Production Planner - Food Manufacturing

Title: Production Planner - Food Manufacturing 
Location: Brookpark, OH 
Salary: $75,000-$85,000/Year + Bonus  
Requirements: 5+ Years in a Production/Logistics Manufacturing role, preferably in Food and Beverage Manufacturing. A strong knowledge of high speed industrial manufacturing will be required for this role. Leadership qualities in past roles will be important in the success of this candidate while leading large chain logistics and planning. 

What You Will Be Doing

• In response to customer needs, provide daily and weekly production schedules that optimize plant efficiency.

• Maintain effective communication with customers to ensure that the customer is up to date on all changes.

• Responsible for negotiating the cost-effective purchase and delivery of materials in support of production requirements while maintaining minimum inventory levels.

• Assist with the purchase of packaging and ingredients for the Specialty Plant.

• Maintain existing partnerships with our suppliers and continually look for efficiency and productivity savings.

• Utilize forecasting and MFG-Pro systems for inventory needs and managing incoming materials.

• Manage and minimize material write-offs.

What You Need for this Position

• The ideal candidate should have a bachelor's level degree in Supply Chain, Finance, or other business-related degrees.
• One to 3 years of relevant business experience.
• An interpersonal style that is collaborative internally and externally, that works effectively with all levels and interpersonal styles within an organization.  
• Demonstrates a high level of responsiveness, with a sense of urgency for all customer demands and requests.
• Ability to correctly identify customer issues and implement corrective actions independently in a timely manner.
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple priorities.
• Outstanding oral and written communications skills

What's In It for You

For this position you must be currently authorized to work in the United States. We do not sponsor for this position.