Production Planner

Job Summary

A Production Planner will develop and manage the execution of the production schedule as a result of line of balance output, taking into consideration the available capacity, material availability and program delivery commitments.

Responsibilities

• Partners with procurement, production manager, quality, engineering, and program management, and other supply chain disciplines to proactively plan, schedule, and effectively manage development, production, and aftermarket support environments.
• Manages and own the execution of items associated with their planner code, to include release of internal jobs to the factory, release of purchase requisitions, manage disruptions in the internal factory (shortages, MRB, internal and external constraints), and provides feedback to internal customers.
• Advises management of the status of work in progress, material availability, and potential production problems to ensure that personnel, equipment, materials and services are provided as needed.
• Maintains internal and external supply chain alignment – identifies and resolves potential constraints, maintains line of balance (build through) and purchase requests for the production or purchase of components / parts based on a master production schedule, shop load and inventory requirements.
• Plays an integral part of product Integrated Product Teams (IPT) by effectively interfacing with internal customers.
• Assists management in the development and execution of plans for assigned products to maximize scheduled on-time completion.
• Analyzes supply and demand data and reports to determine critical path constraints.
• Manages manual demand for top/down & bottom-up releases, facilitates ECN/ECP changes and coordinates production cut-ins.
• Reviews excess material for possible consumption in other jobs. Creates material transfers, borrow/payback transactions and PO change requests.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 2 or more years of moderately professionally related experience preferred
• 1-3 years MRP experience & CPIM certification preferred
• Self-starter with ability to work in a fast-paced deadline driven environment
• Demonstrated ability to plan, organize and manage multiple priorities efficiently
• Excellent communication, facilitation and networking skills
• Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent partnering and team building skills
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, Outlook, Prior MRP software experience
• PowerPoint, MS Projects, EMatrix, Oracle ERP Software, PowerBI experience preferred