Production Planner

Con más de 6 mil millones de dólares en ventas anuales, McCormick fabrica, comercializa y distribuye especias, mezclas de condimentos, condimentos y otros productos sabrosos a toda la industria alimentaria: puntos de venta minorista, fabricantes de alimentos y empresas de servicios de alimentación. Creamos sabores diferenciadores que los consumidores prefieren con una calidad, ciencia, innovación y servicio inigualables. Todos los días, sin importar dónde o qué coma, puede disfrutar de alimentos con el sabor de McCormick. Como empresa reconocida por su compromiso excepcional con los empleados, McCormick ofrece una amplia variedad de beneficios, programas y servicios. Los beneficios incluyen, entre otros, asistencia para la matrícula, atención médica, dental, de la vista, por discapacidad, seguro de vida colectivo, participación en las ganancias, días festivos pagos y vacaciones. 

Job Description

Under the general direction of the Department Manager, provides leadership for a functional team within a high performance environment. Oversees the daily management of the function and drives improvement activities through the development of people and processes. Has overall accountability for the results of the team. Good understanding of procedures and concepts within own technical area and a basic knowledge in other areas. Role typically requires a university degree. Requires an understanding and ability to apply procedures and concepts of own technical area. Knowledge of other areas to the extent of understandin how they relate and interact with own area. Oversees the allocation of materials used to produce products in production. Performs supervisory and technical duties within the materials management funtion.

Responsibilities

TEAM MANAGEMENT: Leads a team in a specific functional area in a manner consistent with the core beliefs and and guiding pronciples of McCormick's High Performance System. Utilizes coaching and facilitation skills to manage employee relations. Provides regular performance feedback and oversees development/training plans for individuals within the team. Actively uses performance and development tools to document and facilitate improvement/recognition discussions. Rewards and recognizes performance achievements. Removes barriers that prevent the team from achieving goals.

IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES: Utilizes problem solving tools and methodologies to implement continually improve processes within the function. Demonstrates a sense of urgency and tenacity to resolve problems and implement process improvements. Leads root cause analysis when required for failures that meet the applicable threshold. Develops and ensures all functional procedures and best practices are documented and continually improved. Interacts cross-functionally to resolve issues.

MANAGE KEY RESULT AREAS (Safety, Quality, Cost, Reliability, Customer Service, etc.): Directs and supports the daily management of the team to prioritize work and achieve goals. Creates an atmosphere of 100% compliance to operational processes and procedures. Coordinates the sharing of resources to make the best use of existing skills to meet business needs. Ensures that procedures and scorecards are in place for the team

COMMUNICATION: Communicates effectively up, down, and across the organization. Creates a vision for the team that is in alignment with the Plant, Division, and McCormick. Communicates organizational and plant objectives, including the attainment of established scorecard metrics (safety, quality, reliability, etc.) and ensures that they are understood and linked to the team's work. Manages interactions with other areas to support total plant objectives. Conducts regular team meetings to share information and ensure two-way communication

FUNCTIONAL OGSM: On an annual basis, execute specific projects and action plans (in additional to core work, above) in support of the functional OGSM.

TECHNICAL DUTIES SPECIFIC TO FUNCTION: Manages the technical aspects of the role, specific to the functional area.

Requeriments 

• Bachelor’s degree completed in Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, International Business, Chemical Engineering, or related field.
• Conversational English proficiency.
• 4+ years of experience in production planning, materials planning, or Supply Chain.
• Knowledge of SAP ECC module.
• Experience in consumer goods / FMCG companies.
• Strong sense of urgency, follow-up skills, problem-solving abilities, and experience working with cross-functional teams.
• APICS certification is a plus.
• Previous plant / manufacturing site experience.

En McCormick nos enorgullece ser un empleador que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades. Si cumple con los requisitos del puesto, se le considerará para el empleo sin distinción de sexo, identidad de género, orientación sexual, raza, color, religión, nacionalidad, discapacidad, condición de veterano protegido, edad ni ninguna otra característica protegida por la ley.