Supply Chain Planner

Supply Chain Planner

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We are currently seeking a qualified individual for the Supply Chain Planner position, joining our Nottingham, PA team!

Schedule: Monday-Friday approximately 40+ hours a week

Benefits: This position is full-time benefit eligible, elective benefits include:

• Medical, dental, hearing and vision insurance.
• Marathon Health Clinic - a premier on-site healthcare provider. A separate entity from Herr's, located at our Nottingham, PA facility. This facility ensures easy access to tailored healthcare services, preventative care, wellness programs, for employees on any medical plan
• Opportunity to contribute to a 401k with a generous Company Match Program, Annual Company Profit Sharing
• Paid vacation, holiday and sick time.
• Paid Employee referral program.

Job Summary: The Supply Chain Planner, using data analytics and subject matter expertise, develops medium and long-range supply plans that meet customer demands, enable efficient scheduling and facilitates on-time delivery to customers while meeting or exceeding service, cost, and productivity targets. The Supply Chain Planner will have responsibility for forecasting, capacity planning, and inventory planning of raw materials and finished goods.

Herr's is proud to offer a variety of quality benefits and wellness programs where we have been recognized as a 5-time Well Workplace Award winner in the area! Elective benefits include medical, dental, vision and hearing insurance; long term disability, life insurance, accident, hospital and critical illness indemnity plans, critical illness indemnity plans, identity theft coverage, and legal plans. The company also provides opportunities to contribute to a 401k with generous company matching, annual company profit sharing, vacation, sick and holiday pay; EAP services, and tuition reimbursement. Benefits start the first of the month following 30 days of service (unless otherwise noted in plan description). Also enjoy low or no cost medical care through our Assured Excellence Program which provides high quality health care for orthopedic procedures, cancer treatments, cardiac surgery and care, along with treatment for many other conditions. Assured Excellence Program partners with nationally renowned facilities such as John Hopkins, Cleveland Clinic, Shriners Children's Hospital, Hazelden Betty Ford, and others. OSS Health Company Direct Program, based in York, PA, is available to benefit-eligible employees offering bundled package rates for orthopedic care and imaging.

Department: Corporate

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Nottingham, PA

Workplace type: Onsite

Key Responsibilities

Essential Roles & Responsibilites:

• Execute MRP using Dynamics 365 and manage exception notices.
• Responsible for developing, managing, and communicating forecasts, production and finished goods purchase plans.
• Responsible for analysis and maintenance of key inputs into the MRP process, and MRP master data within Dynamics 365.
• Accountable for creating, analyzing, and communicating level-loaded capacity plans.
• Maintains optimum and accurate inventory levels of finished goods to meet customer demands.
• Monitor manufacturing and supply chain performance for assigned manufacturing unit and provide period report-out to Management.
• Work directly with manufacturing teams on planning processes & schedule adherence initiatives.
• Collaborate with Sales to update and manage finished goods safety stock models for key customers with regular cadence.
• Provide input to the team regarding material management for new launch and end of life items.

Additional Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Demonstrates proficiency in statistics, forecasting, and forecasting methods with an understanding of their financial and operational impacts.
• Ability to apply mathematical concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to understand and parse large volumes of data and convert to actionable information.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, and technical procedures.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the public.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

Qualifications:

• Advanced Excel required.
• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Four-year degree in Business or Supply Chain Management and 2+ years experience in planning or management of supply chain preferred.
• Experience forecasting or production/supply chain planning within an ERP/MRP environment preferred.
• APICS CPIM or CSCP certification preferred.
• Six Sigma green belt or black belt certification preferred.

In addition to the essential functions listed above, the employee is expected to exercise honesty, integrity and respect with all clients and co-workers, maintain a professional appearance and demeanor, demonstrate a positive attitude, communicate effectively with co-workers and clients, work with accuracy, efficiency, and attention to detail, respect the work environment and keep it as environmentally friendly as possible, and exercise initiative to learn new skills and tasks and to help co-workers when possible. Reliable attendance and punctuality are also required.

The employee is also expected to perform such other duties, special projects and functions as required from time to time. Physical requirements and work environment:

• Performs work required for this position in an office environment.
• Remain sedentary for moderate to extended periods of time.
• Required to use a computer monitor, keyboard, mouse, and calculator for extended periods of time.

Any questions about this position or any others, please contact the Human Resources department at 610-932-6500 or recruitment@herrs.com

Herr Foods Inc. is a drug-free workplace and an equal opportunity employer M/F/Veterans/Disabilities

About Herr Foods Inc.

Herr Foods Inc. is the largest privately owned salty snack food manufacturer and distributor in the country, we are based in Nottingham, PA and we think our 1600+ employees are pretty spectacular! We have been committed for the last 75+ years to making our Herr's family business an enjoyable place to work! Apply Now

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Stage 2: Telephone Interview

Stage 3: Panel Interview

Stage 4: Final Interview

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