Planner - Ditch Witch

About the role

The Planner is responsible for ensuring an uninterrupted flow of production material, monitoring inventory levels, expediting material, and auditing material adjustment transactions to support a minimum inventory production process. The Planner plans, schedules, and releases purchased parts in an effective manner while supporting company objectives regarding inventory, sales volume, product cost, and customer demand.

Responsibilities

• Plan all purchased parts within area of responsibility. Make decisions to release, firm, cancel, expedite, or defer work based upon current inventory, demand, and capacity.
• Maintain appropriate inventory levels to support production plan.
• Manage inventory level and advise of overages or shortfalls of inventory and any availability constraints.
• Work independently with suppliers to manage material supply to ensure on-time deliveries.
• Maintain accurate purchase order information in the ERP system.
• Monitor and correct all advanced shipping notice transmissions.
• Ensure materials meet specifications, quality standards, and are cost-efficient.
• Cook with other departments regarding production goals, timelines, supplier payments, etc.
• Track appropriate metrics to drive results and continuous improvement.
• Develop strategies and tactics to effectively manage assigned inventory portfolio, with the intention of minimizing costs and improving supply chain performance.
• Work with engineering, production, and sourcing to stop procurement of material affected by engineering change and coordinate proper rotation of inventory to minimize scrap/reworked.
• Represent Production Planning and Analysis at various meetings and relay necessary information.
• Collect information, compile into standard formats and prepare monthly reports as required.
• Provide input for inventory reports, surplus stock lists, production specifications, and plant capacity data as requested.
• Effectively communicate requirements to meet production schedules, while maintaining good supplier relationships.
• Work with sourcing, quality, and receiving to return rejected or damaged inventory to the supplier.
• Aid in supplier relationship management including meetings and supplier visits.
• Keep well-informed of external factors that may affect the supply chain.
• Special projects as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required; plus a minimum of 1-3 years of relevant related experience as a minimum.
• Experience in supply chain and/or manufacturing with focus on production planning/scheduling and materials management disciplines preferred.
• Exhibit a professional, self-confident image.
• Must possess good mathematical skills and the ability to communicate orally and in writing.
• Experience with Microsoft Word and have advanced skills in Microsoft Excel. SAP Experience is preferred.
• Planner I: 1-3 years of prior experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Planner II: 3-5 years of experience in production planning or similar work required. The “II” level may serve as a Lead for the Planning and/or have education and experience to support the performance of the team as a subject matter expert.

Qualifications

• This opportunity is based out of Perry, Oklahoma at the Ditch Witch Campus. Other job locations and/or fully remote is not available at this time. The current team works 5-days on-site. Some travel may be required.
• Typical Working Hours: 6:00 AM-3:30 PM, Monday-Friday. Work day lengths of up to 10 hours, with occasional weekend work.
• Extended use of a computer. Office environment most of the time, with regular trips to shop floor.
• Rapidly changing workloads and priorities, frequently with multiple requests from a variety of supervisors and managers.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary: A reasonable pay range for this opportunity is $54,900-$79,000. The pay range takes into account skills, experience, education, and location. It is not common to be hired at or near the top of the range; compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.
• Cash compensation is one piece of our competitive total rewards package. You may be eligible to participate in an incentive program, which rewards employees based on individual and organizational performance. Eligibility and award amounts are determined by company policy and performance metrics.
• If you need to, you can access your pay early with the dailypay app.

Sustainability

Sustainability is not a new concept for The Toro Company. It is deeply rooted in our purpose—to help our customers enrich the beauty, productivity and sustainability of the land.

Community

We believe that a satisfying life comes from contributing at work and giving back to the community. Volunteering is an important part of our culture.