What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manufacturing Planner position at Piovan?
Manufacturing Planner will be responsible for overseeing production scheduling and ensure optimal inventory levels to meet customer demand and production efficiency. This role plays a critical part in aligning manufacturing output with sales forecasts, minimizing production downtime, and maintaining accurate inventory records.
Roles/Responsibilities:
- Work with Sales and Engineering to understand customer request
- Must be able to turn request in to orders
- Be able to provide accurate forecast to Operations
- Create Dispatch for clear understanding of timelines
- Work with SAP programs for parts, cost, labor, and accurate timeline
- Work with Procurement on critical parts availability and timelines
- Work with Operations on process flow to meet scheduling
- Track backlog and usable inventory on hand
- Must be able to lead personnel associated with the execution of daily responsibilities
- Maintain accurate inventory records and ensure inventory levels are within target ranges.
- Perform regular cycle counts and reconcile discrepancies between physical counts and system records.
- Forecast material requirements based on historical data, sales trends, and production needs.
- Identify slow-moving, obsolete, or excess inventory and recommend actions for optimization.
Qualifications:
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Basic knowledge of supply chain activities
- 3-5 years of related experience manufacturing planning, production scheduling, or inventory management.
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Business, Industrial Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent work experience). Equivalent relevant work experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
- Excellent organizational, time management, and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
- Proficiency in ERP/MRP systems (SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, or equivalent).
- Excellent communication skills and able to pass necessary information to customers/ employees
Organization
- Business Unit: UNA-DYN
- Department: Production Management
Salary Range
65,000 - 90,000 USD Annually