Senior Master Production Planner

Cargill is a family company committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. We sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with producers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living. By providing customers with life's essentials, we enable businesses to grow, communities to prosper, and consumers to live well.

This position is in our Ag & Trading enterprise, where we connect producers and users of grains and oilseeds around the globe through origination, trading, processing, and distribution. We also offer a range of farmer services and risk management solutions.

Job Purpose and Impact

The Senior Master Production Planner will convert the long term monthly supply plan into a mid term weekly plan to facilitate material requirements planning and near term staffing activities. In this role, you will handle multiple product lines or sites with medium to high impact on working capital and ensure the connection between integrated business planning activities and tactical production execution.

• Provide direct input to setting master production planning metrics targets.
• Provide necessary input to supply planner to support integrated business planning.
• Maintain data relevant to master production planning activities including planning calendars, material data and location data.
• Analyze plant capacity and production requisition data to resolve manufacturing plans and required resources.
• Independently handle complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating only the most complex issues to appropriate staff.

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience

• Significant experience in master production planning, production scheduling or supply planning