Supply Chain Optimization Specialist

• The Live Supply Planner is primarily responsible for the collection, organization, management, and analysis of data required to develop and execute supply chain and production strategies.

Forecasting of supply, optimizing inventory and production plans, assessing future capacity requirements, and synchronizing supply with demand while maintaining the least possible cost are key objectives in this position.

1. Coordinate with Logistics, Poultry Breeding Operations, Animal Health Services, Hatchery Operations, and Growing Operations to ensure proper delivery of Breeding Stocks, readiness of farms, alignment of volumes with sales requirement and processing capacities.
2. Develop and implement short-range planning strategies that address demand-supply imbalances and optimize production efficiency.

Long-range sales requirement planning and potential production capability assessment are critical components of this role.

1. Consolidate actual cycle production volume and efficiencies of flocks per breed and facility to benchmark the potential production capability of GP, PS, Broiler, and Layer farms.
2. Align long-range sales requirement plan with potential production capability of GP, PS, and Layer farms to determine schedule of GP and PS purchases.
3. Prepare long-range poultry and livestock volume, target efficiency, and facility capacity through close collaboration with Live Supply Planning Manager, Live Operations Managers, Operations Planning, and Sales.

Effective inventory control is essential to guarantee reliability and predictability of supply forecast.

1. Monitor and manage poultry live supply based on breeding stock placement, DOB loading, production volumes, and efficiencies.

• A bachelor's degree in business management, industrial engineering, economics, statistics, or mathematics is required.
• Experience in planning is an advantage.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, are essential.