Production Planning & Scheduling Coordinator

 

We’re a leader in the pet care industry, which means we’re not only ahead in volume, profit and market share, but our associates dare to Stand Taller. We innovate new products, impart new agilities into existing processes, constantly advance pet nutrition, and always pay it forward in the form of service for our communities and families. Are you up for the dare?

 

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Position Summary

Located in North America’s wind belt, Davenport is at the forefront of renewable energy technology and has remained home to one of our largest manufacturing facilities since 1927. Originally producing cereal, the factory became a pet food-only manufacturer in the late ‘90s and as the largest pet food manufacturing facility in the U.S., it carefully produces, packages, and ships several varieties of our Dog Chow®, Puppy Chow®, Alpo®, Beneful®, Purina ONE®, Cat Chow®, Friskies®, and Kit N Kaboodle® brands.  

As the Production Planning and Scheduling Coordinator, you will be responsible for the day-to-day delivery appointments and product supply activities in support of the factory. You will provide daily and weekly support in the planning process for Dry Pet and Pet Treats, which will include entering daily and weekly Dry Pet Schedules into SAP, making changes into SAP and ensuring accurate execution of promotions and coupon drops.

 

• Ordering of products from the other plants, which includes reviewing, adjusting and manually entering orders to make sure the products are delivered on time for customer orders being shipped without shortages or delays to the customer.   
• Meeting all quality and safety requirements when performing job duties.  In the performance of purchasing functions, consideration and outreach will be extended to small businesses including minority and women owned firms.
• Responsible for foreign product procurement (reviewing load builder orders, manually entering products for full truckloads, Kimmel and Pro Plan and setting up delivery appointments for all trucks delivered to Davenport, including co-packer orders).  
• Updating and saving production schedules, as well as running various transactions for the production process.  Creating Process Orders for the warehouse when production overruns.

 

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED equivalent
• 1+ years of administrative office experience 

 

The approximate pay range for this position is $43,000.00 to $58,000.00. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including, but not limited to knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as geographic location.

 

Nestle offers performance-based incentives and a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k with company match, healthcare coverage, and a broad range of other benefits. Incentives and/or benefit packages may vary depending on the position.

 

REQUISITION ID
270467

 

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This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.