Associate Product Planner

About the role

Within a manufacturing environment, you will forecast, plan, and schedule assigned products to meet customers' needs in the most timely and efficient manner. You will also communicate with a variety of cross-functional teams in factory and corporate positions.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute the flow of externally procured materials from suppliers into the factory for assigned products ensuring inventory optimization and material flow.
• Plan all purchased and manufactured parts using the best ordering approaches like EOQ, min/max, fixed days, Kanban, MRP, etc.
• Avoid inventory discrepancies by ensuring accurate planning parameters are set in planning systems - GAINS, Oracle.
• Schedule manufacturing orders and ensure customer requirements are met.
• Give work direction and prioritize schedules on the shop floor.
• Communicate with customer service to align priorities to meet customer requirements.
• Keep management proactively informed of manufacturing challenges and issues (capacity, machine downtime, and fluctuations in resources).
• Manage all inventory to ensure cell objectives are met and in line with company objectives.
• Manage assigned product to meet customer service and inventory plans.
• Proactively communicate supply shortages, delivery changes, or quality issues to appropriate personnel in a timely manner.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Operations Management, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, or related field is preferred or 4+ years of proven planning experience working in manufacturing and/or distribution environment.
• Registered and working towards APICS CPIM certification if Bachelor’s degree is not in Logistics and Supply Chain Planning field.
• Plan in place to enroll in Operations Management, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, or related field and willing to complete Bachelor’s degree.
• Knowledge of Supply Chain and lean manufacturing concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Competent PC skills.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Oracle Experience.

Skills

• MRP/ERP system knowledge.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Stock purchase plan
• 401(k)
• Tuition reimbursement

Pay

$45,600.00 - $79,900.00

Schedule

N/A