Production Planner (Manufacturing)
Essential Job Functions
- Monitor forecasts and develops capacity attainment plan based on capabilities and future projected customer demand
- Execute material resource planning (MRP) to ensure materials and components are available to generate the master production schedule
- Analyze customer and production requirements to maximize space utilization
- Collaborate with key stakeholders in accordance with standard operating procedures to ensure key performance indicators achieved
- Collect, monitor and analyze data to control capacity risks, maintain site efficiencies and assure on-time delivery
- Prepare and review required business reports
- Support continuous improvement initiatives for production planning process and information flow
- Other duties as assigned
Education & Experience
- High school degree required, bachelor's degree preferred
- Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience required
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Knowledge of and ability to use and influence organization's policies, standards and procedures guiding manufacturing processes
- Knowledge of strategies and tools for controlling and optimizing the factors that lie between the purchase of raw materials and delivery of finished products
- Ability to effectively manage the business relationship and transactions with the suppliers of raw materials or product components
- Knowledge of issues and considerations for effectively managing local or distributed inventories of raw materials, work in progress and finished goods
- Knowledge of the processes, tools and operational considerations for effective and efficient movement of goods and materials throughout the manufacturing cycle
- Knowledge of the day-to-day operations of a manufacturing plant or facility
- Physical Requirements & Work Environment
- Primarily works in an office environment with occasional time spent in a production and/or warehouse setting
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