Planning and Manufacturing Project Manager

As a Planning and Manufacturing Project Manager at KREWE, you will play a crucial role in overseeing production planning, process improvement, and manufacturing development initiatives. Based in our New Orleans Headquarters, you will ensure that production operations are optimized for efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and scalability, aligning with business goals, quality standards, and customer requirements.

• Manage and verify work-in-progress inventory information in adherence to the development and design calendar.
• Proactively identify and communicate variance to planned production milestones; create action plans to address any issues.
• Evaluate vendor compliance and product attribute-level performance and create documentation to communicate appropriately.
• Contribute to the continued improvement of the development and design calendar based on anticipated needs.
• Manage systematic item information and status throughout the product lifecycle.
• Create, update, and amend purchase order agreements; ensure item costs match standards and exceptions are communicated and verified upon purchase order placement.
• Partner with Planning and Finance teams to verify inventory payment information including costing, timing, quantities, and other terms across record types such as packing lists, balance invoices, and deposit reconciliation.
• Work closely with the design team to ensure timely delivery of samples, early production inventory, and inventory kits.
• Collaborate with Planning and Sales leaders to evaluate sales and inventory trends.
• Support ad hoc sales, inventory, and product analysis and special projects as required.

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field (economics, supply chain management, mathematics, etc.).
• 2-5 years of experience in inventory, production, and/or supply chain management roles.
• Experience with inventory management software (Oracle, Netsuite, or similar).
• Strong proficiency in Excel and/or Google Sheets (pivot tables, VLOOKUP, macros).
• Familiarity with inventory management or production management in a retail or consumer packaged goods environment.
• Experience with coordinating cross-departmental projects and timelines.
• Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to stay organized while managing multiple deliverables.
• Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to collaborate with different teams.