Supply Planner

Supply Planner

Location: Petaluma, California, United States


Function: Supply Chain


There's Always a Seat at Our Bar
The Lagunitas Brewing Company began on a kitchen stove in Northern California in 1993 and has always looked to the future - whether supporting local communities by turning beer into money for the cause, or fueling stories, songs, and experiences with our IPA. Wherever you go: Beer Speaks, People Mumble.



What You'll Get


• Flexibility - Hybrid work environment
• Benefits - Awesome family-friendly coverage for: medical, dental, vision, and parental leave
• Time off - Combo of vacay, holidays and personal days
• Retirement - Up to 4% match on 401K plan
• BEER & Schwag - Four free cases of Lagunitas beverages a month & 50% off food and merch
• Good Vibes - Employee happy hour, dog friendly campus, live music
• Fitness Subscription - Access to virtual fitness and wellness aps
• Pet Insurance - Keep your dogs and cats covered!
• It's Friday, Ya'll - Have lunch on us! Get paid every other Friday, starting at: $81,440-$91,440



The Gist


The Supply Planner owns the near-term execution of planned process orders and call-off Purchase Orders. The Supply Planner works in collaboration with the Planning Hub to create the master production schedule and ensures it translates into a by-day and by-shift production schedule for execution that maintains proper finished good and material inventory. The Supply Planner participates in the Sales & Operations Planning process and is a key contributor to forecast and plan enrichments by working closely with sales and marketing on NPI timelines. The Supply Planner is a liaison between Operations and the Hub managing mid and long-term capacity planning.


What You'll Do

• Schedules weekly production plans by shift and day in SAP; updates and reports any revisions to the schedules.
• Maintains planned process orders accuracy and validity in SAP; monitors production conformance to schedule and escalates risks to the Hub Planner.
• Schedules call-off POs to support the material requirements of the production schedules; escalates issues to material planning and category management as needed.
• Collaborates with marketing and the hub planner to maintain and update master data in SAP
• Collaborates with the plant to ensure production schedules are optimized for manufacturing efficiency and that planned downtime is supported by production schedules.
• Participates in TPM and other plant meetings as required and serves as the main point of contact for the execution phase of production planning.
• Ensures proper communication and facilitates the sharing of supply and demand information to relevant stakeholders in the S&OP process
• Ensure the analysis of information related to production and storage capacities (capacity plan), as well as objectives and sales history.
• Manages supply and ordering cadence with Co-Manufacturers
• Analyze, consolidate, and communicate the relevant information regarding KPI's of stock level (finished product and packaging materials), stock loss (stock losses), service level of suppliers, service level of production and level of global service.
• Other duties as assigned

What We're Lookin' For

• Minimum of 3 - 5 years relevant experience, bachelor's degree preferred
• Experience in areas of Demand Planning, Supply Planning or Production Planning
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, PowerBI)
• Experience with SAP or comparable ERP system
• Strong written and oral communication skills with the ability to manage executive team stakeholders
• Knowledge of the Rules that Save Lives - Life Saving Rules and the safe behaviors to be adopted in the scope of its activity
• Able to work in autonomy and when needed cross functionally, good team player within Brewery environment

Key Relationships

• The Supply Planner operates locally and reports to the Director of Customer Service, Logistics and Planning
• Internal: Production, Demand Planning, Marketing, Logistics (Warehousing and Distribution), Finance and Procurement , Planning Hub
• External: Material Suppliers and Co-manufacturers

Come as You Are
At Lagunitas, we welcome people (and dogs) from all walks of life. Anyone, regardless of their race, creed, nation of origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability status, veteran status, marital status, or age, has a home here. Love, progress, and acceptance will always have a seat at our bar.