Job Summary
We are seeking a detail-oriented Program Planning Coordinator for a contract opportunity in Murrieta, CA within the food and beverage production industry. This role is ideal for a planning, supply chain, warehouse operations, or inventory coordination professional who enjoys solving problems, working cross-functionally, and helping ensure customer orders are fulfilled accurately and on time.
The Program Planning Coordinator will support high-level planning activities, monitor sales orders, coordinate inventory availability, and communicate with warehouse, production, quality control, logistics, supply chain, and sales teams. This position offers the opportunity to build hands-on experience in a fast-paced production and distribution environment with supportive teams, strong operational visibility, and opportunities to contribute directly to customer satisfaction and waste reduction.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitor sales orders, product availability, and inventory readiness to support smooth order fulfillment and customer demand planning.
- Coordinate with warehouse, production, shipping, quality control, logistics, sales, and supply chain teams to resolve issues and keep orders moving.
- Support inventory allocation, FIFO rotation, product age monitoring, and risk identification to help reduce waste and avoid shortages or excess inventory.
- Assist with planning and communicating production priorities, order picking direction, and shipment readiness to warehouse and operations teams.
- Coordinate inbound and outbound activity with carriers and logistics teams based on distribution center capacity and product availability.
- Identify potential inventory risks in a 0 to 10 day planning window and communicate solutions to minimize disruptions or financial loss.
Compensation and Benefits
- Pay: $23 per hour.
- Job Type: Contract/Temporary.
- Schedule: Monday through Friday, 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
- Weekend Requirement: Must be able to commit to working 1 Saturday per month from home, 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM, with flexibility to work longer if needed.
- Additional Weekend Requirement: Must be available to work 2 hours on Sunday to prepare for the week.
- On the week scheduled for weekend work, the employee may choose one regular workday to leave 4 hours early.