Material Planner Assistant

Rich’s, also known as Rich Products Corporation, is a family-owned food company dedicated to inspiring possibilities. From cakes and icings to pizza, appetizers and specialty toppings, our products are used in homes, restaurants and bakeries around the world. Beyond great food, our customers also gain insights to help them stay competitive, no matter their size. Our portfolio includes creative solutions geared at helping food industry professionals compete in foodservice, retail, in-store bakery, deli, and prepared foods, among others. Working in 100 locations globally, with annual sales exceeding $4 billion, Rich’s is a global leader with a focus on everything that family makes possible. Rich’s®—Infinite Possibilities. One Family.

 

Purpose Statement

This position will provide support and back up to the Master Production Schedule and will support the management of overall materials planning to enable effective and efficient manufacturing 

Key Accountabilities and Outcomes

1. Major Responsibility  – Material Replenishment - 70%
Plans the replenishment of materials to support the production schedule, while controlling inventory turns and materials shortages.  Requires interaction with plant scheduling, operations, cost accounting, corporate purchasing, and suppliers.
Coordinates in-bound materials w/suppliers, traffic, and the dry warehouse ensuring supply-chain efficiency (managing expedites, de-expedites and in-bound freight costs).
Sets up and maintains purchase orders, resolves purchase order/invoice issues.
Manage the timing of material revisions.
Maintains accurate SAP data regarding Bill of Materials associated with all ingredients and packaging within responsibility
Maintains and completes all reporting and filing associated with materials required for production
Conducts material planning and inventory management for assigned raw materials
Responsible for calculating, tracking, and communicating material related performance metrics

2. Major Responsibility  – Production Planning Scheduling - 5%
Manages test material planning process, to include monitoring test material inventories, purchasing materials as required, following through to delivery and notification of arrival.
Provides support and assistance to the production scheduling process
Is able to fill in for Master Production Scheduler to generate efficient production requirements on the part of the plant

3. Major Responsibility  – Administrative - 25%
Provides clerical and administrative assistance in order to ensure smooth flow of operations.  This includes organizing and maintaining adequate filing systems, preparing and distributing incoming and outgoing mail and faxes, monitoring and assisting or forwarding telephone calls as needed in a professional and courteous manner, arranging meetings, typing as needed.
Researches and prepares reports, graphs, and presentation materials as needed
Maintains effective communication with superiors, co-workers and other departments, receiving and communicating verbal information accurately and timely, responding to requests for information and materials in a timely manner, and coordinating processing of incoming and outgoing written information.
Work with plant materials and warehousing team to maintain accurate inventory data and bills of materials.
Improves ability to work with software that will streamline the operation of the office and improve presentations, reports, and memos.

4. Performs all responsibilities within the policies, procedures, and code of ethics of the Company

 

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

• High school diploma required; Bachelor degree - Concentration in Business Administration or Operations Management preferred. 
• Administrative, office, and organizational skills.  Two to three years' experience in administrative area.  Purchasing or Inventory Control related experience preferred.
• Personal computer with proficient level of Excel, Word, Microsoft Outlook.  SAP experience preferred. 
• Demonstrated skills and effective work habits in an office where there is a heavy workload of data entry and personal computer use. 
• Job specific training, APICS certification preferred
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.

Rich Products Corporation, its subsidiaries and affiliates (“Rich’s”), are committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate