Production Planning Manager

At Thorne, we work to deliver high-quality, science-backed solutions to empower individuals to take a proactive approach to their well-being. Each day begins with a mission to help others discover and achieve their best health. We count on our team members to challenge and push the boundaries to make that happen. At Thorne, you’ll be joining a team of more than 750 passionate individuals committed to our cause of providing superior health solutions at every age and life stage.

The Production Planning Manager follows established department procedures to coordinate

multi-site production activities involved with the daily execution of the scheduled items in NAV software. The Production Planning Manager works within current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) and uses current Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) to ensure the consistency and quality of the product as well as efficient utilization of Thorne resources.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Demonstrates the ability to assess long-range production needs and translates those requirements into a weekly production plan.
• Reviews raw material availability coupled with production activities and/or Outside Contract Manufacturing resources to facilitate the scheduling of production of Thorne products.
• Develops long- and short-range product forecasts for seasonality, intrinsic and extrinsic demand patterns and other potential product movements.
• Program development and execution either within a team or independently, as required.
• Maintains a professional attitude particularly when under stress or deadlines and demonstrates good sound judgment when required.
• Meets company customer service goals and expectations by collaborating with Master Scheduler and Procurement ensuring production has the materials and resources available as required and meets established objectives.
• Monitors daily and weekly production schedules to align with forecasted demand.
• Develops and maintains demand forecasts using historical sales data, market trends, and customer inputs.
• Manages planning parameters based on changes in customer demand, inventory levels, or capacity constraints.
• Demonstrates initiative and job knowledge by suggesting ideas, discovering new and better ways of accomplishing collective and personal goals and finds innovative, well thought-out solutions to problems.
• Manages the department’s change management system, ensuring changes are documented, reviewed, approved, and implemented in coordination with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Tracks key production planning metrics to measure performance, identify improvement opportunities, and help drive progress toward service, inventory, and operational efficiency goals.
• Reviews current on-hand inventories and works with purchasing to develop plans for additional production in support of anticipated inventory needs.
• Facilitates production planning activities/meetings as required.
• Administers short-range requirements; updates new data and manages changes.
• Communicates with Purchasing on outside manufacturers delivery date expectations and changes; requests expedited purchases of material and packaging components as needed.
• Communicates with the warehouse, QC Lab, QA, and manufacturing group on material, packaging, and component flow.
• Provides Master Scheduler updates to manage and maintain the backorder report and At Risk Report.

WHAT YOU NEED

• Bachelor’s degree in related field required.
• Three to five years’ related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
• Read, analyze and interpret technical procedures, or governmental

  regulations.

• Follow instructions, communicate effectively with supervisors, fellow employees, and vendors, effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers and convey understandable and concise messages.
• Write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals.
• Calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, and

  percentages.

• Solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations

  where only limited standardization exists.

• Interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Products such as Word and Excel,

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive compensation
• 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage for employees
• Company-paid short- and long-term disability insurance
• Company- paid life insurance
• 401k plan with employer matching contributions up to 4%
• Gym membership reimbursement
• Monthly allowance of Thorne supplements
• Paid time off, volunteer time off and holiday leave
• Training, professional development, and career growth opportunities