Product Supply Operations Planner

Job description

### BUILT ON FLAVOR. FUELED BY PEOPLE. What’s it like to work at Kinder’s? Well, there’s a lot of snacking and geeking out over what we all cooked over the weekend. Beyond that, there’s also plenty of hard work. Because we don’t just like flavor, we’re obsessed with it. With over 100 products sold nationwide, we’re now a top-five brand in multiple flavor categories at Costco, Walmart, Whole Foods, and more. We’re not your typical CPG company. Privately held and founder-led, we like to think of ourselves as a pirate ship in a sea of cruise ships. Our crew is adventurous and fearless. We chart our own course and chase big ideas to make food unforgettable. As we expand globally and approach $1 billion in revenue, we need more smart-and-scrappy, flavor-obsessed people to come aboard. If you’re looking for a place where you can see the real impact of your work... **this is it!** Every day, you’ll be part of a journey to add flavor to millions of meals and lives. ## **ABOUT KINDER'S:** What’s it like to work at Kinder’s? Well, there’s a lot of snacking and geeking out over what we all cooked over the weekend. But beyond that, there’s also plenty of hard work. Because we don’t just like flavor, we’re obsessed with it. With over 100 products sold nationwide, we’re now a top-five brand in multiple flavor categories at Costco, Walmart, Whole Foods, and more. But we’re not your typical CPG company. Privately held and founder-led, we like to think of ourselves as a pirate ship in a sea of cruise ships. Our crew is adventurous and fearless. We chart our own course and chase big ideas to make food unforgettable. As we expand globally and approach $1 billion in revenue, we need other smart-and-scrappy, flavor-obsessed people to come aboard. If you’re looking for a place where you can see the real impact of your work, this is it. Every day, you’ll be part of a journey to add flavor to millions of meals and lives. ## How You'll Have Impact at Kinder's We are looking to hire a Product Supply Operations Planner for our Supply Chain Planning. The Product Supply Operations Planner (PSO) will play a crucial role in managing and optimizing the endto-end supply chain processes ensuring the products are delivered efficiently and meet customer expectations. This role will support the execution of supply chains, monitor production schedules and manage inventory to align with customer demand. The ideal candidate is proactive, detail oriented bring in a “Fail -forward” mindset to navigate a dynamic high growth environment. The PSO planner, works cross-functionally interpreting the Demand and Supply plans to develop production plans in alignment with the Inventory plans. This role has accountability for developing Safety stocks, reorder points and drive customer satisfaction with Service Level targets. They will work with Kinder’s Planning, Sales, Marketing and Subcontractors to ensure pack material and finished goods are available. Reporting to our Director of Production Planning, this individual will orchestrate planning schedules that meet our working capital targets, as well as the needs of our growing and fluctuating business. ## Key Responsibilities of the Role Include: - **Assess** short term inventory needs aligned to deliver metrics ensuring high levels of Customer Order fill rates coordinating with Contract manufacturers, Quality and Fulfilment teams. - **Facilitate** collaboration meetings with stakeholders and vendors to review completed and scheduled production jobs and review any operational issues impacting short term production. - Proactively **identify and escalate issues** that could jeopardize supply including raw material or packaging constraints, quality holds, production issues. Actively support the decision-making process to resolve these issues. Additionally, identify potential future capacity constraints and bottlenecks, and escalate material concerns. - **Collaborate** with purchasing, planning, logistics/warehousing, and commercial teams to provide input on capacity planning assumptions and performance measures. - **Partner** with cross functional teams to drive speed to market initiatives in the execution of new product launches, product change projects and demand shaping activities. - **Coordinate** Co-manufacturer start-ups and capacity enhancements for both short-term and long-term needs to ensure a phased scaling-up process. - Adopt a continuous improvement mindset to enhance planning and operational processes. - **Data Analysis:** Create, Review & Action against the Master Production Schedule for all Finished Good items. - **Reporting:** Track and review Key Performance Indicators such as schedule adherence, attainment, inventory turns, customer service and days on hand and take appropriate action to meet or exceed targets - **Review** firm order demand, new sales or marketing demand and current levels of inventory to monitor emergent demand. - Assist in **process improvement** efforts around SAP B1 functionality and fundamental inventory/production planning methodologies. - Work with internal and external resources to actively ensure that each initiative delivers on-time, and that inventory & customer service levels meet and/or exceed targets. - Work closely with inventory personnel to ensure that inventory transactions are accurately accounted for. - Ensure **cost effective supply chain execution** and/or escalation of exceptions/trade-offs - Assist in the documenting and upkeep of the team’s SOP’s. ## Skills + Experience: - Bachelors in business or Supply Chain is preferred. - 3+ years planning and supply chain experience. - Be able to manage complex elements of the supplier and 3PL relationships. - Ability to balance multiple priorities and meet deadlines. - High degree of competence in all aspects of complex manufacturing environment - Strong understanding of end-end supply chain process - Ability to work independently and meet deadlines in a fast paced, rapidly changing environment. - Prior experience with SAP preferred. - Candidate must be proficient with the Microsoft Office suite of products with above average Excel skills ### Location & Pay Transparency The position will be based out of our 20,000 sq. foot office in Walnut Creek, CA. We strongly believe in the power of culture and community and have a hybrid work structure with 4 days in the office on a weekly basis to encourage collaboration and personal connections that will allow us to better serve our customers and consumer and to have more fun. Fridays are flex days with employees having the opportunity to choose to be either in the office or to work from home based on what makes most sense for them. ***The expected starting salary range for this role is $120,000- $130,000 per year.*** *We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range based on the location of the role. The amount a particular employee will earn within the salary range will be based on factors such as relevant education, qualifications, performance and business needs.* ### SEASONED FOR SUCCESS: - No two days here are the same. - We try to be good team members and good communicators, but we don’t live by hierarchy and structure – everyone is a difference maker here. - We make a lot of decisions in the face of incomplete information – our team embraces ambiguity and tries to make good decisions fast rather than great decisions slow. - We believe our job is to take smart risk, not to eliminate risk. - We believe in growing our skills and becoming a better company with more managerial expertise, but we are an entrepreneurial company at heart. - We aren’t trying to be average – we want to do exceptional things, and we are willing to work hard to achieve them. ### BENEFITS THAT BRING MORE TO THE TABLE: We offer a range of total rewards that may include paid time off, 401k, bonus / incentive eligibility, equity grants, competitive health benefits, and other family-friendly benefits, including parental leave. Kinder’s benefits vary based on eligibility and can be reviewed in more detail during the interview process. ### OUR RECIPE FOR BALANCE: We believe great culture starts with people. We’re a people-first company built on connection, collaboration, and balance. Most of our work happens in the office to spark creativity and community, but we also offer flexibility so team members have the autonomy to work outside the office when needed to support their work-life balance and personal commitments. ### WHERE EVERY INGREDIENT MATTERS: Kinder's is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, citizenship, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, results of genetic testing, veteran status, as well as any other legally-protected characteristic. If you have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act or similar law, and you need any accommodation during the application process or to perform these job requirements, please reach out to us at [careers@kinders.com](mailto:careers@kinders.com)