Job Description

A food manufacturer is seeking a Production Planning & Inventory Analyst to support its growing operations team. Guided by core values of urgency, accountability, proactivity, teamwork, and integrity, this organization is looking for a collaborative, analytical professional who thrives in a fast-paced production environment.

This role serves as a key conduit between corporate leadership and plant operations, ensuring alignment between sales forecasts, production planning, and inventory strategy. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical capabilities, operational awareness, and the ability to communicate effectively across departments.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze historical trends and seasonality to develop sales forecasts and finished goods inventory plans

• Create, maintain, and track purchase orders for finished goods and raw materials to ensure timely and complete delivery

• Coordinate production planning and manage raw material inventories, ensuring utilization within shelf-life requirements

• Resolve scheduling conflicts, material delays, and last-minute production adjustments

• Provide reporting and analytics comparing optimized vs. actual inventory levels, identifying service gaps and recommending corrective actions

• Utilize ERP systems to schedule, manage, and track production activities to ensure finished goods orders are filled on time and in full

• Foster positive vendor relationships by supplying forward-looking forecasts and maintaining proactive communication

• Collaborate cross-functionally in a process-driven, time-sensitive production environment

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred

• 5+ years of production planning, supply chain, or inventory management experience in food or beverage manufacturing preferred

• Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel required

• QuickBooks experience preferred

• Strong math and analytical skills

• Excellent time management and organizational abilities

• Detail-oriented with the ability to multitask

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to think critically and apply logic to solve complex operational and production scheduling challenges

• Ability to collaborate across departments to achieve results

For more information or immediate consideration please contact Serena Rupert at serena.rupert@gogpac.com.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations. GPAC (Growing People and Companies) is an award-winning search firm specializing in placing quality professionals within multiple industries across the United States since 1990. We are extremely competitive, client-focused and realize that our value is in our ability to deliver the right solutions at the right time.