Kinder's is a fast-growing company working hard to bring amazing flavor solutions that are as exciting and delicious as they are simple to use to our consumers whether they are experienced cooks or first-timers in the kitchen.

We are obsessed with quality and are 100% committed to being the most innovative company in any market we serve. Our mission is to bring awesome flavor to consumers whenever and wherever they are (seasonings, sauces, gravy, marinades, or anything else we can come up with). We have experienced tremendous growth over the last 5 years, but we think we are just getting started. We love our consumers and are fired up to be part of their flavor journey. And we need more great folks to help us continue to raise the bar for what they think is even possible in their own kitchens.

Today, we have over 100 products sold nationwide at retailers including Costco, Walmart, Sam’s Club, Whole Foods, Sprouts, Kroger, Safeway and many more. While we have been around for over 75 years, we have experienced explosive growth in the last 5 years and are now a top 5 brand in the U.S. in multiple flavor categories including seasoning blends, BBQ sauce, and wing sauce. To keep our momentum rolling, we need more passionate flavor advocates and builders to come and join our team and help us reach every kitchen across the U.S. and maybe even the world.

We are seeking a talented Product Supply Operations Planner to join our team in Walnut Creek.

How you will have an impact at Kinder’s: The Product Supply Operations Planner (PSO) will play a crucial role in managing and optimizing the end-to-end supply chain processes ensuring the products are delivered efficiently and meet customer expectations. This role will support the execution of supply chains, monitor production schedules and manage inventory to align with customer demand.

The ideal candidate is proactive, detail oriented bring in a “Fail -forward” mindset to navigate a dynamic high growth environment. The PSO planner, works cross functionally interpreting the Demand and Supply plans to develop production plans in alignment with the Inventory plans. This role has accountability for developing Safety stocks, reorder points and drive customer satisfaction with Service Level targets. They will work with Kinder’s Planning, Sales, Marketing and Subcontractors to ensure pack material and finished goods are available. Reporting to our Director of Production Planning, this individual will orchestrate planning schedules that meet our working capital targets, as well as the needs of our growing and fluctuating business.

Key Responsibilities of this Role:

• Assess short term inventory needs aligned to deliver metrics ensuring high levels of Customer Order fill rates coordinating with Contract manufacturers, Quality and Fulfilment teams.
• Facilitate collaboration meetings with stakeholders and vendors to review completed and scheduled production jobs and review any operational issues impacting short term production.
• Proactively identify and escalate issues that could jeopardize supply including raw material or packaging constraints, quality holds, production issues. Actively support the decision-making process to resolve these issues. Additionally, identify potential future capacity constraints and bottlenecks, and escalate material concerns.
• Collaborate with purchasing, planning, logistics/warehousing, and commercial teams to provide input on capacity planning assumptions and performance measures.
• Partner with cross functional teams to drive speed to market initiatives in the execution of new product launches, product change projects and demand shaping activities.
• Coordinate Co-manufacturer start-ups and capacity enhancements for both short-term and long-term needs to ensure a phased scaling-up process.
• Adopt a continuous improvement mindset to enhance planning and operational processes.
• Data Analysis: Create, Review & Action against the Master Production Schedule for all Finished Good items.
• Reporting: Track and review Key Performance Indicators such as schedule adherence, attainment, inventory turns, customer service and days on hand and take appropriate action to meet or exceed targets.
• Review firm order demand, new sales or marketing demand and current levels of inventory to monitor emergent demand.
• Assist in process improvement efforts around SAP B1 functionality and fundamental inventory/production planning methodologies.
• Work with internal and external resources to actively ensure that each initiative delivers on-time, and that inventory & customer service levels meet and/or exceed targets.
• Work closely with inventory personnel to ensure that inventory transactions are accurately accounted for.
• Ensure cost effective supply chain execution and/or escalation of exceptions/trade-offs. Assist in the documenting and upkeep of the team’s SOP’s.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Bachelors in Business or Supply Chain is preferred.
• 3+ years planning and supply chain experience.
• Ability to manage complex elements of the supplier and 3PL relationships.
• Ability to balance multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• High degree of competence in all aspects of complex manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of end-end supply chain process.
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines in a fast paced, rapidly changing environment.
• Prior experience with SAP preferred.
• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite of products with above average Excel skills.

Things About the Way We Work:

• No two days here are the same.
• We try to be good team members and good communicators, but we don’t live by hierarchy and structure – everyone is a difference maker here.
• We make a lot of decisions in the face of incomplete information – our team embraces ambiguity and tries to make good decisions fast rather than great decisions slow.
• We believe our job is to take smart risk, not to eliminate risk.
• We believe in growing our skills and becoming a better company with more managerial expertise, but we are an entrepreneurial company at heart.
• We aren’t trying to be average – we want to do exceptional things and we are willing to work hard to achieve them.

Location & Travel:

The position will be based out of our 20,000 sq. foot office in Walnut Creek, CA. We strongly believe in the power of culture and community and have a hybrid work structure with 4 days in the office on a weekly basis to encourage collaboration and personal connections that will allow us to better serve our customers and consumer and to have more fun. Fridays are flex days with employees having the opportunity to choose to be either in the office or to work from home based on what makes most sense for them.

Posted On: Friday, November 22, 2024
Compensation: $100,000-$125,000