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Reily Foods Company · 1 month ago

Inventory Planning Manager

Knoxville, TN

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Reily Foods Company, based in New Orleans, has been providing iconic foods and beverages for over 120 years. The Inventory Planning Manager is responsible for inventory control and purchasing, while also developing and executing manufacturing production plans to ensure timely material flow for production needs.

Food and BeverageGroceryManufacturingRetail

Responsibilities

Purchasing of materials, ingredients and packaging for the Knoxville facility

Source alternative suppliers for critical materials and ingredients

Serve as the point of contact between corporate supply chain and plant

Proper inventory control of materials, ingredients and packaging to ensure availability for production while at the same time minimizing downtime from "outages"

Being the Plant Representative for Approval Routing Forms and initiator of New Item/Item Modification Checklists

Managing/championing projects and initiatives such as vendor changes, technology upgrades, etc

Initiating "change forms" for new packaging or ingredients, formula changes, label changes, etc

Leadership, management, and training of team to facilitate success with all of the above

Monitor new product or rework demands and work with Production Supervisors and Managers to effectively schedule around production demands

Lead Receiving department

Own traceability of all items in ERP system

Partner with other Operations Leaders for efficient scheduling of Production for the Knoxville facility

Produce required reports for Production Supervisors and Managers

Follow all safety procedures and participate in safety training

Maintain safe and efficient use of equipment, tools, and person

Report any injury or accident immediately to supervisory and/or any unsafe condition

Other duties as assigned

Qualification

Inventory control systemsProduction planningPurchasing raw materialsMicrosoft ExcelTeam leadershipD365Power BIProduction scheduling

Required

Proven experience leading and developing a high performing team to meet company standards and expectations

A minimum of five years of relevant experience including experience with total inventory control systems and processes and purchasing of raw materials and packaging

Experience in production planning - Food manufacturing a plus

Prior experience in production scheduling

Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel

Limited travel and flexible work schedule required as needed