Jr. Planner

Job Description

Under direction of the Supply Chain Manager, develops production schedules for various businesses as established by the Senior Supply Chain Planner / Planning Process Lead. Evaluates demand for items in these areas and plans material purchases to support the production plan.

Maintains inventory levels in accordance with established inventory policies and ensures a sufficient supply of raw and packaging materials are on hand to support production requirements.

Essential Functions

• Prepares production schedules for areas of responsibility as well as other areas directed by Lead Senior Planner.
• Converts planned orders to purchase requisitions in SAP for required raw and packaging materials.
• Responsible for ensuring lead times, economic order quantities, shelf life and inventory turn rates are included as part of the analysis.
• Communicates with Sumter purchasing (or vendors as applicable) to expedite deliveries as required.
• Creates/converts requisitions in SAP as needed to procure raw and packaging materials.
• Changes, converts and releases production orders in SAP as required to meet demand requirements.
• Assists the Lead Senior Planner in analyzing the total demand requirements for assigned areas.
• Prepares portions of the annual budget/quarterly reforecast for area(s) of responsibility as they pertain to material requirements.
• Captures and coordinates the timely shipment of components and raw materials to other sites.
• Converts, changes STO’s (Stock Transport Orders to other client sites) in SAP and monitors fulfillment of orders.
• Captures and coordinates the timely shipment of components and raw materials to other client sites.
• Maintains performance to schedule for areas of responsibility.
• Analyzes Engineering ECR/O’s to determine impact on production and inventory levels in an effort to minimize scrap and lost production time.
• Captures and coordinates planning activities and monitors MWO’s or PIC’s as related to area of responsibility (Manufacturing Work Orders-Division and/or Plant).