Job Description

Supply Planner

Glanbia 

Join this dynamic team focused on delivering better nutrition for every step of life’s journey 

The Opportunity 

A vacancy has arisen for a Supply Planner in Linden, New Jersey. 

The supply planner is the key person who ensures that customer orders get out the door as committed and a potential stepping-stone role into site planner.  As such, the role requires someone who thrives in the day-to-day pressures of a manufacturing plant and enjoys planning & prioritizing work while at the same time maintaining strong partnership and communication across functions.  Success in this role is determined by the person’s ability to proactively analyze sales orders, balance competing demands and constructively drive action to ensure the site meets its shipment goals.

Responsibilities  

• Own packout / product delivery
• Plan packout of products
• Ensure smart lot utilization
• Lead fast & efficient review process to flag concerns & drive actions
• Partner with production team to balance workload  & ensure products get out the door as planned
• Partner with warehouse to ensure inventory is accurate & current
• Partner with Procurement to ensure supplies are available when needed
• Serve as backup overall site planner
• Learn the batch planning process for product making
• Partner with central planning on cross-site planning
• Partner with Procurement on raw material requirements & timing
• Partner with Sales & Customer Service
• Maintain strong, positive, effective communication
• Answer all new order and change requests within the allotted time
• Ensure credibility internally and to customers in terms of delivery time
• Accurately provide shipping dates to customer service team and convey any changes that occur related to production or raw material delays
• Partner with other sites to ensure clear, effective intersite material & production planning.

The Skills you will bring to the team 

• The successful candidate must either already have or be able to quickly build fluency in using ERP planning modules (Sage, SAP, …).
• The role requires proficiency across the standard suite of Office tools with strength in Excel.

• Prior planning & data analysis experience preferred
  • Candidates will need to demonstrate the skills required to be successful in this role.
• Prior work experience (full-time, part-time, internship) is required.
• Prior experience in a manufacturing environment, particularly food or similar regulatory requirements, is preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred in business administration, engineering, economics, or supply chain

Where and how you will work 

The opportunity will be based on-site in Linden, NJ

What we would like to offer you! 

The opportunity to develop your career on a global stage, continuous learning through an on-demand learning platform, and a competitive compensation package including staff discounts, generous family leave policy, health & dental plan, competitive salary. 

About Glanbia 

Glanbia is a better nutrition company with three divisions: Performance Nutrition, Health & Nutrition and Dairy Nutrition. Collectively and with our partners we offer an incredible breadth of expertise in nutrition. We employ a team of 5800 people, work with global food and beverage companies, and sell our award-winning and market-leading brands and ingredients in more than 100 countries worldwide 

At Glanbia, we celebrate diversity, because we know that our individual strengths make us stronger together. We welcome and encourage interest from a variety of candidates, we will give your application consideration, without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status. 

At Glanbia, our culture celebrates individuality, knowing that together we are more. 

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