DISTRIBUTION PLANNER
Posted on: 6 Oct 2021
Belvidere, IL
Job Description
OVERVIEW
The Distribution Planner is a member of the plant support team responsible for developing the manufacturing schedule and raw material plan. They work with vendors, sourcing, transportation, operations, and corporate logistics to develop production schedules, support new items, discontinuations, and promotions, and manage inbound material flow, supply disruptions, product changes, and material age. This role will partner on the logistics team to back up other planners, improve inventory accuracy, and manage costs.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
Develop 3 month finite schedule and packaging schedule to optimize plant operations balanced with the needs of the business.
Build raw material plan to support manufacturing plant schedule, including placing PO’s, expediting materials, coordinating material changes, and managing costs associated with raw materials, using SAP ERP.
Support plant logistics goals of raw material days of supply and material disruptions.
Participate in rate setting process for manufacturing systems.
Deliver outstanding daily results through process rigor, attention to detail, sense of urgency and time management.
Have strong understanding of plant manufacturing floor capabilities
Communicate across multiple functions & levels regarding business opportunities & risk
Influence cross functional partners through root cause analysis for inventory control, vendor performance indicators, and transportation opportunities
Lead plant projects that support supply chain HMM and cost avoidance goals
Manage plant events that require scheduling/raw material changes with minimal cost implications
Communicate and build relationships with vendors for material procurement
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's degree
3 years related experience
Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize.
Embrace process standardization and champion change
Possess a high level of initiative and energy to influence and lead change
Commitment to superior customer service and ability to build cross-functional relationships
Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
Solid computer background (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
Ability to flex hours to support 24/7 manufacturing site
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Degree in supply chain, logistics, or business
SAP experience (APO/MRP/ERP) or other similar planning system
Manufacturing plant experience
General Mills
Minneapolis, MN
General Mills, Inc. manufactures and markets branded consumer foods worldwide. The company operates in five segments: North America Retail; Convenience Stores & Foodservice; Europe & Australia; Asia & Latin America; and Pet. It offers ready-to-eat cereals, refrigerated yogurt, soup, meal kits, refrigerated and frozen dough products, dessert and baking mixes, frozen pizza and pizza snacks, grain, fruit, and savory snacks, as well as organic products, including refrigerated yogurt, nutrition bars, meal kits, salty snacks, ready-to-eat cereal, and grain snacks. It also supplies branded and unbranded food products to the North American foodservice and commercial baking industries; and manufactures and markets pet food products, including dog and cat food.
The company markets its products under the Annie’s, Betty Crocker, Bisquick, Blue Buffalo, BLUE Basics, BLUE Freedom, BLUE Wilderness, Bugles, Cascadian Farm, Cheerios, Chex, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Cocoa Puffs, Cookie Crisp, EPIC, Fiber One, Food Should Taste Good, Fruit by the Foot, Fruit Gushers, Fruit Roll-Ups, Gardetto’s, Go-Gurt, Gold Medal, Golden Grahams, Häagen-Dazs, Helpers, Jeno’s, Jus-Rol, Kitano, Kix, La Salteña, Lärabar, Latina, Liberté, Lucky Charms, Muir Glen, Nature Valley, Oatmeal Crisp, Old El Paso, Pillsbury, Progresso, Raisin Nut Bran, Total, Totino’s, Trix, Wanchai Ferry, Wheaties, Yoki, and Yoplait trademarks.
General Mills sells its products directly, as well as through broker and distribution arrangements to grocery stores, mass merchandisers, membership stores, natural food chains, e-commerce retailers, commercial and noncommercial foodservice distributors and operators, restaurants, convenience stores, and pet specialty stores, as well as drug, dollar, and discount chains. It operates 507 leased and 372 franchise branded ice cream parlors. The company was founded in 1866 and is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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IndustryManufacturing
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No. of Employees40, 000
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