PRODUCTION PLANNER II

Trident Seafoods is the largest vertically integrated seafood harvesting and processing company in North America. Trident is a privately held, 100 percent USA-owned company with primary seafood processing operations and fleet support in twelve Alaska communities. Trident’s global operations produce finished wild Alaska seafood products in 6 countries and its sales teams serve customers in over 50 countries. Trident employs approximately 9,000 people worldwide each year and partners with over 5,400 independent fishermen and crewmembers. Species harvested and processed by Trident include virtually every commercial species of salmon, whitefish, and crab harvested in the North Pacific and Alaska. The global supply chain also includes cultured and wild species from a network of trusted sources worldwide. 

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Summary: The Production Planner II will be responsible for managing the short-term production plans and long-term capacity assessment across all value-added plants for Trident Seafoods’ domestic business.

Essential functions (responsibilities, tasks, supervisory needs)

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• Develop production plans over a rolling 3-month horizon to deliver superior customer service while managing inventory levels.
• Review Capacity to Demand ratio over a rolling 12-month horizon to drive plant efficiency while delivering inventory goals.
• Schedule and lead weekly cross functional production planning and Sales & Operations Execution (S&OE) meetings
• Own Production planning metrics: Schedule Adherence and Capacity Utilization
• Collaborate with plants weekly to ensure we optimize schedules based on customer/SKU priorities, raw material (RM) availability and safety stock goals
• Proactively review future risk (to service or utilization) and communicate with Commercial and Operational leads.
• Schedule and participate in monthly Rough Cut Capacity Planning (RCCP) meetings – clearly communicate utilization and inventory build over the horizon.
• Propose stepwise improvements to existing processes
• Call out and propose solutions when identifying material requirements planning (MRP) discrepancies

This is a salaried exempt position with an annualized salary range of $90k to $115k.

Trident Seafoods offers a comprehensive and quality benefits package. Full time employees may be eligible for medical, dental and vision insurance plans, optional HRA/HSA, telemedicine, employee assistance and wellness programs, basic life and AD&D, and 401(k) with a company match, vacation, sick time, 10 paid holidays each year, and paid parental leave.  For full-time employees, the initial vacation benefit starts at 10 days per year, adjusted commensurate with relevant experience, and 7 days of sick leave per year (9 in Seattle), accrued bi-weekly.  Commuter and transit programs are also available.

Required Qualifications (education, years of experience, KSAs)

• A minimum of three years of experience working in a consumer packaged goods industry in production planning, material planning, and/or S&OP
• A bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, mathematics, or related field; or the equivalent combination of education and years of experience.
• Strong Excel skills and proficiency in other Microsoft Office products
• Strong collaboration skills and ability to work cross-functionally

Preferred education and experience

• Experience working in Supply Planning tools (SAP/Oracle etc.)
• Power-pivot skills
• APICS or Six Sigma certification

Work environment:

This job takes place in a typical office environment: temperature controlled with adequate lighting, and has moderate noise.

Physical demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk and sit; talk or hear, both in person and by telephone; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects or controls; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, or crouch. May occasionally lift up to 15 lbs.

Work authorizations:

This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship