Manufacturing Planner

The Manufacturing Planner will establishe production plan and develop schedule and daily load to support the sales and operations plan, inventory, and customer service objectives. Plans and schedules usage of materials, components and capacity consistent with the projected forecasts to support the sales and operations plan for manufacturing.

In this role, Manufacturing Planner will:

• Establish daily production schedules to determine sequence products and components will be manufactured.
• Create Demand plan and the Production plan consistent with plant capacity and resources to meet customer demand.
• Develop production schedule for assigned product, providing sufficient lead time to procure raw materials and manufacturing components to meet sales demand and production forecast requirements.
• Monitor schedules to assist departmental labor planning in achieving the goals of the production plan.
• Support Sales team short lead time orders and make revisions to existing production schedules
• Align production plans with customer demand
• Reviews, analyzes and edits orders against a defined set of input requirements
• Reviews forecast versus actual demand patterns, making appropriate adjustments to maintain inventory levels.
• Work closely with other functional areas to drive Promise Date service level, Customer Request Date service level, past due backlog and lead time.
• Follows all 5S practices and supports lean activities, as well as safety regulations policies and procedures.

Qualifications:

Bachelors Degree, or equivalent prior experience (3-5 years) and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience in manufacturing
environment.
Must understand ERP, supply chain, distribution logistics, and financial systems in manufacturing environment.
Computer Software: Inventory, SAP and CPIM Certification a plus