Production and Material Planner

The Land O’Lakes Supply Chain & Operations division provides strategic leadership across the company’s many business units. The team plays a significant role in fueling revenue growth and profitability through operational excellence, quality, process improvement and innovation. By partnering closely with Finance, Marketing and Human Resources, the team delivers value to Land O’Lakes business units, members, and customers.

This position is virtual and can be worked from anywhere in the U.S. Desired locations would be Arden Hills, MN or Mason City, IA.
 
Position Purpose:
Prepares and communicates production schedules according to sales demand and objectives. Issues reports and maintains records as required. Interacts with corporate scheduling to effectively balance the needs of sales and operations. Communicates production issues, maintains production packaging and ingredients needs.

Responsibilities:

Scheduling:

• Coordinate daily production schedules utilizing information provided by Logistics, Marketing and Production Departments
• Communicates those requirements into a structured production schedule to meet customer demands
• Distributes daily production schedules to production departments designating special production sequencing
• Communicates to and receives information from operations and other department group leaders

Planning:

• Coordinate short-term forecasting information and provide structured plans to implement them into Production, including; capacity scheduling, sourcing needs, and production constraints
• Provide input to strategy meetings to problem solve and resolve critical issues to optimize scheduled production

Sourcing:

• Sources and plans ingredient flows to the plant
• Review production demands and coordinates packaging and ingredient safety stock inventory to maintain production
• Places packaging and ingredient orders to suppliers to maintain safety stock inventory and production needs
• Communicates sourcing issues and provides input in resolving them

Other Duties:

• Other duties as assigned to meet the needs of the business

Required Experience/Education:

• Bachelors degree and 2-3 years of progressive years with current planning/scheduling experience or related experience OR High School Diploma/GED and 3-5 years of progressive years with current planning/scheduling experience or related experience.
• Knowledgeable of warehouse management functions and exposure to a combination of disciplines including, production operations, purchasing processes, product packaging, and computer systems.
• Experience in a feed manufacturing or production environment along with NBI and NetSuite systems nit required but highly desirable

Required Competencies:

• Intermediate proficiency with personal computer operations such as MS Word, Excel, and Outlook. Demonstrated proficiency with QC, inventory control, shipping and receiving processes
• Ability to analyze trends and identify opportunities for improvement
• Ability to work effectively in a fast paced, customer service environment; demonstrated interpersonal skills and conflict resolution sufficient to communicate performance expectations and motivate other co-workers
• Must be able to handle multiple tasks at one time with exceptional program development experience in a supply chain environment (Manufacturing, QA, Sourcing, Logistics, Engineering, and Continuous Improvement)

Salary: $69,040 - $103,560

In most cases, candidates offered employment can expect to be hired at a pay rate near the middle of our salary ranges

About Land O'Lakes, Inc.

Join us and be part of a Fortune 250, farmer- and member-owned cooperative that is reimagining the business of food. We have been named a Top Workplace by Indeed and LinkedIn, and to the TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.

Benefits for most full-time roles include medical, dental, vision, PTO, life & disability insurance, education assistance, a 401k and a variety of well-being resources. Most part-time employees are eligible for prorated PTO, holiday pay, employee development programs, prorated education assistance, and a 401(k).

Land O'Lakes, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/Vets/Disabled. The company maintains a drug-free workforce, including post-employment substance abuse testing pursuant to a Drug and Alcohol Policy.

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