Production Scheduler/Planner

Description

Job Title: Production Planner

Reports to: Planning Manager

FLSA Status:  Non Exempt

Travel: Travel required at times (0% - 10%)

Position Summary: The Production Planner is responsible for creating plans for managing inventory programs and maintaining plant finite schedules. Planner liaises with their counter parts in Production, Quality, Warehouse and Customer Service to address normal business processes of manufacturing. Job impacts between $30-50 million in product sales, between $20-40 million in production cost and $3-5 million in inventory value.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Regularly meets with assigned plants to arrange orders into the optimal sequential work schedule and provides appropriate lead times to customer service for customer orders.
• Examines production specifications and capacity data, and performs mathematical calculations to determine production processes, tools, and human resource requirements for NPD.
• Meets weekly with assigned plants to review prior week’s performance for schedule adherence and overproduction. Unacceptable performance is identified, and corrective actions taken. A frozen schedule is established.
• Manages stocking programs to assure demand to forecast performance and supply execution are graded. Action is taken to identify out of bounds results to bring the program back within plan.
• Reviews FG inventory within warehouses to identify orphan or SLOB and initiates action to address.
• Reviews assigned plant lead times weekly, identifies areas needing supply support to reduce to targeted lead time levels and takes appropriate actions to ensure success.
• Other duties as assigned by their manager

Competency:

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Strong understanding of inventory management principles related to demand management (forecast & firm), impact on supply plan (make & buy) and inventory plan (projected levels to manage).
• Understand principles in the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) business process.
• Analytical - Strong analytical skill set and demonstrated ability to work with cross-functional teams to quickly analyze problems and develop effective solutions. Collects and researches data; Uses intuition and experience to complement data.
• Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions; Works well in group problem solving situations; Uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics
• Customer Service - Manages difficult internal or external customer situations; Responds promptly to customer needs; Solicits customer feedback to improve service; Responds to requests for service and assistance; Meets commitments.
• Judgment - Displays willingness to make decisions; Exhibits sound and accurate judgment; Supports and explains reasoning for decisions; Includes appropriate people in decision-making process; Makes timely decisions.
• Professionalism - Approaches others in a tactful manner; Reacts well under pressure; Treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; Accepts responsibility for own actions; Follows through on commitments. Excellent interpersonal skills; strong with presentation and communications skills; demonstrated organizational skills with solid follow-through to results. Demonstrated ability to interface with, and maintain effective relationships with, all functional departments and employees in a team-oriented environment.
• Highly motivated self-starter with a high energy level and track record of success.
• Flexible and the ability to quickly adapt to changes in the work environment and manage competing demands.
• Well organized, dependable, punctual, strong work ethic with exceptional integrity.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Requirements

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education Requirements/Work Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in engineering, business, economics, or similar discipline;
• Experience in production order management (10 years),
• Experience in inventory management (5 years)
• Or combination of both education and experience
• Preferred CPIM a