Kiva Confections (www.kivaconfections.com) is a world-class cannabis-infused edibles company in California, the largest cannabis market in the world. Kiva's line includes Kiva Chocolate Bars, Terra Bites, Petra Mints, Lost Farms Gummies & Chews, and Camino Gummies. Our products are crafted from premium ingredients and thoughtfully combined with California cannabis. Since our beginning in 2010, our goal has been to create confections that redefine what a cannabis confection ought to be. By applying art and science, we ensure a deliciously consistent experience.
We have high-reaching growth plans as the legal market and consumer adoption expand. Key growth initiatives include ambitious platform innovation, outstanding marketing, geographic expansion, strategic partnerships, and more. We are resourced for this spectacular growth and looking for great people to help take us to the next level.
Job Summary
As a Junior Production & Capacity Planner, you will work closely with Ops managers, Procurement, and Finance to forecast production needs and place finished good purchase orders to our co-manufacturing partners across the country. You will have a proven track record in delivering results in a fast-paced business environment. You will have a strong business acumen, be comfortable interfacing and escalating capacity and production issues with various functional teams and organizational leaders, have a passion for developing and implementing processes in an ambiguous problem space, and be willing to roll up your sleeves to deliver results. Excellent verbal and written and communication skills will be critical to the success of this position.
Must live in California!!!
This job is for you if...
- You have a proven track record of maintaining a positive, solutions-driven attitude, even when working under tight deadlines
- You’ve been told (more than once) that you’re a team player, who is organized, proactive, and detail-oriented
- You’re proficient in Microsoft Tools and Google Suite, and an have aptitude to learn technical applications quickly
- You have the ability to use rigorous logic and methods to solve problems with effective solutions, despite ambiguity in inputs
- You’re extremely detail oriented, with a high level of comfort working with numbers and working with cross-functional stakeholders to gather key inputs and meet deadlines
As Kiva's Junior Production Planner, you will...
- Translate Sales forecasts and capacity constraints into production forecasts and purchase orders
- Coordinate with internal stakeholders to understand demand needs, capacity limitations, and lead times for co-manufacturers across the country
- Analyze production metrics and manufacturing trends in order to proactively identify and mitigate risks to the plan and create more accurate, actionable plans that support KIVA’s growth initiatives for the future
- Track production variances to the production plan, and driving opportunities to continuously improve plan accuracy
- Identifying current and potential product shortages, escalating and supporting triage initiatives with Operations leaders, and advising interested parties of status and recovery plans. Ensures issues are managed to closure.
- Proactively communicate capacity and production risks to relevant cross-functional leaders
- Support Production Schedulers with insights regarding future production needs and watch-outs in an effort to mitigate supply chain risks to finished good demand requirements
- Provide reports, analysis and requested information to cross-functional stakeholders as needed
- Collaborate with Procurement to understand material availability constraints that may affect production plans
- Provide backup support to Production Schedule Planners when needed
- Interface with various internal and external partners to share plans, identify risks to demand targets, and proactively escalate OTIF trends
What we are looking for...
- Bachelor’s Degree required
- 2-3 years experience in fast-moving CPG or manufacturing industry in rapid-growth environments (co-man experience a plus)
- Ability to manage multiple priorities under time constraints in an efficient and accurate manner
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem solving skills, with the ability to proactively effectively engage others to resolve issues
- Strong process-centric background
- Adopts analytical thinking to solve issues with accurate data and analysis
- Proficiency for analysis, modeling, and creative thinking
- Knowledge of raw materials and production processes that will maximize the effective manufacturing of goods
Kiva Confections provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
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