Build a career powered by innovations that matter! At Novanta, our innovations power technology products that are transforming healthcare and advanced manufacturing—improving productivity, enhancing people’s lives and redefining what’s possible. We create for our global customers engineered components and sub-systems that deliver extreme precision and performance for a range of mission-critical applications—from minimally invasive surgery to robotics to 3D metal printing. Novanta is one global team with over 26 offices located in The Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Looking for a great place to work? You have found it with a culture that embraces teamwork, collaboration and empowerment. Come explore Novanta. Summary This job is responsible for determining material specifications, creating and maintaining inventory schedules, coordinating with internal departments, and managing external stakeholder relations. Primary Responsibilities · Lead and Manage cross functional SIOP Reviews, creating SIOP Data Analytics and coordinate with Leadership to drive demand planning in ERP · Lead cross functional meetings such as Production Backlog/Revenue review, Procurement Material Meetings and more. · Manage all material planning through MRP to meet key performance indicators · Lead initiatives to create and most effectively utilize multiple planning strategies to drive MPS requirements · Create Standard Planning Processes that can be utilized Cross Site · Coordinate weekly production schedule working with product management, customer service, purchasing and the operations team. · Prepare, maintain, monitor and measure daily master production schedule (MPS) and ensure timely feedback to schedule adherence is provided to the production leads. · Book sales order lines according to capacity and material availability · Ensure orders are managed to meet OTDP (On-Time Deliver to Promise) · Lead lean activities to improve LT and OTDR (improve inventory strategy) · Create/Maintain Work Order Build plan that is aligned to Floor Cell's · Level load Build plan to maximize resource and material utilization · Executing Work Orders - ensure WO's are completed by due date · Periodic reporting on manufacturing completions versus plan and other critical planning performance measures · Manage inventory effectively through Kanban & visual management to meet our inventory accuracy goals · Setting and reviewing inventory policies, such as sub-assembly safety stocks to optimize production runs · Support E&O review by managing incoming material through just in time (JIT) process and working towards avoiding excess inventory · Participate in and drive NGS Continuous improvement activities assigned. · Ensure Master Data accuracy by contributing to ECO reviews Required Experience, Education, Skills, Training and Competencies · Education: BS/BA degree in a business or technical field (or equivalent experience) · 2 years experience in a planning role · Hands-on experience with Oracle and lower level ERP systems · APICS certification desirable · Ability to drive cost reduction projects to achieve consistent PPV and overall material spend reductions · Proven ability to ensure material availability, while reducing inventory and increasing inventory turns. · Systematic approach to analyzing and reducing the supply base to achieve maximize EOQ purchasing for cost effectiveness · Strong negotiation and excellent interpersonal skills · Team player with strong computer, written, verbal and skills · Ability to multitask and manage changing business conditions is essential · Previous experience with opto-electronics and PCB commodities, · Working experience in Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma environments · International purchasing & planning experience a plus · Understand and participate in the SIOP (Sales Inventory Operations Planning) process. Travel Requirements · None Physical Requirements · Must demonstrate proof of up to date Covid-19 vaccination status per current CDC guidelines prior to employment start. Novanta is proud to be an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action workplace. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, military and veteran status, disability, genetics, or any other category protected by federal law or Novanta policy. Please call 1 781-266-5700 if you need a disability accommodation for any part of the employment process.