What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Planning Coordinator position at beBee Careers?
About the Role
We are seeking a highly skilled Production Planning Coordinator to join our team. As a key member of our operations department, you will be responsible for coordinating and developing production schedules by analyzing and optimizing resources and ensuring proper workflow through each operational modality.
The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of creating efficiencies based on manufacturing capabilities along with run strategies that result in meeting or exceeding customer requirements. You will work closely with supply chain and operations to coordinate delivery of raw materials to maximize on-time delivery.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute daily, weekly, and monthly production schedules in accordance with manufacturing plans and manage updates to the production plan.
- Create and manage planning meetings with all manufacturing functional groups for alignment and asset allocation.
- Partner with Supply Chain and work with ERP tools to forecast material purchases and resupply requirements are met without interruption.
- Understand current and future capacity/supply/equipment constraints, including planned & unplanned downtime, affecting production by engaging stakeholders throughout the planning process and lead the development of recovery plans.
- Communicate risks & gaps of current production plans to appropriate stakeholders and develop service, inventory, & tradeoff scenarios by using a planning toolkit to reduce said risks & gaps.
- Immerse yourself and collaborate with all functional departments by attending meetings, analyzing various reports, and understanding current priorities to ensure the production facility is supporting our current enterprise goals while reducing production delays or product backorders.
About You
- Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, engineering, industrial engineering/operations research or another quantitative field (preferred), or equivalent experience.
- Demonstrated 5 years in production planning for a high volume and complex production process.
- Experience with ERP systems; Microsoft Dynamics experience preferred.
- Carry a continuous improvement & data-driven mindset. Lean Six Sigma certification preferred.
- Strong communication skills needed to collaborate with stakeholders with flexibility and drive decisions.
- Great organizational, analytical, and project management skills (role requires juggling long-term projects, daily tasks, and urgent questions).
- Ability to independently solve problems in a fast-paced environment.
