Junior Demand Planner

Job Description

Job Title:Junior Supply Chain Planner

Reports To:Planning Manager

Department:Planning

Summary:Print, organize and distribute finished goods labels to support customer orders. Receive purchase orders from customers, enter them into the company ERP system, and generate work orders that will fill the required demand. Manage a small planning portfolio and work closely with Planning, Production, Customer Service, and Distribution to ensure priorities are well understood and deliverablesare provided with a high level of accuracy.

Duties and Responsibilitiesinclude the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Input information into product label system and generate labels for finished goods. Conduct verifications for accuracy.

Receive purchase orders from customers and generate work orders to fill all available demand.

Manage asset capacity and create effective production schedules for blending and compounding.

Manage the master production schedule for a small portfolio of products.

Establish working relationships with other Vigon departments to ensure work orders ship on time every day.

Troubleshoot production issues and work with customer service to minimize lead time for our customers.

Manage Inventory Requirements and ensure that the Inventory Requirements Queue remains empty.

Provide work priorities for production and QC and work with those teams to ensure that critical orders are delivered on time.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must bedetailed oriented, andable to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Experience:

Bachelor's degree with 0-2 years of experience or an associate degree in a related field with 2-4 years' experience preferred.

Language Ability:

Strongverbal and written communication skills. Ability to deal effectively with a variety of individuals atdifferentorganizational levels. Ability to act in a customer facing role and interact with all departments within the business. Ability to read, analyze and interpretdata sets and instructions.

Computer Skills:

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Microsoft Office, Outlook, inventory/database software, and the internet.Necessaryskills include; contact management systems, database software, spreadsheet and word processing software

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employeeencounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk and sit. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.