Inventory Control Production Coordinator

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION
 

Sun Chemical, a member of the DIC Group, is a leading producer of packaging and graphic solutions, color and display technologies, functional products, electronic materials, and products for the automotive and healthcare industries. Together with DIC, Sun Chemical is continuously working to promote and develop sustainable solutions to exceed customer expectations and better the world around us. With combined annual sales of more than $8.5 billion and 22,000+ employees worldwide, the DIC Group companies support a diverse collection of global customers.
 

Sun Chemical Corporation is a subsidiary of Sun Chemical Group Coöperatief U.A., the Netherlands, and is headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, U.S.A. For more information, please visit our website at www.sunchemical.com or connect with us on LinkedIn or Twitter
 

Title: Inventory Control Production Coordinator 

Location: Centron

Shift: 1st Shift 

 

Inventory Control Production Coordinator

 

Responsibilities:

The Production Coordinator develops and executes short-term production planning and inventory management, aligning with customer service, supply chain, procurement, product management, and manufacturing. They integrate demand forecasts with production capabilities using MRP techniques to generate production plans. Their role involves optimizing inventory levels, serving as an expert resource, and ensuring high asset utilization and schedule compliance. They manage key demand thresholds, communicate schedule issues, and are responsible for capacity planning, generating daily/weekly schedules, and supporting inventory reconciliations.

 

Position Duties:

1. Develops and executes short term operational production planning and inventory management program with guidance from supply chain, product management and manufacturing. Includes rough cut capacity planning and finite scheduling for the manufacturing organization.

2. Participates in operations planning meetings as the expert on the production plan/schedule using MRP techniques, capacity, and campaign and sequencing issues. Advises supply chain, QC and Manufacturing on decisions to support the balance of short term supply and demand.

3. Plans/schedules and requisitions raw materials as defined by the production plan and schedule. Defines inventory targets by raw material and manages overall raw material levels to estab