Location: Yorkville,IL, USA
Job Description:
We're looking for a Production Planner who can plan, control and optimize product stocks that are matching production needs to meet customers' demands who are seeking to make the best alternative possible.
What are we looking for?
* Ideally, you'll have experience in a similar position
* Ability to plan, work with numbers
* We want someone who is a confident PC user (SAP, Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Power Point)), production planning systems.
* You'll also need to hold a Bachelor's degree or Equivalent Level.
What will be your key responsibilities?
* You'll analyze the long-term production plan of the company, adapt to the production capacity of the factory.
* You'll calculate the need for raw materials and materials, inform the related departments in time to meet the delivery deadlines and the fullness of the production warehouse.
* You'll conduct regular analyses of all material demand changes and forecast runoff of unclaimed raw materials, packaging at the end of activities.
* You'll identify processes to find opportunities and make recommendations to optimize inventory levels, increase supply chain flexibility, preventive measures to reduce scrap/understock.
What can you expect from Mars?
* Work with over 130,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles.
* Join a purpose driven company, where we're striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
* Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
* An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.
Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.