Manages raw milk scheduling for the dairy manufacturing plant using the Walmart Milk Management System This ensures the weekly daily and hourly raw deliveries matches the production plan and store demand needs Clear communication and coordination with plant operations farms coops and dairy haulers is required to ensure stable flow of raw milk Responsibility includes issuing of purchase orders and completing process in financial systems Oversees the flow of raw materials within the manufacturing environment Manages the procurement storage dispensation and inventory tracking of raw materials to ensure continuous cost effective operations Works closely with production accounting and other departments within the facility to ensure an adequate level of inventory Drives the execution of multiple business plans and projects by identifying customer and operational needs developing and communicating business plans and…