Production Planner

Description

• As a key player in daily scheduling and planning activities you will focus on final and sub-assembly machining production and service meeting short-termobjectives swiftly resolving issuesestablishinglong-term plans and conducting root cause analysis to enhance efficiency andexpeditethe scheduling process.

• Collaborate with team members to resolve issues track material availability advise on material shortagesmaintaindaily communication with internal stakeholders (Production Sourcing Quality Service Engineering Sales) and fulfill shop requirements through the scheduling and release of production orders.

• Work extensively within Oracle ERP/ASCP and Microsoft Excel.

• Maintain and improve inventory planning and control systems to ensure that the right material can be receivedinthe right time to support on-time fulfillment.

• Use problem solving skills to work through fulfillment and supplier issues.

• Understand issues and opportunities within areas of responsibility and drive process improvements.

• Create review update necessary reports to effectively communicate to all levels of the business.

• Keep system maintenance for accuracy/alignment for scheduled dates inERPsystem.

• Collaboration with SIOP to help analyzeidentify and action concerns in our demand signals.

• Monitor the material input to ensure the inventory levelinproper level balance the materialsupply& inventoryreplenishment.

• Mitigate and minimize expediting feesand other expenses with suppliers.

• Supports key planning inputs into ERP including lead times minimum maximum fixed order and fixed lot multiplier quantities days of supply etc.

• Manage supplier updates in ERP to ensure that they are up-to-date and of qualitative value to our internal customers.

• Support supplier performance initiatives and drive resolution on performance issues by understanding supplier capacities & capabilities.

• Support key business initiatives through continuous improvement projects.

• DriveSupply ONadoption with suppliers.

• Contribute to projects as a team member orleadssmall projects.
• Manage daily and long-range scheduling by rescheduling jobs for pull ins (expedites) and push outs (for inventory control).

• Working knowledge of Material Requirements Planning module Oracle SAPetc.

• Bachelors degree from an accredited university or college with supply chain focus or related field (or 3 years of comparable industry experience)

• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications

• Demonstrated ability to motivate influence people across a complex matrixed organization drive change at all levels of the organization and excel in fast paced business environment

• Consistenttrack recordof meeting / exceeding key performance objectives

• Demonstrated ability to organize assess prioritize tasks risks resources milestones and deliverables withfrequentlychanging priorities

• Demonstrated strong customer service and detail-oriented mindset
• Ability to analyze problemsidentifyroot causes and provide efficient solutions
• Lead initiatives of moderate scope andimpact

• APICS Certification

• Demonstrated ability to multi-task and coordinate several projects simultaneously

• Significant planning scheduling or equivalent experience

• Demonstrated ability to work independently under tight time deadlines

• Strong oral and written communication skills

• Previousplanning procurement scheduling or equivalent experience
• Must be a collaborative team player willing to take ownership of decisions and be a results-oriented self-starter