Associate Supply Chain Planner

Ocean Spray is hiring for a(n) Associate Supply Chain Planner! We’re a team of farmers, thinkers, creators, and doers. Whatever your title, whatever your role — it always comes back to this: we’re a farmer-owned co-op where everyone rolls up their sleeves to get the job done. Three maverick farmers started it all — and we’ve been making our own way ever since. 

The Supply Planner will be responsible for configuring planning systems to meet business objectives. In this role, you will assist the creation of master production schedules and inventory plans, manage inventories, and ensure accurate supply at distribution centers. You will also develop deployment strategies and configure deployment of planning systems to improve cost efficiency and reduce unsaleables. Additionally, you will communicate supply needs across supply chain teams and provide expertise on inventory processes for business units.

A Day in the Life...

• ​​Define finite daily production schedule and capabilities (changeovers, sequencing, sanitation, performance)​. • ​​Establish aligned plant capacity such as rates and calendars. Communicate attainment to plan and adjustments​. • ​​Responsible for attainment of master production plan. Establishes baseline criteria. Working with corporate Sr. Supply Planner for optimal schedule development and alignment​. • ​​Support planning process and effective utilization of tools required​. • ​​Facilitate meetings for key plant and corporate resources to ensure engaged alignment to plan development and execution​. • ​​Provide leadership to resources in inventory management, specifically material cycle counting and physical inventory planning. Act as resource on maintenance of WMS and Red Prairie​. • ​​Manage materials to include the disposition process for obsolete materials, new production introductions, inventory turn targets, warehouse capacity analysis, material storage optimizations, FIFO, etc.​ • ​​Supervise support roles in planning to ensure planning objectives are accomplished in a safe, timely and cost effective manner according to specification​.

What We Are Looking For:

• Experience in manufacturing or plant supply chain​ • ​​Excellent communication skills​ • ​​Problem solving abilities​ • ​​Understanding of inventory strategies LIFO, FIFO, etc.​ • ​​Computer skills (MS Office)​ • ​​Inventory Management system (SAP)​

Education:

Bachelor's or University Degree (Preferred)

Work Experience:

At least 3 Years of Experience

Benefits:

• Complete insurance package on Day-1 that includes a plethora of health and wellness programs

• • Health, Dental, and Vision insurance

  • Health savings account

  • Flexible spending account

  • Life and accident insurance

  • Employee assistance program

  • Telehealth services

  • 1:1 health coaching

  • Supportive benefits for all the stages of your life

• 401(k) with up to 6% Company matching; additional potential discretionary match at year-end

• Short-Term Incentive/Performance bonuses

• Flexible scheduling options

• Vacation pay, up to three weeks of time (pro-rated for your first year of employment)

• Holiday pay for 12 holidays

• Career development and growth opportunities

• Tuition/Education assistance programs

• Access to LinkedIn Learning

• Scholarship programs for children of employees

• Parental leave

• Bright Horizons Family Solutions – Back-up care, tutoring, etc.

• Adoption assistance

• Bereavement leave

• Up to $300 fitness reimbursement

• Up to $300 massage reimbursement

• Employee appreciation events

• Employee discounts

• Charitable giving

Who We Are:

You might have our iconic cranberry juice in your fridge or have gotten into heated holiday debate about what’s better - canned or fresh cranberry sauce. But did you know that the hardworking people growing the superfruit in our products are 700 family farmers that own our cooperative? They entrust us with what is most precious to them to create new and innovative products that will delight consumers and grow this beloved brand today and into the future.

Team members, farmers, consumers and communities alike--we value what makes us unique and strive to connect our farms to families for a better life by living our values:

• Grower Mindset – We embrace our grower-owners innovative spirit and heritage through confidence, learning and focus on the future.

• Sustainable Results – Guided by purpose, we are focused on delivering results for our grower-owners.

• Integrity Above All – We are ethical, doing the right thing for our grower-owners, customers, consumers and each other

• Inclusive Teamwork – We build diverse and inclusive teams that strengthen our cooperative.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.