MRP Planner

About the role

Create, modify, and implement the master production schedule to meet customer demand while minimizing inventory.

Responsibilities

• Review and act upon MRP exception messages according to their priority and impact.
• Interact with other planner/schedulers and customer service on reschedules or customer order expedites.
• Review Available To Promise outputs to improve ship dates.
• Proactively find scheduling and capacity gaps to prioritize work on the shop floor.
• Identify opportunities to improve the scheduling process and inform supervisor.
• Coordinate with Production Inventory Control regarding new production introduction.
• Support the dual mandate of high service levels and high inventory turnover.
• Facilitate the planning portion of continuous improvement and lean projects.
• Stop work if continuing is unsafe or will create an unsafe condition.
• Accomplish/perform work assignments from beginning to end with minimal supervision.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent; Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• APICS Certification or affiliation a major plus.
• Three to five years minimum of planning experience.
• Familiarity with a vertically integrated manufacturing operation.

Skills

• Interpret and gain actionable insights from reports.
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively with others.
• Act with integrity, professionalism, and a positive attitude.
• Must be a team player.
• Oracle ERP with Advanced Supply Chain Planning module a plus.