Production Planner

Production Planner Location(s) South Grafton, Massachusetts Company Molex Career Field Supply Chain Job Number 178360 Your Job Molex is seeking a Production Planner at their South Grafton, MA site to ensure the timely and cost-effective availability of materials and components to support operational performance and collaborate with manufacturing, purchasing, planning, and sales to review strategic material demand and capacity planning. Our Team At Molex South Grafton, you’ll join a collaborative team dedicated to safety, innovation, and continuous improvement. We believe in leveraging each person’s unique skills and interests to maximize our collective impact. Our electricians work closely with skilled professionals from diverse backgrounds, sharing knowledge and supporting each other to achieve outstanding results. We foster a culture where responsibilities and expectations are clear, contributions are recognized, and everyone is encouraged to develop their talents and pursue work they’re passionate about. If you’re looking for an environment where your ideas matter and your growth is supported, you’ll thrive with us. What You Will Do Oversees modifications and revisions to schedules to ensure that customer needs by dates are me Utilizes SAP System and other SAP Info Structures to validate and analyze variations in demand. Works with marketing and sales forecasts, new tooling requirements and capacity issues Coordinates daily production activities and works with production supervisors and other plant management and personnel to prioritize the schedule for production runs Resolves internal and external expedites. Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) Publish Production Planning KPI’s within the plant Manage & SAP MRP order actions weekly and place the necessary production and purchase orders. Set priorities and expedites as required to successfully meet date Develop detailed production plan and update the production order dates as required in SAP Prepares the production schedule to support the forecast and customer requirements Understand, support and contribute to current Molex Total Quality Management (TQM), Six Sigma, GLSS/Lean, International Standards Organization (ISO) and Environmental, and/or Health and Safety (EH&S) Management Systems by following stated policies and procedures Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) Five (5) years or more experience in operations supervising, production scheduling, or production planning in a manufacturing environment Experience using MRP/ERP systems such as SAP, IQMS or Oracle What Will Put You Ahead Bachelor’s degree in business, sales, or finance Certification in either APICS, Supply Chain Management and/or a 2 or 4 year degree. At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy. Hiring Philosophy All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here. Who We Are As a Koch company, Molex is a leading supplier of connectors and interconnect components, driving innovation in electronics and supporting industries from automotive to health care and consumer to data communications. The thousands of innovators who work for Molex have made us a global electronics leader. Our experienced people, groundbreaking products and leading-edge technologies help us deliver a wider array of solutions to more markets than ever before. At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company. Our Benefits Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter. Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results. Equal Opportunities Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. 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