Production Planner
Company: Tasty Brands LLC
Location: Syosset
Posted on: February 14, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Description Production Planner Job
Description Position Title: Production Planner Location: Syosset,
NY (On-Site) FLSA Status: Exempt Reports to: Director of
Replenishment Tasty Brands is a well-established, rapidly growing
national company focused on providing great-tasting, nutritious
food for K12 school foodservice customers and private brands of
select retailers. Emphasizing collaboration, best practices, and
continuous improvement, we seek individuals who want to build a
long-term career and be part of a successful story. Our most
successful people are self-starters, work well with others, see the
big picture, and enjoy winning. We have an exceptional team of
motivated professionals who work well together in a fun,
team-spirited environment. Our mission is guided by our core values
– urgency, accountability, proactivity, teamwork, and integrity. We
are looking for the next “great fit” to join our expanding team!
Position Overview: The Production Planner will develop sales and
inventory plans to ensure product availability to support sales
while managing inventory levels. This role will also support
inventory projections and analytics to support the company’s
inventory strategies and service level goals. This member will be a
conduit to the corporate and plant operations team. In this role,
you will work in a team-oriented environment. This is a
collaborative position that requires a high level of
professionalism and communication. Essential Duties and
Responsibilities: Analyze trends to develop seasonal sales and
inventory plans for finished goods. Create, maintain, and track
Purchase Orders (finished goods and raw materials) to ensure
delivery is on time and complete. Coordinate production planning
and raw material inventories while monitoring the utilization of
all raw materials within shelf-life requirements. Ability to
resolve scheduling conflicts, materials delays, and last-minute
production requests. Provides reporting and analytics on optimized
vs actual inventory levels and key drivers of service and inventory
issues with recommended actions. Utilize the internal ERP system to
schedule, manage, and track all areas of production to ensure
finished goods orders are filled on time and in full. Foster
positive working relationships with key vendors by supplying
forward-looking forecasts and communicating regularly. This
position requires a high level of collaboration with Customer
Service, Sales, Production, Operations, and QA/RD departments.
Performs other related duties as required and assigned.
Requirements: Bachelor’s degree preferred. 5 years in production,
planning, and supply chain management experience in the
food/beverage industry preferred. Intermediate/Advanced Outlook,
Work, and Excel Skills required. QuickBooks experience preferred.
Strong Math Skills. Excellent time management skills. Excellent
verbal and written communication skills. Detail-oriented and able
to multitask. Ability to collaborate with other teams across the
company in a process-driven, exception-based, time-sensitive
process to achieve results. Ability to think critically, apply
logic, and common sense to solve complex operational and production
scheduling problems.
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