Smithfield Foods is seeking a Supply Planner to join their Supply Chain team. The successful candidate will play a key role in master production scheduling, overseeing finished goods, work-in-process inventory, excess stock, and obsolete inventory to ensure supply aligns with customer demand.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree from an accredited four-year college or university and 2+ years of relevant experience
- Work experience in a team-based environment within manufacturing or supply chain
- Experience with SAP and its related supply chain applications
- Proficiency using PC-base Technology (Microsoft Excel, Power Point, Word and Access)
- Strong technical skills around data management, analytics, data processing and problem solving
- Well organized, with strong attention to details
- Strong mathematical/statistical abilities
- Hands on experience with modeling, analysis & simulation tools
- Proven ability to build working business relationships
- High level of interpersonal skills & hands on experience working with multiple partners to resolve exceptions and negotiate best alternatives in meeting service level goals
- Able to provide data to support & explain reasoning for decisions
- Works well under pressure with limited supervision and be able to meet deadlines
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to perform in a command-and-control role and manage multiple priorities with competing demands
- Ability to work well with others in fast paced, dynamic environment
- Ability to be respectful, approachable and team oriented while building strong working relationships and a positive work environment
- Up to 10% travel is required
- APICS CPIM or CSCP certification, a plus
- Experience with Advance Planning Systems (Logility/JDA/APO/Anaplan, etc.) preferred
Benefits
- Paid Time Off
- 401k Matching
- Retirement Plan