Planner, Production
Overview
POSITION SUMMARY: The Production Planner will be responsible for maintaining and managing production schedules, organizing purchase orders, and developing a production plan to meet customer needs efficiently and cost-effectively.
DETAILED RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES
- Maintain the Master Production Schedule in Excel and Quintiq.
- Accept, review, and manage purchase orders from TAKE.
- Create and release work orders to Production to fulfill purchase orders.
- Collaborate on component and raw material challenges with Purchasing, Quality, Inventory Control, etc.
- Identify threats to the production schedule and find solutions to those threats.
- Review aged inventory and help identify solutions for usage.
- Participate in the review, maintenance, and creation of departmental Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
None
Qualifications
- REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Skills: Proficient in Microsoft Office; ability to work in a fast-paced environment; excellent communication skills (written and verbal); solid mathematical skills and meticulous with details; customer-focused, both externally and internally.
Experience: Minimum of 3 years of experience in Production Planning required OR minimum of 3 years of Herbalife Production experience may be substituted for Production Planning experience. Knowledge of Manufacturing, Quality Control, and Production Planning processes utilizing Oracle ERP or similar ERP system.
Education: AS/AA degree in business or related field in Logistics, Supply Chain, Economics, or Business Administration strongly preferred. Bachelor's Degree in Logistics, Supply Chain, Economics, or Business Administration strongly preferred. AS/AA degree in business or related field preferred.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Operations or Supply Chain experience in a nutritional or pharmaceutical industry.
- Proficiency in Oracle or similar Enterprise Resource Planning system.
- 5+ years of experience in a production planning and inventory control environment.
- May substitute for specific production planning and inventory control experience as deemed appropriate.
- Experience in a nutritional business or equivalent environment.
- Experience in various vendor managed inventory programs within the Nutritional Supplement business.