Demand Planner

The Demand/3rd Party Production Planner is responsible for increasing the transparency of the medium-term development of demand within Doehler North America and improving forecast accuracy and processing customer orders efficiently and on time taking into account cost-optimized production and customer requirements into account. Production planning for all 3rd party manufacturers.

Your Responsibilities
 
•     Adhering to the approved budget and introducing suitable measures to counteract potential and actual deviations in consultation with the line manager. 
•    Continuously standardizing and optimizing processes and organizational structures and initiating corresponding measures.
•    Defining, implementing and ensuring an optimum exchange of information within the division and with the interfaces.
•    Documenting efficient and effective processes in the company's internal IT systems.
•    Implementing and maintaining OEDM standards (e.g. 5S; standardized work). Notifying the line manager of deviations.
•    Monitoring medium-term changes in demand/trend recognition (raw materials and final products).
•    Monitoring medium-term changes in demand/trend recognition (raw materials and final products).
•    Continuously optimizing of the system environment.
•    Optimum daily production planning according to customer specifications in consultation with Production. 
•    Checking material and raw material availability and production capacities in accordance with incoming customer orders.
•    Planning 3rd party production orders to various production plants in detail, taking throughput times, cleaning times and cost-optimized production into account. 
•    Conducting redistribution and relocation of raw materials or blending materials for production.
•    Compiling 3rd party production statistics, consumption, schedule and analyzing the results.

Your Profile:

 •    Completed commercial apprenticeship and/or degree in Business Administration/Economics
•    3-5 years of professional experience, ideally in a consulting role for the supply chain and Production environment
•    excellent knowledge of SAP R/3 and common analysis and evaluation tools
•    excellent knowledge of MS Office

We offer:

• Comprehensive Health Coverage – Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans to support you and your family
• Paid Parental Leave –Maternity and Paternity Leave so you can focus on what matters most
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with Employer Match – Plan for your future with company-supported retirement savings
• Paid Time Off – Enjoy a healthy work-life balance with PTO and 11 Paid Holidays
• Employee Engagement – Join our Engagement Team for fun events, volunteer opportunities, and ways to connect with colleagues across the company
• Döhler Academy: You have the opportunity to continuously develop your education further through internal and external training programs
• Supportive Culture – Friendly and informal atmosphere, family-owned, flat hierarchies, open communication, and helpful colleagues
• Meaningful Impact – Be an integral part of our business success and help shape the future of nutrition
• Empowerment – Unleash your full potential with opportunities to grow, lead, and make a real difference

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