Operations Planning Coordinator

Strivector Corp is a National Staffing and Recruiting agency established in 2012 and headquartered in Austin, Texas. We are a preferred partner for several Fortune 500 companies nationwide. Strivector has been consistently rated a rare 4.6 / 5 on Google, Indeed and Glassdoor by our candidates, customers, employees and contractors.

Elevate your professional journey with us. Strivector's premier client (a well-known market leader in their space) is hiring for the following full-time direct hire position.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Operations Planning Coordinator will execute the effective finished goods production scheduling and replenishment of finished goods, raw & packaging materials to meet forecasted demand and distribution. As a Operations Planning Coordinator your roles and responsibilities will include :

• Meet or exceed safety and quality standards.
• Plan master production schedule developed by IPD Group (Inventory, Planning and Deployment) by setting daily and weekly production schedules; keep Operations informed of schedules, and schedule adjustments as necessary.
• Use SAP data / system to set production plans, schedule requirements, inventory management, and schedule adherence.
• Verify accuracy of daily transactions in SAP, production reporting systems, and yield reporting; performs monthly and quarterly inventories - physical and system.
• Make arrangements to maintain inventory levels while facing logistical issues; recommend contingency plans to Planning Mgr to address business interruption; facilitate troubleshooting of production scheduling problems, inventory variances, and yield variances in a timely manner.
• Support productivity initiatives by monitoring processes to deliver against key performance goals including Production, Inventory, Scrap, Cost, Plant Service Level, Cycle Time Interval and Schedule Attainment.
• Work closely with the Planning Manager to deliver customer service, productivity, and cost results.
• Update SOP, SAP material master, and work with the controller on costing of product ingredient changes.
• Ensure inventory processes and controls to optimally handle receiving, inventory, SLOB, and working capital.
• Coordinate with Inventory, Planning & Deployment (IPD) team to support Hill's domestic and international demand.
• Enforce to operating budgets for variable and fixed overheads for the production planning and materials team.
• Ensure that all materials shipped and received are in compliance with corporate and government standards for quality, traceability, and bio-terrorism.
• Works with cross functional teams to implement and maintain CP Best Practices for Factory Performance and Reliability.
• Works with raw and packaging material suppliers, quality, EHS, and corporate procurement to improve quality, reliability, cost, and safety.
• Coordinates w / Corporate GIT to ensure effective SAP implementation.
• Works w / Corporate IPD, Procurement, and Customer Service & Logistics to ensure world class customer service and quality.

QUALIFICATIONS

Most importantly, you need to be a passionate Operations Planning Coordinator who enjoys his work and is considered to be one of the best within your organization. The ideal Operations Planning Coordinator would be someone with deep experience in many (if not all) of the following :

We understand that even if you are a seasoned Operations Planning Coordinator you may not have all the skills listed here.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Compensation : Based on Experience. One of the best in the industry

Minimum Education : High school diploma.

Minimum Experience : Minimum 3 years' experience in production or planning or purchasing / customer service and logistics.

Type of position : Full-time Permanent position with benefits

Location : Tonganoxie, Kansas, United States

Relocation accepted : No