Production Planner at McCormick & Company

• As a Production Planner, you will play a pivotal role in optimizing manufacturing processes by coordinating production schedules, managing inventory levels, and ensuring seamless material flow.
• Your strategic planning will drive efficiency while balancing demand forecasts, resource allocation, and operational constraints. Working closely with cross-functional teams, you will ensure timely delivery of products, minimize downtime, and contribute to continues improvement initiatives.
• This role requires analytical precision, proactive problem-solving, and a keen ability to adapt dynamic production environments.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Production Planning & Execution:

• Develop, adjust, and oversee long-term (extending up to 12 months forward) production plans to ensure seamless execution while balancing demand, inventory targets, cost efficiency, and operational constraints.

Demand & Capacity alignment:

• Coordinate closely with demand planning/customer services, and production teams to match production schedules with market requirements while optimizing resource utilization.

Material Requirements Planning:

• Coordinate closely with procurement and material planning to ensure timely procurement of raw material and packaging based on production schedules, minimizing excess inventory and stockouts.

New Product introduction & Discontinuations:

• Schedule product launches and phase -outs efficiently, mitigating risks of obsolete stock and ensuring smooth transitions.

Data accuracy & system maintenance:

• Maintain and validate production-related data in SAP/Excel, including BOMs, routings and capacity parameters, ensuring reliable decision making.

Efficiency & Continues improvement:

• Identify bottlenecks and collaborate with operational teams on Continuous improvement projects to enhance productivity and reduce waste.

Stakeholder Collaboration & Communication:

• Serve as a key liaison between supply chain, production, procurement, commercial, and customer service to address constraints, optimize workflows, and drive alignment.

Production plan Adherence & Reporting:

• Monitor plan execution, track adherence at SKU level.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

• Solid experience in a supply chain role working with customers, suppliers, and other internal stakeholders.
• Practical experience of production planning in FMCG company (preferably in food industry).
• Degree in Industrial/Supply Chain/Business/Accounting.
• Proven leadership skills and ability to influence stakeholders on all levels in the organization.
• Excellent presentation skills and ability to proactively contribute to customer presentations.
• Proven experience in managing and executing CI projects within a dynamic environment.
• Cross functional team player and able to operate effectively within a matrix structure.
• Flexible approach & innovative problem solver.
• Exposure to ERP/SC systems (SAP) and Advanced level Microsoft Office (Excel).
• Potential and desire to build career within Supply Chain.
• Flexibility in complex, ambiguous and fast-paced environment with changing priorities.