Sr. Planner

Within Fender Musical Instrument Corporation’s (“FMIC”) global Manufacturing team, we are focused on delivering operational excellence to the business and our customers by promoting collaboration, building trust, and setting high standards.  Our mission is to support and enable the makers who fuel the pursuit of musical expression.  We are currently searching for an exceptional Sr. Production Planner to join our team in Corona, CA.

An American icon, Fender was born in Southern California and has built a worldwide influence extending beyond the studio and the stage. A Fender is more than an instrument, it’s a cultural symbol that resonates globally. 

In the role of Sr. Production Planner, you will maintain production schedules and mitigate risks, taking in consideration capacity and materials constraints to ensure that demand requirements are met on time.

Responsibilities

• Create and manage leveled production schedule for assigned Value Stream(s).
• Build production schedules and monitor daily / weekly schedule adherence.
• Discuss and align with Engineering and Operations the manufacturing low level constraints to be managed in the production schedules.
• Create and maintain production targets.
• Conduct materials shortage analyses for short- and long-term production plan.
• Plan inter-plant supply requirements and delivery schedules.
• Create and maintain Kanban inventory levels to meet demand requirements.
• Create, monitor, material availability reports for assigned Value Stream(s).
• Create and maintain key performance indicators for Planning.
• Maintain compliance, enterprise resource planning master data.
• Drive daily meetings with Operations team.

Education & Qualifications:

• 6+ years of equivalent work experience in Planning
• APICS certification is a plus
• Materials Requirements Planning (MRP)
• SAP
• Microsoft Office: Excel (Strong), Word, PowerPoint.
• Excellent communication and analytical skills.
• Ability to make decisions and work with minimal supervision.
• Willingness to be on call when needed.
• Ability to work on a fast-paced environment.
• Fast learner, Team player.

About Fender Musical Instruments:

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) is one of the world’s leading musical instrument manufacturers, marketers and distributors, whose portfolio of brands includes Fender®, Squier®, Gretsch®, Jackson®, EVH®, Charvel® and Groove Tubes®, among others. For more information, visit www.fender.com. FMIC offers a competitive benefits package which includes medical, dental, 401(k), paid time off, and an equipment purchase program to help you get the band back together. Fender Musical Instruments Corporation is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, gender, age, color, religion, disability, veterans’ status, sexual orientation, or any other protected factor.

Fender is required by law in certain jurisdictions to include a pay scale in the job posting for this position.  “Pay scale” means the salary or hourly wage range that Fender reasonably expects to pay for this position; it is neither a promise nor a guarantee of the compensation that the successful candidate will receive.  The pay scale for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that Fender considers in making compensation decisions, including, without limitation: skill set, experience, and training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.  If this is a remote position, the pay scale disclosed herein may be adjusted further based upon the applicable geographic differential associated with the location from which the successful candidate will work.  Please note that it is not typical for a Fender employee to be at or near the top of the pay scale for their role – especially as a new hire – and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.  Subject to the foregoing, the current pay scale for this position is $77,667.00-$155,333.00 per year.