Position Responsibilities

May include;

• Prepare monthly and weekly production plan by model for assigned product class.
• Prepare weekly and monthly SKU production plans
• Maintain inventory levels at the distribution warehouse based on established lead times while managing within approved budget.
• Review and incorporate monthly sales forecast by model for assigned product class.
• Maintain working relationship with manufacturing, sales planning and other disciplines to optimize efficiency and ensure smooth product flow to the customer.
• Manage phase-in and phase-out of new product introductions and transitions.
• Analyze large amounts of sales and inventory data to make proficient production decisions at the SKU level.
• Communicate across all business disciplines both verbally and written.
• Gather, compile and analyze data from various sources.
• Assist in annual planning and preparation of tools.
• Maintain production forecasting tool (MPSP) each week for a rolling 8 weeks to ensure vendor forecasts and financial CIP planning are up-to-date.
• Participate in additional projects to support ongoing business needs.

PRODUCTION PLANNER LEVEL 2 & 3 – In addition to above

• Perform monthly updates in Anaplan
• Perform required analysis as directed
• Perform automation of reporting in Tableau
• Create tools independently using SQL and Access programming

Nature and Scope

• Provides support / mentors others
• Responsible for high level monthly PSI production planning
• Anaplan model builder

Experience

• 7 years forecasting & production planning, quantitative business analysis and data modeling

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree (Statistics, Mathematics, Logistics, Manufacturing, etc.) or equivalent years’ experience in production planning in a high paced manufacturing environment
• APICS certification a plus

People Management

No

Physical Requirements / Working Environment

• Must be able to perform essential responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodations Minimal Supervision

Reports to:

Manager, SCM Corporate Planning / Director, SCM Corporate Planning

The Company provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants regardless of a person’s race, color, religion (including religious dress or grooming practices), creed, national origin (including language use restrictions), citizenship, uniform service member or veteran status, ancestry, disability, physical or mental disability (including HIV/AIDS), medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, request for protected leave, marital status, sex, pregnancy, age (over 40), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by law. The Company will comply with all federal and state regulations and statutes pertaining to individuals with disabilities.