Production Planner

Relocation Assistance Offered Within Country
Job Number #165409 - Cambridge, Ohio, United States

Who We Are

Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specializing in Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Skin Care, and Pet Nutrition. Our products are trusted in more households than any other brand in the world, making us a household name!

Join Colgate-Palmolive, a caring, innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for people, their pets, and our planet. Guided by our core values—Caring, Inclusive, and Courageous—we foster a culture that inspires our people to achieve common goals. Together, let's build a brighter, healthier future for all.
 

The Production Planner is responsible for developing and maintaining daily, mid, and long-term production schedules in alignment with Customer Service and Operational requirements. This role aims to uphold the highest standards of customer service by synchronizing with commercial activities, responding proactively to demand signals, and driving strategic inventory and coverage strategies. The Production Planner is dedicated to optimizing production efficiency and responsiveness, with a strong focus on meeting and exceeding customer expectations in product availability and delivery.

Responsibilities include: 

• Production Line Management:

• Own master production scheduling processes for Bulk, Semi-Finished, and Finished Goods (weekly, monthly, and annual) to meet business objectives

• Collaborating with manufacturing teams to optimize plant operations.

• Analyze demand data to create production schedules that align with customer priorities, considering logistics, capacity constraints, and operational parameters.

• Manage system-generated master schedules and swiftly identify and resolve any operational exceptions.

• Evaluate short lead-time production change requests, and implement vital adjustments to production plans.

• Employ scenario planning to create solutions and strategies for potential disruptions.

• Perform regular capacity analysis to weigh demand against line time availability.

• Establish resource needs, outsourcing potential, and communicate risks to the plan.

• Collaborate with Global Supply Chain, Procurement, Customer Service & Logistics, CBS team, and external partners to enhance operational efficiencies and achieve key performance indicators (KPIs).

• Work closely with Sales, Marketing, Research & Development (R&D), and Supply Chain teams to facilitate planning changes and new product commercialization initiatives.

• Maintain open communication with key suppliers, sharing relevant business changes and participating in Supplier Continuous Improvement Teams.

• Collaborate cross-functionally to create alternative scenarios and strategies to address supply constraints.

• System-Driven Planning:

• Handle master data and capacity inputs, ensuring accurate data drives the planning process.

• Support quarterly master data updates in SAP and Planning Systems, maintain