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Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. · 1 day ago

Supply Chain Planner

Knoxville, TN

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

$62K/yr - $75K/yr

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. is a leading beverage company in North America, and they are seeking a Supply Chain Planner to evaluate demand signals and create production schedules. This role involves collaboration with various teams to optimize production efficiency and ensure customer satisfaction while maintaining safety and quality standards.

CoffeeFood and BeverageManufacturing

Responsibilities

Evaluating demand signals from multiple sources and turning them into a production schedule which simultaneously meets customers’ requirements and maximizes production efficiency

Work with other planners, customers, customer service representatives, corporate management, plant management, purchasing, and production to prioritize/manage schedules and make changes quickly and effectively

Works collaboratively with maintenance, quality, production and distribution center to reduce unplanned downtime and increase machine availability through the production schedule optimization for establishing and sustaining autonomous and preventive/predictive maintenance SOPs and TPM programs

Participate in delivering upon the site safety goal of zero injuries by contributing, promoting and supporting safety culture through behavioral safety observations, facilitation of safety meetings, completion of regular safety audits and visible leadership moments, enforcement of lock-out/tag-out program, and 100% completion of all safety and regulatory training

Enable achievement of Zero-defect performance and improvement to the customer experience by leading a right first time approach, participating in layered process audits to ensure all quality processes are being followed, and leading Root Cause Corrective Action efforts when defects do occur

Lead cross functional focused improvement initiatives to streamline production scheduling, material flow and improved equipment efficiency to increase capacity and reduce operating expense

Provide leadership and support to operations teams in support of site operational meeting cadence (production planning, TPM Starpoint, mini Business Unit, site leadership, and employee meetings)

Carries out leadership responsibilities in accordance with the organization's TPM and High Performing Team Principles, policies and applicable laws

Participate in full employee lifecycle from interviewing, hiring, and training to coaching, and developing all associates in material quality and material specification knowledge

Enable a culture of motivation, coaching and development of diverse, high performing and highly engaged teams to meet established goals and build organizational capability