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Capacity Planning Manager

Our story goes back more than 150 years, to the chilly southern coast of Scandinavia. From our early success in Sweden and Denmark, we’ve grown into the world’s leading specialist producer of plant-based oils, employing more than 4,000 people all across the globe.

We work with our customers to make the products you love even better. The oils we produce go into making your chocolate extra-creamy or putting the crunch into your croissant. And it’s not just food — we work across industries to make products that are higher quality, healthier and better for the planet.

Everything we do is about Making Better Happen™.

AAK Edison

Edison, NJ

About the role

The Capacity Planning Manager is a key role that balances the unconstrained demand plan across a network of 3 manufacturing facilities and warehouses within a multi-modal transportation system respecting resource capacities to determine a feasible medium to long-range plan. As the primary input into the monthly S&OP process, this lead clearly conveys capacity, utilization, and optimized inventory coverage for all raw materials and finished goods in the network. Collaborating with input from cross functional organizations, the Capacity Planning Manager builds data driven and fact based “what-if?” scenarios to provide leadership with the ability to make well informed business decisions for optimal results. Finally, this position plays a critical part in ensuring that the company's supply chain operates efficiently and effectively, meeting customer demand.

Responsibilities

Develops a rolling rough cut 12-to-18-month master plan balancing the supply and demand within the network to meet the needs of ALL AAK customers.

Manages and conveys the production network capacity considering resources, utilization, labor, cleanouts, downtime, etc.

Provides projections for warehouse footprint and pallets, transportation movements – STO transfers etc.

Communicate and resolve any facility / operation issues which would impact master schedule execution with plant schedulers, etc.

Leads New Product, Conversion, and Discontinued items processes for Supply Chain

Maintains supply chain master data for master planning including planning rates, hours available, shifts/days/hours available, BOM, spec, models, etc.

Manages and owns the DOH inventory targets and process.

Leads, manages, directs, a supply chain analyst to ensure import/export, tolling, and master planning needs of the organization are optimized.

About you

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business, or a related field (Master’s degree preferred)

Several years of experience in supply chain planning and management

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Proficiency in supply chain management software and data analysis tools

Excellent communication and negotiation skills

Ability to work effectively in a team and lead cross-functional projects

Knowledge of industry best practices and emerging trends in supply chain management

In return AAK offer

• Career paths, training and development, e-learning and tuition reimbursement programs offering potential for you to progress your future career
• Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental and vision) starting date of hire
• Health Savings Account with AAK annual contribution of $1,000-$1,500
• 401(k) Plan with 100% match
• Free Life and Disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Supplemental Pet Insurance, Identity Theft Protection and Legal Insurance Plans
• Discounts on travel, amusement parks, concerts, movies, and more
• Celebrations, events, and activities on site and supporting our communities
• Amazon AwardCo recognition incentives for service and peer to peer recognition

About AAK

Everything AAK does is about Making Better Happen™. We specialize in plant-based oils that are the value-adding ingredients in many of the products people love to consume. We make these products better tasting, healthier, and more sustainable. At the heart of AAK’s offer is Customer Co-Development, combining our desire to understand what better means for each customer, with the unique flexibility of our production assets, and a deep knowledge of many products and industries, including Chocolate & Confectionery, Bakery, Dairy, Plant-based Foods, Special Nutrition, Foodservice and Personal Care. Our 4,000 employees support our close collaboration with customers through 25 regional sales offices, 15 dedicated Customer Innovation Centers, and with the support of more than 20 production facilities. Listed on Nasdaq Stockholm and with our headquarters in Malmö, Sweden, AAK has been Making Better Happen™ for more than 150 years.

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