Production Planner

Cargill’s size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way.

Cargill is a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials — from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill.

This position is in Cargill’s protein and salt business, where we provide wholesome, high-quality food products to a wide range of customers, from foodservice operators and grocery stores to manufacturers and exporters.

Job Purpose and Impact

The Production Planner will help convert the long-term monthly supply plan into a mid-term weekly plan to facilitate material requirements planning and near term staffing activities. In this role, you will support multiple product lines or sites with medium high impact on working capital and ensure the connection between integrated business planning activities and tactical production execution.

Key Accountabilities

• Assist in setting master production planning metrics targets.
• Provide necessary input to supply planner to support integrated business planning.
• Help maintain data relevant to master production planning activities including planning calendars, material data and location data.
• Help analyze plant capacity and production requisition data to resolve manufacturing plans and required resources.
• Handle basic issues and problems under direct supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.
• Other duties as assigned
  
  

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related field or equivalent experience
• Have 2-3 years experiences
• Other minimum qualifications may apply
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Have manufacturing experience
• Good analytical thinking and enjoys working with numbers.
• Familiar with data management (Ms Excel)
• Good communication skill (English) and resilience
  
  

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