Plant Planner

Summary of Responsibilities:

• Issue detailed production schedule utilizing SAP PPDS for planning horizon.
• Manage production details in line with business strategy (cost, rate, inventory and uptime).
• Assure schedule is continually maintained and communicated throughout the supply chain.
• Highlight and actively participate in the identification and resolution of inventory, customer order and quality issues as they develop.
• Primary point of contact with customer service team
• Monitoring process orders & assuring closed as needed, accurate process orders are used to maintain system & data integrity
• Primary interface between manufacturing and supply chain planning.
• Works with manufacturing to optimize the plant schedule along with manufacturing capabilities.
• Maintain SAP Master Data to support scheduling & ATP process
• Maintain & monitor key KPIs for assets (i.e. slow moving & obsolete inventory, capacity loading, production to plan, inventory, delivery to promise, etc.
• Support Toll Manufacturing Network and teammates as needed for backup and support.
• Schedule logistics for finished goods. Execute delivery and production paperwork.
• Execute physical audit and reconciliation of findings in SAP.
• Issues raw material and packaging requisitions to vendors for the site(s).
• Participate and assist in leading decision center forums with regional warehouse teams.
• Requisition finished goods to import from other global sites as needed.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Business Administration or related fields.
• 3+ years experience in operations or supply chain roles
• Knowledge of supply planning theory and stock management
• Knowledge of MS Office tools
• Excellent business English communication skills
• Effective communication skills
• Analytical and quantitative skills
• Continuous improvement attitude
• May be required to travel (<10%)

Training / Certifications:

• SAP, APO, MRP training on functional areas of expertise