Production Planner

Job Summary

This position plans, schedules and monitors the movement of material through the production cycle. Determines material requirements from engineering and production schedules. Coordinates the efficient movement of materials with purchasing, production and engineering. Develops specifications for new contract orders.

Responsibilities And Essential Functions

• Comprehends the needs and requirements of customers or business partners in order to bring strategic value to them while promoting customer needs as the key driver for business goals and initiatives.
• Coordinates purchasing activities with manufacturing and engineering departments to acquire inventory in a cost-effective and timely manner.
• Acquires and maintains technical understanding of products purchased, monitors the cost, schedule and scope of assigned subcontracts to assure highest quality at best value.
• Performs cost analysis and volume planning for major commodities will be required.
• Recommend cost saving proposals including make-versus-buy analysis, alternative sourcing and vendor evaluation criteria.
• Obtains materials, components, equipment and services while ensuring security and accountability of inventory through transaction documentation, process and procedure verification, and system review is crucial to the success of this role.
• Analyzes and, when able, corrects cycle count discrepancies, and audits incoming and outgoing shipments to assure quality and accuracy while compiling and documenting all transactions for data entry.
• Supports product supply and inventory plans consistent with the objectives of the business or product line.
• Reviews, analyzes and resolves expectations and error reports from mainframe planning and buying modules.
• Provides solutions for supply interruptions, which include finding alternate suppliers.
• Performs cost analysis and volume planning when necessary.
• Facilitates the resolution of supplier inbound Quality Issues.
• Manages supplier businesses in quality, on-time delivery and inventory developing and implementing cost avoidance savings.
• Maintains Accounts Payable PO price exception report and resolves invoicing discrepancies in accordance with company policy and system requirements.
• Manages supplier businesses in quality, on-time delivery and inventory developing and implementing cost avoidance savings.
• Maintains accurate Bills of Materials for existing products.
• Supports implementation of Bill of Material changes from Engineering Change Notices and maintain inventory and Bill of Material information to insure accurate generation of parts lists for product supply sources.
• Develops knowledge of Material Requirements Planning by assisting Supply Analysts plan the phase in and/or phase out of products.
• Identifies unique components for products being phased out or inactivated, preparing mechanisms for tracking inventory of unique components to insure use up plan to minimize excess and/or obsolete inventory is successful.
• Maintains product phase-in/out plans to minimize excess or obsolete inventory and issue progress reports during the phase out period.
• Develops an understanding of product life cycle planning including the process of master scheduling, new product introduction, product phase-in/out and inventory planning and provide backup support Production Control Technical Analysts.
• Adopts new technologies to enhance performance and to leverage knowledge and information for driving competitive advantage.
• Fosters an environment where technological innovations are recognized and rewarded.
• Identifies core value-adding processes and maximizes their performance and productivity.
• Integrates and streamlines processes throughout the supply chain and ensures adoption of best maximum efficiency.
• Realizes a sense of urgency around business imperatives and convinces others of that urgency.
• Sets well-defined goals to meet business challenges and ensures performance against those goals.
• Overcomes obstacles to drive initiatives and actions to closure.
• Promotes an honest and open environment in which information flows freely among all levels of the organization.
• Anticipates and meets the information needs of all relevant constituents.
• Ensures thorough familiarity with company policies and procedures. Appropriately applies policies and procedures in compliance with government laws. Policies and procedures include, but not limited to: Standards of Business Conduct, Intellectual Property, Control Environment, Information Protection, ISO 9000 & 14000, government regulations (e.g. health, safety, quality and environmental), and functional policies published on the Rockwell Automation Information Network.

Skills

• Ability to accept change and adapt to a variety of assignments in a fast-paced environment.
• Capability for MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word), and Microsoft Outlook.
• Ability to be self-directing, manage time and priorities effectively, take initiative, exercise good judgment and manage multiple priorities to meet deadlines.
• Effective communication (verbal and written), interpersonal and collaboration skills.
• Interest and ability to thrive in a high-energy team environment with strong aptitude for interaction.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree.
• Legal authorization to work in the US is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Operations/Materials/Business/Supply Chain or related field.
• APICS certification desired.
• Experience with SAP.
• 1+ year(s) of experience in production control/material planning/production planning with a working knowledge of computer-based manufacturing systems.
• 1+ year(s) of experience in a manufacturing environment with a working knowledge of Focus and PC applications.