Production Planner (Cumberland, WI)

Job Description:

Production Planner (Cumberland, WI)

Collaborate with Innovative 3Mers Around the World

Choosing where to start and grow your career has a major impact on your professional and personal life, so it’s equally important you know that the company that you choose to work at, and its leaders, will support and guide you. With a wide variety of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with other curious, creative 3Mers.

This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military experience to a 3M career.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

As a(n) Production Planner, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:

• Lead cross functional projects across the business to effectively drive change in service, cost, and inventory.
• Develops and maintains operating rhythms to ensure smooth supply chain operations, aligning supply with demand.
• Provides a high degree of planning analysis to support decision making.
• Publishes and presents service and inventory metrics and results.
• Identifies and leads projects that improve supply chain speed and inventory investment.  Review and reports on project progress with management.
• Works closely with the business unit to understand customer requirements and forecasts.  Works closely with manufacturing to ensure alignment to business requirements by setting and maintaining sufficient inventory levels and lead times.  Manages the S&OP process.
• Actively manage working and non-working inventories in assigned businesses to maintain compliance and achieve inventory investment targets.
• Utilize Supply Chain tools and processes such as DMPT, Peoplesoft and Dynamic Supply Chain Planner
• Utilize Lean Six Sigma methodologies to improve service, inventory turns, and non-working inventory

Your Skills and Expertise 

To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited university
• One (1) combined year of experience in supply chain, transportation, logistics, manufacturing, production, and/or customer service in a private, public, government or military environment

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

• Bachelor's degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start)
• APICS (American Production and Inventory Control Society) certification is preferred. If not complete at the time this position is assumed, the certification will become part of the employee professional development plan as agreed between management and the employee.
• APICS certification or willingness to pursue
• Six Sigma Green Belt project experience and/or certification
• Experience with SAP a plus
• Experience in Lean Scheduling or Lean Manufacturing
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft office – (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

Location: Cumberland, WI

Travel: Up to 5% domestic/international

Relocation: may be authorized

Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status)

Supporting Your Well-being 

3M offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, 3M regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope. 

 

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Applicable to US Applicants Only:The expected compensation range for this position is $84,595 - $103,394, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience. In addition,