Production Planning Specialist

GENERAL PURPOSE:
The purpose of this position is to create and maintain production plans for Harmons’ Fresh Food departments and the Central Production Facility. This position will work with the Sales Directors and Director of Central Food Production to create effective plans for producing fresh products for our stores. This position ensures all recipe instructions, production lead times, and resource requirements are clearly defined to support timely and consistent product availability across all store locations.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Follows established departmental and store policies and procedures
• Prepares and validates multiple reports for store and Support Office use
• Assist with Fresh Food data entry, including but not limited to regular and ad pricing, recipes, scale information, ingredients, allergens, etc. across multiple systems
• Creates and maintains production plans for the Kitchen, Bakery, Produce, Meat, and Specialty Cheese departments
• Creates recipes and new items for the Floral department and integrates them into department production plans
• Creates production plans, recipe instructions, and procedures for the Central Production Facility
• Works with Sales Directors to determine lead times, prep steps, shrink thresholds, and production schedules for each department and store
• Assists testing and upgrading new systems
• Assists as needed to ensure the success of the Pricing department as a whole
• Communicates openly and frequently with the Pricing Director
• Assists as needed to ensure the success of the company as a whole
MARGINIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
NATURE OF WORK CONTACTS:
• Consistent and daily interaction with store associates
• Consistent and daily interaction with Support Office teams
• Consistent and daily interaction with vendors
TRAINING & QUALIFICATIONS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able 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.

Desired knowledge, skills, and abilities:
A high school diploma or GED preferred; or any combination of education, experience, and training which provides the following knowledge, skills and abilities:
• Working knowledge of computers including Microsoft Office and the internet
• Experience using the BR Data and UpShop system is preferred
• Basic math skills
• Ability to interpret policies and procedures
• Excellent organization and planning skills
• Must possess solid communication skills, including verbal, written, and listening skills in order to effectively and efficiently communicate with diverse groups of people
• Ability to professionally and appropriately handle conflict
• Must possess the ability to accept constructive review and be accountable for one's own success as well as the success of your team
• Required to make logical, significant decisions using general, recognized skills and techniques
• Must possess integrity, a positive attitude, be mission-driven, and be self-directed with a demonstrated passion for Harmons' mission and commitment to working collaboratively
• Continually strives to be product minded, customer minded, personnel minded, detailed, forward focused, and consistent
• Ability to be on-call for rotating weekends to respond to help desk requests
PHYSICAL/SENSORY DEMANDS:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an associate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Work is generally performed in a safe and comfortable office environment. While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to grasp, pull, carry, stoop, twist, crouch, and reach; perform tasks requiring repetitive motion and eye, hand, and foot coordination. Also requires standing, walking, bending, and sitting for long periods of time. This position may require occasionally moving objects weighing up to 30 pounds from location to location.


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