Manufacturing Planner

About the Opportunity

Creates, reviews, amends, and maintains attainable and effective manufacturing schedules for assigned products and product families, which has a significant impact on customer service and shop floor activity. Candidate must possess highly advanced mathematical and analytical skills and experience, be a creative thinker with the ability to make sound decisions with our customers in mind. 

Responsibilities

• Executes ERP and the timely creation of shop orders to satisfy customer demand, achieve desired levels and maintain flow of work on the factory floor.
• Utilizes system tools inclusive of material requirements planning and capacity planning to ensure that the supply chain is effective in meeting the needs of our customers while maintaining required delivery and inventory goals.
• Communicates and coordinates with production supervisors and purchasing team to ensure schedule adherence and recovery if required.
• Initiates and participates in continuous improvement activities related to production planning, customer service and inventory management.
• Reviews and maintains QAD data integrity inclusive of routings and bill of material accuracy.
• Manages and maintains inventory levels ensuring uninterrupted supply of parts while maintaining optimal inventory levels, along with ensuring customer reliability and meeting target inventory turns.
• Tracks progression of production orders, investigate factors that affect schedules, and modify plans as necessary.
• Expedites critical orders throughout the supply chain.
• Informs management of potential production problems and assist in the implementation of both short- and long-term solutions.
• Analyzes forecasted demand to ensure safety stock and strategic inventory levels on finished goods are maintained.
• Performs planning functions required to achieve the timely and successful launch of new products and participates as assigned on new product development teams.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Data Analysis & Mathematics strongly preferred.
• 3+ years of experience in production scheduling in a manufacturing environment using advanced mathematical and analytical tools and concepts.
• APICS/CPIM certification preferred.
• Experience using QAD, preferred or SAP (forecasting tools and system overall).
• Experience in ERP & Kanban Planning.
• Experience using analytical spreadsheet tools as well as other MS Office applications.
• Experience working with Microsoft Access and writing queries to analyze data.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks along with excellent time management skills and customer service skills.
• Strong interpersonal and conflict resolution skills to effectively interface with production, customer service, and management.
• Ability to conceptualize, define and resolve complex problems.
• Excellent analytical, problem solving and facilitation skills.
• Knowledge of cGMP regulations ISO 13485, 21CFR Part 820, CMDR SOR/98-282, 93/42/EEC, RDC 16 2013, MHLW MO 169 and TG(MD)R Sch3 preferred.