Production Scheduler Coordinator at Bel Brands USA – Little Chute, Wisconsin

You know our brands, The Laughing Cow, Babybel, Boursin, Kaukauna, Merkts and Price's, which elicit smiles across America. They are daring, responsible and deliver dairy goodness. As you imagine, this mindset is contagious! Bel Brands USA is part of an international family company, which has led an ambitious growth strategy for 150 years and is today the world's third largest branded cheese company. If like our 12,000 employees globally, you want to have an impact in an entrepreneurial and demanding company, and share smiles around the world, dare to live the Bel experience!

Be you. Be ambitious. Be Bel.

Bel Brands USA has been named Chicago's "101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For" for 10 years in a row. The company is headquartered in Chicago and operates three manufacturing plants in Little Chute, WI, Leitchfield, KY, and Brookings, SD.

Job Description Summary:

The Production Schedler/Coordinator manages materials inventory, reconciles production data and maintains master data information for all The Laughing Cow Production.

Essential Functions

• Supply Scheduling
  • Order raw materials, including raw ingredients and packaging to ensure availability at the right time.
  • Create purchase orders for all purchased supplies manufactured in or outside America.
  • Prepare and maintain documentation and reports. Identify and communicate supply chain opportunities/issues/recommendations to the Supply Chain Manager.
  • Collaborate with Inventory Control to ensure appropriate plant stocking levels and appropriate order levels.
  • Responsible for obsolete materials and managing obsolesce processes.
  • Collaborate with Quality throughout the Supplier Corrective Action process to ensure communication and coordination with suppliers. Track and resolve material non-conformances with quality department and coordinate disposition and return of materials.
  • Monitor and be heavily involved in projects related to graphics, packaging, raw materials, etc.; collaboration with purchasing related to vendor management and related challenges; involved in various initiatives impacting plant production; participate in commercialization meetings to stay abreast of changes and initiatives.

• Production Reconciliation

• Reviews daily production paperwork for completeness; assesses down time and reviews material and ingredient usage.
• Updates SAP based on production on a daily/weekly basis and adjusts production order status in SAP, as necessary. Completes all goods movements against production orders in SAP. Also performs the TECO (Technical Completion) of all production orders and adjusts production order handling units, as required.
• Calculates inventory usage numbers for all production orders. Performs inventory reconciliations in SAP as required, including coordinating cycle counts, as needed.
• Manages the open order report through COOIS, including daily resolution of any entries.
• Manages the COGI Errors and Confirmations
• Completes monthly review and informs accounting of any discrepancies.
• Assists all departments with questions concerning SAP functions. Creates detailed instruction sheets for SAP transactions, as required.

• Master Data (back up)

• Coordinates, gathers data and submits requests to Corporate Master Data Group for new item creation (Basic data and Classification data). Requires regular meetings and close working relationships with the Marketing Departments of the various brands.
• Works with Production Departments to create and maintain accurate Operational BOMs, Routes and Production Versions used for production order creation.
• Ensures integration of new items into the Forecasting and Production Scheduling System.
• Analyzes reports to identify non-compliant data and problem solves findings.

• Acts as a back-up and resource to support other Production and Supply Chain roles, including Production Scheduling Coordinator, Master Data, Supply Planning, Production Coordinator.
• All other duties as assigned.

• Safety, Environmental and Quality
  • Follows all safety rules and procedures by working safely and ensuring safety of others.
  • Follows all environmental protocols as applicable to the job.
  • Follows all Good Manufacturing Practices as stated within the policy.
  • Follow all food safety procedures.
  • Maintains a sanitary and safe work area; performs housekeeping duties as necessary and/or required.
  • Detects potentially hazardous conditions and problems and takes appropriate action to report and/or correct.

Qualifications and Competencies:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred, with a minimum of 2+ years of supply chain or manufacturing experience required.
• Must have excellent organization skills, communication skills and ability to work with suppliers in a cross functional environment.
• Demonstrated negotiation skills.
• Computer skills (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint) required and familiarity with SAP preferred. Knowledge of importing supplies from Europe is a PLUS, as is knowledge of Import/Export regulations.
• Understanding of the overall industrial and supply chain complexity and links.
• Ability to establish professional and good working relationships with suppliers and internal customers.

Abilities: Confidentiality, quality, accuracy, timeliness, reliability, and thoroughness of work performed; ability to gain the trust and respect of management, customers and vendors; maintain the integrity of confidential business and product information; ability to communicate effectively and develop good working relationships with other employees and customers; ability to work with and through others is essential to accomplish goals and objectives of the Company. Lead continuous process improvement initiatives for Supply Chain and Supply Planning.

Working Conditions: Work is performed largely in an office environment. Hours of work will generally be during regular business hours with at least 40 hours a week. At times there will be some variation in work hours due to special projects, deadlines and other concerns. Occasional travel will be required.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Acknowledgement: This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed by employee assigned to this position. It does not state or imply that these are the only duties and responsibilities assigned to the job. The employee may be required to perform other job-related duties as requested by the Bel Brands USA management team. All requirements are subject to change over time and to possible modifications to reasonably accommodate individuals with a disability.

Relationships: Strong relations with Purchasing, Marketing, Supply Chain, Warehousing.

Bel Brands is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability status or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Bel Brands also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also Bel Brand’s policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.

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