Planning Analyst
About the role
The Production Planning Analyst position offers an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government, or military experience to a 3M career. You will collaborate with innovative 3Mers around the world, planning and scheduling production work centers, monitoring output to meet customer requirements, and improving operational efficiency.
Responsibilities
- Tap into curiosity and collaborate with Production Planning, Lean Value Stream, and Operations Team members.
- Work closely with the business to understand customer requirements and forecasts.
- Collaborate with the manufacturing team, value stream leadership, and Supply Planners to prioritize and resolve supply constraints and balance service, inventory, and cost.
- Manage capacity, identify, resolve, and escalate production constraints.
- Manage assigned working and non-working inventories to maintain compliance and achieve inventory investment targets.
- Execute production planning standard work using supply chain tools, IT systems, and processes.
- Provide planning analysis to support data-driven decision making.
- Lead and participate in Continuous Improvement projects.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start).
- Additional qualifications include: Bachelor’s degree or higher in Supply Chain, Operations Management, and/or Business Analytics; ASCM (APICS) CPIM certification preferred.
- Two (2) years combined experience in supply chain, planning, logistics, and/or manufacturing in a private, public, government, or military environment.
- Experience with SAP ERP Software.
- Experience in Production Planning.
- Knowledge of Supply Planning (SP), Demand Planning (DP), and Integrated Business Planning (IBP) processes.
- Strong data mining, data analysis, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Advanced Microsoft Suite experience.
- Strong leadership, communication, interpersonal, and self-motivational skills.
- Experience working on cross-functional teams.
- Experience utilizing Lean and Six Sigma / Continuous Improvement methodologies.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited institution.
- Additional qualifications include: Bachelor’s degree or higher in Supply Chain, Operations Management, and/or Business Analytics from an accredited institution; ASCM (APICS) CPIM certification preferred.
- Two (2) years combined experience in supply chain, planning, logistics, and/or manufacturing in a private, public, government, or military environment.
- Experience with SAP ERP Software.
- Experience in Production Planning.
- Knowledge of Supply Planning (SP), Demand Planning (DP), and Integrated Business Planning (IBP) processes.
- Strong data mining, data analysis, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Advanced Microsoft Suite experience.
- Strong leadership, communication, interpersonal, and self-motivational skills.
- Experience working on cross-functional teams.
- Experience utilizing Lean and Six Sigma / Continuous Improvement methodologies.
Benefits
3M offers a range of benefits including medical, dental, vision, health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, disability benefits, life insurance, voluntary benefits, paid absences, and retirement benefits. Details are available on the company's benefits page.
Pay
The expected compensation range for this position is $84,595 - $103,394, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible. Specific compensation offered may vary based on factors including relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and experience.
Schedule
The position may require up to 5% domestic/international travel.
Location
Cottage Grove, MN.