Planner

Summary: The Planner is responsible for overseeing all planning activities to ensure successful delivery of the product. This position will be responsible for performing tasks and duties associated with product manufacture planning, including producing schedules, material lists, and production plans. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following: others may be assigned:

• Read, interpret, and create level Bill of Material
• Evaluates shortages and manages prompt solutions keeping appropriate stakeholders informed of any potential      problem as required.
• Analyzes demand and plans supply in accordance, ensures efficient and quality execution of requirements and purchasing      action messages, manages supplier delivery, quality, and cost performance and improvement.
• Ensuring material flow and production activity are aligned.
• Reads and reviews engineering drawings and documentation and coordinate any changes
• Supports testing and certification requirements for  new programs
• Preserves engineering revision control 
• Confirm accuracy of pertinent data in the company ERP system
• Collaborates with stakeholders on lead times, planning items and any related elements
• Performs work under direct supervision
• Handles basic issues and problems, and escalates more complex issues to higher level staff
• All employees have an affirmative duty to protect and maintain the confidentiality of the company’s products
• As business conditions change it is necessary that all employees productively react and handle other essential tasks as assigned      now or in the future.
• Tasks may vary slightly based on products produced at division.
• Duties listed above are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities required. The company may modify responsibilities as needed to meet business and organizational needs.

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 accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requirements: 

• MS Office Skills (Excel, PowerPoint)
• Previous operations, or supply chain/logistics
• MRP system experience
• Ability to read and analyze engineering prints
• Dedication and commitment to ensure all work is      completed without exception.
• Willingness to learn and develop new competencies
• Strong written and verbal business communications      abilities
• Self-starter with ability to drive improvement, meet      timeliness and objectives
• Identifying problems working with teams to solve      through leading actions collaboratively 
• Ability to analyze and communicate requirements
• Ability to negotiate, influence, and win respect
• Ability to make timely decisions and act
• Ability to provide information regarding tasks, plans,      schedule and strategy to stakeholders
• Customer service oriented

Key Competencies: 

· Strong organization skills

· High level of attention to detail and accuracy

· Ability to prioritize

· Professional level written and verbal communication skills 

· Problem-solving skills

· Interpersonal skills 

· Decision-making skills 

· High level of integrity

· Ability to thrive in a fast paced, high volume, team environment

Education and/or Experience: 

High School Graduate or GED. 0-3 years of experience in manufacturing. 

Job Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: 

Reading: The ability to read, and interpret English documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals and reports, drawings and schematics

Writing: The ability to write and/or type all types of correspondence or reports. 

Mathematics: Basic knowledge of accounting principles with the ability to analyze figures and basic mathematical skills 

Customer Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer service. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others’ reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems

Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions

Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand 

Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken work and sentences

Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense

Inductive Reasoning: The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (including finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events)

Problem Sensitivity: The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. 

Information Ordering: The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., pattern of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

Attention to Detail: The ability to be precise and thorough in completing work tasks