Manufacturing Production Planner, Corporate Manufacturing

In Corporate Manufacturing, the Manufacturing Production Planners create production schedules, storage plans and product distribution plans for their assigned Publix manufacturing facilities. They do this to satisfy store and distribution center finished product demand. As part of the process of creating production schedules, the Planners order and manage inventory levels of manufacturing plant raw materials, packaging and operating supplies used for production. The Manufacturing Production Planner reports to the Manager of Manufacturing Production Planning.

• Serve as a resource to Plant Management and other Publix departments regarding ordering, transportation, invoices, and finished product inventories.
• Work with Publix Corporate Transportation Department and Distribution to coordinate multi-vendor transportation and warehousing of packaging and ingredients and
• Analyze, order and manage inventories of raw materials (packaging and ingredients)
• Create production schedules of each product group and determine appropriate timeline for shipments, working with department managers to make necessary adjustments throughout the week to insure proper quantities are manufactured, shipped and warehoused
• Analyze and manage inventories in divisional warehouses and manufacturing plants including forecasting future movement and sales through SAP
• Work with Manufacturing Supply Purchasing and vendors to discuss problems, pricing, lead time, and changes as well as participate in Category Reviews

• Obvious enthusiasm, initiative, pride in work, and a
• Willing to work flexible hours including weekends and holidays and the ability to be on-call 24 hours per day/7 days per week
• Working knowledge of computer software programs specifically Microsoft Outlook
• Good organizational, time management and project management skills
• Ability to work well with others and be a team member
• Commitment to Publix and our Mission.
• Ability to travel overnight or on extended trips, including by air
• Excellent customer service skills and a demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with diverse groups of people
• Ability to work under strict deadline constraints
• Ability to utilize various data sources to accurately forecast future usage and trends
• Ability to retain/absorb information readily
• Ability to prioritize, analyze and interpret results
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Detail-oriented and maintain flexibility
• One year of Manufacturing experience, Production Planning experience, or equivalent experience through college course work
• Excellent analytical, problem solving and decision making skills
• High school diploma or equivalent experience
• Ability to take initiative, complete tasks independently with little supervision
• Ability to manage multiple tasks accurately and simultaneously