Planner 1

About the role

We are seeking a full-time Planner 1 at Garmin's U.S. headquarters in the Greater Kansas City area. In this role, you will facilitate, coordinate, and manage supply chain planning functions supporting the production of Garmin products.

Responsibilities

• Applies a basic understanding of supply chains, systems, and processes used by specific areas
• Understands and drives accountability for department Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Extracts, evaluates data, and provides it for decision-making purposes
• Recognizes issues and provides timely responses; communicates status of work clearly and provides support when called upon
• Participates in discussions in team initiatives toward goal resolution
• Plans own daily workload with the ability to identify priorities
• Applies Garmin’s mission statement and quality policy
• Learns to apply and use analytical and qualitative methods to understand, predict, and enhance product introduction supply chain processes
• Plans finished goods manufacturing and distribution at Garmin production sites and Garmin distribution locations

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Business Analytics, or a related operations/business field
• Understands and implements supply chain best practices
• Demonstrated ability to learn and gain proficient use and knowledge of planning tools
• Demonstrated knowledge of supply chain processes
• Demonstrated proficiency using Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, and Outlook)
• Demonstrated professional and strong/effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to communicate with cross-functional teams/customers
• Solid understanding of Demand Resource Planning (DRP) or Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP), and/or understanding of warehouse, manufacturing, and/or service processes

Qualifications

• Previous work or internship experience working in a manufacturing or distribution environment
• Certified in Production & Inventory Management (CPIM) or Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM)
• 5+ years of experience in material management, production planning, purchasing, or distribution, preferably in electronics manufacturing
• Previous project management or team facilitator experience

Benefits

This position is eligible for Garmin's benefit program. Details can be found here.