Planning Associate

Position Summary

The Planning Associate is responsible for overall duties surrounding any number of manufacturing functions and processes necessary to drive the overall success of the organization.

Essential Functions

• Assisting in coordinating workflow for multiple product lines
• Helping to plan and prioritize operations to ensure maximum performance and minimum delay
• Making sure manufacturing finishes on time
• Monitoring, supporting, and assisting in the execution of each department’s daily, weekly, and monthly production targets
• Preparing and submitting status performance reports and spreadsheets
• Escalating complex issues to Manager for resolutions
• Communicating production status to Managers and attending daily production meetings
• Assisting Manager with analyzing back orders, current orders, and upcoming orders
• Updating Planning reports and Average Daily Shipments on daily and weekly basis
• Driving shop performance reporting by analyzing daily reports and communicating the results of that data
• Evaluating resource allocation to bottle-neck operations and redirect work as needed
• Adhering to the letter and spirit of the company Code of Conduct, the AdvaMed Code, MedTech Code, and all other company policies
• Ensuring Compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules, and regulations, both in the United States and internationally, by completing introductory and annual training and maintaining knowledge of compliance as it applies to your role
• Representing the company in a professional manner and uphold the highest standards of ethical business practices and socially responsible conduct in all interactions with other employees, customers, suppliers, and other third parties

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED
• Working knowledge of MS Office with strength in Microsoft Excel
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• A strong analytical mindset
• Outstanding organizational skills
• Reliable, self-starter with the ability to work with little or no supervision
• Strong planning skills, the ability to motivate others and resolve production issues
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Self-starter
• Advanced critical thinking and problems-solving skills
• Ability to travel up to 15%

Physical Demands

• Sit
• Climb or balance
• Stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl
• Lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
• Specific vision abilities, including close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and capacity to adjust focus

Our Values

• Passionate About Innovation
• Customer Focused
• Teamwork
• Driven

Equal Employment Opportunity

Globus Medical is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, national origin or citizenship. We are committed to a diverse workforce. We value all employees’ talents and support an environment that is inclusive and respectful.