Semi-Finished Goods Planner

As a member of our supply chain team, you’ll ensure our customers receive noticeably better service and that our products are delivered accurately and on time. With great attention to detail, while still seeing the big picture, you’ll ensure all elements of the distribution process are considered and accounted for. Additionally, you’ll assist our operations team in obtaining the lowest industry cost. Working closely with internal partners, customers and vendors, you’ll provide a seamless and hassle-free logistics process.

Johnsonville, LLC

Semi-Finished Goods Planner

Position Overview:

As part of Johnsonville’s Supply Chain team, the Semi-Finished Goods Planner will have the opportunity to develop and manage the execution of a short-to-medium range semi-finished goods production plan across all internal Fresh and Fully Cooked production facilities.  This position reports to the Director of Supply Chain Planning and will work closely with our master scheduling and production scheduling functions.

Responsibilities:

• Leverage your understanding of the Johnsonville manufacturing network to create a semi-finished goods plan which supports finished goods production needs at an optimized cost
• Develop and execute planning strategies and ensure adherence to the semi-finished goods plan
• Maintain Supply Network Planning master data (material, resource, inventory) in the o9 planning system for semi-finished goods materials
• Develop the plan and coordinate the execution of the weekly and monthly meat and formulation needs across all internal production facilities
• Partner with other Johnsonville functional areas to develop an optimized meat plan based on cost, demand and capacity
• Monitor functional metrics for attainment ensuring, performance to plan and addressing gaps with the appropriate operations resources
• Serve as the Supply Chain lead for cross-functional projects and initiatives
• Execute capacity modeling as part of both weekly tactical planning and our monthly IBP process
• Create and maintain exception reports to proactively identify planning gaps

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management is preferred; but will consider significant related experience

Experience:

• 3 to 5 years’ experience in Production planning, scheduling or operations leadership
• Experience in CPG Food industry strongly preferred
• Experience with ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems required
• Experience in Sales and Operations Planning process preferred

Skills and Competencies:

• Requires strong communication skills (verbal, written)
• Strong ability to manage priorities and deal with ambiguity
• Demonstrated learning agility
• Demonstrated ability to quickly build and maintain relationships
• Ability to negotiate to gain acceptance for ideas
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications

Coach for this position:         Director of Supply Chain Planning

Travel:                                      5-10%

Location:                                 Global Sausage Headquarters, Sheboygan Falls, WI

                                                 (Our office is about an hour north of Milwaukee)

Member Status:                      Fulltime, Salaried

Benefits:              Members have potential for a monthly bonus and 401k with a company match. Members also have access to terrific benefits including affordable medical, dental and vision coverage; flexible spending accounts; disability and life insurance; and fertility and adoption assistance. Johnsonville also offers competitive paid time off, including paid parental time off and tuition reimbursement! 

About our Company

Since 1945, our family-owned band of sausage-makers has invented better ways to make, eat and prepare crave-able sausage. Today, we are 3,000 Members strong. We sell our famous sausage in all 50 United States and more than 40 countries. We have a culture built on the idea that if we make developing your talents our top priority, great business results will follow naturally. We call it The Johnsonville Way. It has been our secret sauce for decades, and we hope you get to experience it for yourself!

External candidate:  Apply on-line only at:  careers.johnsonville.com

Johnsonville is an equal opportunity employer, including Vet/Disability.

We embrace the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and do not discriminate on the basis of any protected characteristic, including protected veteran and disability status.