Planner

At Winchester Interconnect, we always do the right thing the right way! Our mission is to inspire the most innovative team, designing and delivering interconnect solutions that empower customers to shape the future. We focus on our people and are committed to engaging talent of all experiences, skill sets, backgrounds, and walks of life.

About the role

As our planner, you will be a part of a unified and diverse team, collaborating within and outside of the department to maintain a strong production schedule. You will have the opportunity to be a key contributor to a positive customer experience.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from a four-year college or university is preferred; 3-5 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• On-the-job and professional training seminars may qualify as related experience
• In-house promotions must have held the junior planner position for more than 12 months
• Proficiency in ERP systems and manufacturing knowledge preferred

Responsibilities

• Monitor incoming orders, supply chain problems, market changes, and inventory issues to minimize the impact on production
• Monitor material flow and identify shortages or bottlenecks
• Plan, schedule, and coordinate the flow of products through the complete production cycle
• Create a production schedule for materials and resources
• Gather data, analyze, and present metrics for the department
• Respond clearly and precisely to questions and participate regularly in meetings with a positive manner
• Communicate and collaborate with all levels of management and personnel

Accountability

• Profitably grow top-line organically
• Ensure operational excellence: meet customer delivery and quality commitments
• Maintain an efficient planning process and schedule execution
• Be responsive to customer needs
• Hold yourself accountable, collaborate with peers, and take empowered action
• Recognize peers through company social media platforms
• Maintain a customer-centric focus

Collaboration

The senior planner will collaborate with the customer service team, production team, and across Winchester in a way that is positive, respectful, ensures task ownership, uses data to make decisions, and puts the customer first.

Empowerment

• Utilize business unit resources and tools to meet and improve customer on-time delivery, production on-time performance, and product flow through production
• Support first-time builds/NPI projects and ensure timely scheduling to production
• Live the Winchester culture
• Create a culture of continuous improvement and customer centricity

Communication Systems

• Google Workspace
• ADP Lyric

Pay

The pay range for this position is $70,000–$88,000 per year, plus incentive compensation. Exact salary will be contingent upon your experience, education, skills, and other relevant factors.

Benefits

For a sneak peek into some of our benefits and to learn more about our career opportunities, visit Winchester Interconnect’s website.