Scheduler / Planner

JOB DESCRIPTION - SCHEDULER / PLANNER Position Details: Department Production Reports to VP Brewery Operations FLSA Status Salary, Exempt Location Salt Lake City, Utah Position Summary: The Scheduler / Planner coordinates production schedules, material availability, inventory targets, and production orders across brewery operations from wort production to finished goods. This role translates sales forecasts, customer demand, inventory position, shelf-life requirements, and operating capacity into practical production and material plans that keep brewing, packaging, warehousing, and distribution aligned. The Scheduler / Planner is a hands-on cross-functional partner who monitors execution, communicates constraints early, and adjusts plans when demand, materials, equipment, or staffing conditions change. Success in this role requires disciplined ERP data management, strong analytical judgment, advanced skills with Excel, and the ability to balance service, freshness, efficiency, and inventory objectives. Key Responsibilities: Production Scheduling & Execution Develop, publish, and maintain finite production schedules for brewing, packaging, and related operations based on demand, capacity, labor, equipment availability, and material constraints. Convert sales forecasts, customer orders, inventory levels, and shelf-life requirements into executable short- and mid-range production plans. Monitor daily schedule performance, identify risks or deviations, and coordinate timely recovery plans with Brewing, Packaging, Warehouse, Quality, Maintenance, and Sales departments. Communicate schedule changes, priorities, constraints, and expected impacts clearly to affected departments and external partners. Maintain an appropriate planning horizon and frozen schedule window to improve stability while preserving the flexibility needed for business-critical changes. Materials Planning & Inventory Management Regularly monitor stock levels for raw materials, ingredients, packaging components, and supporting supplies to meet the production schedule without creating unnecessary inventory or obsolescence. Use forecasts, open orders, lead times, minimum order quantities, safety-stock levels, and shelf-life data to maintain healthy inventory positions. Identify shortages, excess inventory, slow-moving materials, and freshness risks; recommend actions and escalate constraints before they affect production or customer service. Coordinate material staging and movement requirements across production, warehouse, and distribution activities. Monitor distributor and in-state order requirements, inventory levels, and replenishment needs as assigned. ERP / MRP & Data Management Create, release, update, and close production orders accurately in the company's SAP-based ERP platform (Orchestrated Beer) where applicable. Maintain accurate planning parameters, bills of material, lead times, yields, order quantities, and other master data that influence schedule and material requirements. Reconcile planning data with actual production, inventory, and sales activity; investigate discrepancies and coordinate corrections with the appropriate owners. Build and maintain planning reports, dashboards, and data tools using Microsoft Excel and other approved systems. Sales & Operations Planning Support Support the Sales and Operations Planning process by preparing demand, supply, inventory, capacity, and service-level information for review. Partner with Sales, Finance, Operations, and Supply Chain stakeholders to evaluate forecast changes, promotions, product transitions, new products, and discontinuations. Provide scenario analysis and recommendations that clarify trade-offs among service, cost, capacity, inventory, and freshness. Continuous Improvement & Cross-Functional Coordination Champion consistent scheduling and planning practices, standard work, and disciplined use of planning systems and tools. Lead efforts to improve workflow, handoffs, and communication across …

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