Production Planner

Production Planner

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Position –Production Planner

Job Location –Neenah, WI

Starting Date –ASAP

Employment Term –Direct Hire

Employment Type –Full-Time

Work Hours (Shift) –1st Shift

Starting Pay –Depends on Experience

Benefits –Medical, Vision, Dental, 401(K), Paid Vacation, Paid Holidays, Referral Bonus

Required Education –Bachelor's degree in related field is desired

Required Experience –At least 3 years of experience

As a Production Planner you will work with Operations to strategically plan production based on best practices of maximizing run rates, campaign sizes, and other strategic initiatives to maximize production capacity. Develop and lead analysis using advanced analytics and data driven processes.

Responsibilities

- Responsible for establishing, developing, and maintaining the demand planning tools necessary in determining raw material, packaging, and finished good inventory levels through MRP and planning tools in the ERP system working across functionally with other departments.

- Create and maintain forecast models incorporating business intelligence and forecast information from Sales, Marketing, and Finance. Review historical sales trends, research demand drivers, and evaluate forecast accuracy.

- Interact cross functionally with Sales, Finance, and Operations to coordinate and develop product forecasts. Drive continuous improvement in sales analyses, forecasting processes and accuracy to positively impact inventory positions, sales, and margin.

- Creates and maintains firm, valid, short, and intermediate-range work center schedules and production plans, both onsite and outsourced locations by using internal systems including Syteline, effectively in developing and updating production plans and schedules.

- Participates in Capacity Planning, specifically by anticipating the need for and making recommendations for changes in lead time, adjusting stock replenishment volumes, and recommending capacity changes (overtime, crew adjustments, or outsourcing)

Qualifications

- Previous experience in Production Planning with 3-10 years' experience in manufacturing environment

- Bachelor's degree in related field is desired

- APICS or CPM classes and certifications

- Knowledge of Bill of Material structuring

- ERP/MRP system

Please send your resume tocratzburg@seekcareers.com
Call or Text Chad at 920-232-7322 or APPLY ONLINE at SEEKCAREERS.COM

Keywords: Production Planner, Materials, MRP, ERP,

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