What are the responsibilities and job description for the Supply Planner position at Dessert Holdings Inc.?
Supply Planner
Are you ready to elevate your career and be a part of creating the world's best desserts? Dessert Holdings partners with some of North America’s most iconic chains to bring people together to celebrate life’s sweetest moments!
Opportunity Overview
Dessert Holdings is looking for a Supply Planner with supply chain planning and scheduling for our plant at Kennesaw near Atlanta. This individual will build a Finished Goods Supply Plan to deliver a service level of 98.5% while keeping within working capital targets, and translate this supply plan into a finite weekly plant schedule over the agreed scheduling horizon, optimizing between service levels and plant efficiency. The Supply Planner will also be responsible for reporting service levels and inventory and supply plan status at the weekly Sales & Operations Execution (S&OE) reviews, actively participating in new product launch meetings, reporting production attainment on a daily and weekly basis, and testing and implementing improvements to the Microsoft Dynamics 365 ERP system.
Responsibilities and Contributions :
- Lead all aspects of finished goods requirements planning for the plant. Long range planning and development of MPS down to weekly / daily production schedule.
- Liaise with the procurement team to ensure supply plans and production schedules are material-validated and can be efficiently executed on the production floor. Make changes according to the agreed process to adjust to any identified material issues
- Utilize Microsoft Dynamics 365 planning and scheduling functionality to build out long term supply plan and medium-term schedules. Adjust system inputs (e.g., safety stock levels, demand forecasts) to arrive at an optimized and executable supply plan.
- Participate in implementation of new modules / functionality to improve the D365 system as a Key User, including extensive participation in User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
- Manage all aspects of KPI reporting (daily, weekly, period) including customer fill rate, forward inventory projections, at-risk inventory and plant attainment
- Represent supply planning at monthly S&OP forecast reviews to call out anomalies and required changes to the demand forecast.
- Manage intercompany requirements planning and cross business unit planning, working with supply chain team to ensure shipments to other business units are delivered on time
- Identify and mitigate potential service level failures through inventory management, production adjustment, demand management and tactical maneuvering
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About Dessert Holdings
Dessert Holdings is North America’s fastest-growing premium dessert company, recognized for providing retail and foodservice customers with chef-inspired, innovative desserts made with real ingredients, a flexible and low-cost supply chain, and best-in-class service. The company is a collection of premium dessert companies and brands : Steven Charles, The Original Cakerie, Lawler’s Desserts, Atlanta Cheesecake Company, Dianne’s Fine Desserts and Kenny's Great Pies. Dessert Holdings is owned by Bain Capital, employing more than 3,200 people across nine manufacturing facilities, and is continuing its journey of rapid growth.
EEO Statement
Dessert Holdings and its related entities provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or any other characteristics protected by law.
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Salary : $80,000 - $90,000
