Production Planner (Food Manufacturing)

**Tasty Brands **LLC is a well-established, fast growing national company with manufacturing plants (Tracco LLC and Total Packaging LLC) in Owensboro, Kentucky. We produce sandwiches and meals for our nation’s K12 students and other government programs with an additional focus on providing high volume items for selected Private Brand retail customers. We are committed to providing high quality products that are produced by associates who uphold the highest levels of food safety and best in class methods in the industry. We are expanding our product lines, customer base and manufacturing facilities. Our food business is recession proof! We have a geographic footprint that stretches from coast to coast and our supply chain is domestic.

With a focus on collaboration, best practices, and continuous improvement, we are looking for people who want to join us for a long career and be part of a great success story.

Position Overview:

The Materials Planner will develop sales and inventory plans to ensure product availability to support sales while managing inventory levels. This role will also support inventory projections and analytics to support the company’s inventory strategies and service level goals. This member will be a conduit to the corporate and plant operations team. In this role, you will work in a team-oriented environment. This is a collaborative position that requires a high level of professionalism and communication.

• Analyze trends to develop seasonal sales and inventory plans for finished goods.
• Create, maintain, and track Purchase Orders (finished goods and raw materials) to ensure delivery is on time and complete.
• Coordinate production planning and raw material inventories while monitoring the utilization of all raw materials within shelf-life requirements.
• Ability to resolve scheduling conflicts, materials delays and last-minute production requests.
• Provides reporting and analytics on optimized vs actual inventory levels and key drivers of service and inventory issues with recommended actions.
• Utilize internal ERP system to schedule manage and track all areas of production to ensure finished goods orders are filled on time and in full.
• Foster positive working relationships with key vendors by supplying forward looking forecasts and communicating regularly.
• This position requires a high level of collaboration with Customer Service, Sales, Production, Operations, and QA/RD departments.
• Performs other related duties as required and assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 5+ years in production, planning, supply chain management experience in the food/beverage industry preferred.
• Intermediate/Advanced Outlook, Work, and Excel Skills required.
• QuickBooks experience preferred.
• Strong Math Skills.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Detail oriented and ability to multi-task.
• Ability to collaborate with other teams across the company in a process-driven, exception-based, time sensitive process to achieve results.
• Ability to think critically, apply logic and common sense to solve complex operational and production scheduling problems.

**Location: **Owensboro, KY, 42303

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local laws.

You should be proficient in:

• Scheduling Experience
• Budgeting / Forecasting Experience
• Excellent Communication Skills
• Microsoft Excel
• Bachelor's Degree
• Data Analysis and Manipulation

Machines & technologies you'll use:

• ERP Software