PlannerScheduler

• Works directly with customers to understand their planning system and how the company and the customer s processes
  
• Participates on the Customer Focus Team as the Supply Chain Department representative and support development of planning processes to support department, business unit and divisional
  
• Abides by the Company standard practices and procedures are followed regarding all materials department
  
• Maintains optimum inventory levels to ensure on-time deliveries to assigned customer, while minimizing carrying costs and premium transportation charges and maximizing inventory
  
• Owns and maintains the ERP parameters, which drive optimum component and assembly
  
• Monitors and reports on current and projected inventory levels at both the component and assembly level for assigned customer and generate action plans to ensure that site inventory goals are
  
• Tracks and reports on excess and obsolete inventory and drives disposition in compliance with the customer
  
• Performs What if analyses to aid in optimal scheduling, priorities and
  
• Analyzes potential impact of forecast and production schedule changes on component procurement and production
  
• Ensures consistency between customer demand information, monthly sales forecast and production build
  
• Works with Scheduler to establish a production schedule for each order and communicate/resolve issues related to discrepancies between the requested and promised due
  
• Interfaces with customers, suppliers and internal resources for management of AVL choices and alternates in order to monitor or reduce product cost or inventory
  
• Manages EOL and other assurance of supply issues and support Engineering changes and New Product
  
• Monitors material market conditions, develop, and communicate plans to mitigate risk to customer
  
• Interfaces daily with Buyer assigned to customer team to communicate schedule changes, ECO activity, and urgent component
  
• Contributes to cost reduction program by making viable business recommendations and process improvement
  
• Manages component throughput product life cycle (PLC).
  
• Participates and provide input to supplier scorecard
  
• Participates and provides input to customer quarterly business
  
• Creates and maintain tracking tools for cost reduction initiatives, BOM health improvement, and NPI and EOL component
  

Requirements

• Bachelor s degree with5 years of related experience (purchasing or planning accounts/commodities) (required)
  
• Master s degree with 3 years of related experience (preferred)
  

• Understanding of the extended process of material procurement, capacity planning, inventory analysis and advanced planning
  
• Understanding of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) tools (Baan or equivalent)
  
• Effective analytical, planning and organizational skills
  
• 3-5 years in purchasing or planning
  
• Ability to support a 24/7 global business operation as
  
• Effective negotiation and problem-solving
  
• Demonstrate confidentiality and the ability to represent the company in a professional
  
• Ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment when representing the company in supply chain
  
• Knowledge of billing practices and
  
• General computer knowledge, including the use of Microsoft Office
  
• Excellent written and verbal communication
  
• Effective interpersonal skills
  
• Effective multitasking skills and the ability to take on additional responsibilities as
  
• Effective organization and prioritization skills
  
• Demonstrate high attention to
  
• Ability to work with diverse
  
• Demonstrates discretion, confidentiality, independent judgment and
  
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and guidance, exercising discretion and independent
  
• Understanding of and ability to use continuous improvement
  
• Strong customer service and client focus
  
• Working knowledge of productivity tools, including Microsoft Office products and WebEx conferencing software
  

• APICS certification
  

Benefits

• Health plans
  
• Paid time off
  
• 401(k) Plan
  
• Discounts & savings
  
• Relocation Assistance
  
• Education benefits
  

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