Sr. Supply Chain Planner - Product Supply Team

Our Product Supply team is responsible for all direct and indirect manufacturing of products. Whether it's sourcing ingredients, manufacturing our pods, or negotiating with our suppliers, the team works collaboratively across US Plants, Switzerland, and Asia to provide the freshest and highest quality products to our consumers.

As a Supply Planner you will work with Demand Planning, Sales & Marketing, and Operations partners to create effective production and fulfillment plans of medium complexity with minor supervision. You will be responsible for ensuring the manufacturing sites or distribution centers are aligned to production and fulfillment plans and communicate supply constraints back to the organization. You will also develop weekly/monthly supply plans as an input to the S&OP process. Additionally, you will be responsible for managing various department reporting and ad-hoc requirements related to the products they manage.

At Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) the consumer is at the heart of everything we do. Join the team at KDP and make a difference to consumers with one of America’s leading producers and distributors of hot and cold beverages helping to satisfy every consumer’s beverage need, anytime and anywhere.

Position Responsibilities

• Review and revise production and fulfillment plans as required by changes in the sales forecast or manufacturing schedules
• Act as a liaison between Supply Planning, Demand Planning, Manufacturing, Quality, Sales, & Marketing and functions, communicating and troubleshooting issues, problems, and concerns
• Continuously review the sales forecast, analyzes production plans and inventory reports, availability / requirements for long lead time items to provide production guidance to the manufacturing sites.
• Generate a receipts plan to the 3PL partners to support warehouse capacity and resource planning.
• Assist in the expediting finished goods, when necessary, to support customer order fulfillment.
• Recommend and implement production and transportation actions when products are in out-of-stock or allocation situations.
• Aid management/departments on matters related to production or fulfillment planning and forecasting.
• Follow all Keurig Dr Pepper policies and procedures.

Characteristics for Success

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Self-starter with excellent communication skills.
• Ability to be flexible and communicate proactively with global partners.
• Ability to multitask and maintain composure in stressful situations.

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain or similar field preferred
• APICS certification and/or affiliation a plus
• 3 years of experience in supply planning / scheduling / fulfillment (preferably for a manufacturer of consumer products)
• Prior experience working with MRP / ERP systems (preferably SAP)
• 2 years’ experience in Excel (performing functions such as pivot tables, v look-up, etc.)
• Prior experience leading projects