Production Planner

Planner – Downstream Production Planning

• Follow up to SAP Planning order exceptions (past due, expedite, push out, cancel)
• Finished Good Production Scheduling
• Publish Daily Production Plan
• Follow up of Production orders status and barriers
• Review with kitting if they are having issues with material
• Review if orders are converted in SAP, if not need to start converting planned orders to production orders
• Reviewing missing parts coming out in the release simulation to see if production could start working without them
• Create missing parts file and request to Upstream team the estimate arrival time
• Release orders and prepare them to production, separate them by assemblies
• Production Schedule Attainment

Job Responsibilities:

• Planning
• Work daily MRP exception messages
• Manage flow of material between supplier and plant
• Ensure materials are available for production
• Meet the targets on days of inventory
• Expedite Purchase Order with supplier
• Crisis shortage provide priority to the supplier
• Monthly review of vendor forecast
• Review Open order report with supplier
• Update in SAP purchase orders due dates
• Review and adjust MRP planning parameters such as safety stock, minimum lot sizes, rounding values, pallet quantities, lead times, lot sizing procedures, etc.
• Quarterly review of the replenishment strategy Kanban, ROP or MRP
• Interfaces with MPS Planners and Production Scheduler

Qualifications/Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in Engineering, Supply Chain Management or Business
• Experience with Material Requirements Planning (MRP), ERP / SAP, production scheduling, and inventory management
• Experience working with SAP desirable
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills

Technical / analytical / problem-solving skills:

• Solid background in materials management / methodology
• Adept at thinking on your feet, problem resolution, providing direction to multiple groups, resolving conflict, improving efficiencies, continuous improvement

Interviews: Teams video conference interviews Possible face to face 2nd round