Planner

Planner

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) from four-year college or university in a related field
• Minimum of 5 – 8 years of experience in material/production planning and procurement in a mid-to-large company, preferably in manufacturing
• Solid understanding of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
• Material Review Planning (MRP) knowledge required
• Knowledgeable and experience in electronic components required
• Basic knowledge of ISO and/or AS9100 strongly preferred
• Intermediate to advance knowledge of Microsoft Office applications tools: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Must be able to travel to Supplier base location

Responsibilities

• Creates and maintains the master production schedule (MPS)
• Uses input from the sales, and operations planning process to create the MPS
• Manages customer demand (CO), production capacity (internal and external), and lead time
• Provides Alerts on Revenue Risk, manages Manufacturing Dates and Past due dates
• Works with the production planner to provide Clear to Build for new demand and Shortage alert
• Audits and monitors ERP action recommendations
• Works with the production planner to ensure that the MPS is achievable and to make changes to the schedule as needed
• Audits ERP parameters and aligns it to operations process

Preferred Qualifications

• APICS CPIM and or ISM Certified preferred
• Greenbelt Lean Manufacturing 6 Sigma certificate or equivalent training preferred
• Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing/6 Sigma/ Kaizen preferred