Kiva Brands, Inc. is hiring a
Junior Production Planner

Summary

As a Junior Production & Capacity Planner at Kiva, you will work closely with various teams to forecast production needs, place purchase orders, analyze metrics, and communicate capacity risks. The ideal candidate has a proven track record in a fast-paced environment, is detail-oriented, proficient in Microsoft Tools and Google Suite, and comfortable working with numbers.

Requirements

• A proven track record of maintaining a positive, solutions-driven attitude, even when working under tight deadlines
• Be told (more than once) that you’re a team player, who is organized, proactive, and detail-oriented
• Proficiency in Microsoft Tools and Google Suite, and an aptitude to learn technical applications quickly
• Ability to use rigorous logic and methods to solve problems with effective solutions, despite ambiguity in inputs
• Extremely detail oriented, with a high level of comfort working with numbers and working with cross-functional stakeholders to gather key inputs and meet deadlines

Responsibilities

• Translate Sales forecasts and capacity constraints into production forecasts and purchase orders
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders to understand demand needs, capacity limitations, and lead times for co-manufacturers across the country
• Analyze production metrics and manufacturing trends in order to proactively identify and mitigate risks to the plan and create more accurate, actionable plans that support KIVA’s growth initiatives for the future
• Track production variances to the production plan, and driving opportunities to continuously improve plan accuracy
• Identifying current and potential product shortages, escalating and supporting triage initiatives with Operations leaders, and advising interested parties of status and recovery plans. Ensures issues are managed to closure
• Proactively communicate capacity and production risks to relevant cross-functional leaders
• Support Production Schedulers with insights regarding future production needs and watch-outs in an effort to mitigate supply chain risks to finished good demand requirements
• Provide reports, analysis and requested information to cross-functional stakeholders as needed
• Collaborate with Procurement to understand material availability constraints that may affect production plans
• Provide backup support to Production Schedule Planners when needed
• Interface with various internal and external partners to share plans, identify risks to demand targets, and proactively escalate OTIF trends

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in production planning or related field is preferred but not required

Benefits

$70,000 - $75,000 a year Salary plus quarterly bonus