Production Planner I

About the role

Multivac, a leading worldwide provider of industrial packaging and processing solutions, is seeking an experienced Production Planner in Kansas City.

Responsibilities

• Create routings and process planned production orders to satisfy demand for various production lines including New Machine, Remanufacturing, Chamber production, CNC Machine, Manual Machining, and Gasket centers.
• Advise management on the status of Work In Progress (WIP), material availability, and potential scheduling conflicts to ensure that personnel, equipment, materials, and services are provided as needed.
• Coordinate with Machine Shop programmers, purchasing, engineering, sales, service, parts, and shipping departments to communicate any issues, concerns, or problems that could compromise scheduled due dates or commitments.
• Perform the "make or buy" decision on all new materials.
• Review orders from engineering and assign routings to all in-house produced components and assemblies.
• Create and manage SAP production floor work orders to ensure work center schedule accuracy, expediting rush orders as needed, and creating a rush order report.
• Convert project-related production orders from planned status to created based on available capacity in respective work centers.
• Analyze new orders with respect to capacity planning and material availability based on the Master Schedule and present conflict resolution when necessary.
• Cost quote within SAP for Manufacturing, engineering, and parts sales; using a created Bill of Materials (BOM) and routing.
• Determine cost-effectiveness of production versus purchasing on all sourcing changes to in-house production.
• Ensure all work orders for shop floor activities are in the proper statuses and create standard reports on production order processing accuracy per department.
• Examine BOMs of new orders to determine if material sourcing needs to be changed or updated to follow the Manufacturing Strategic Plan.
• Provide interdepartmental feedback involving Material Requirements Planning (MRP), material availability, bills of materials, item master data, lead times, costing, units of measure, routings, etc.
• Provide input into the item master, routing, and work center files. Create BOM and labor standards to provide Cost of Goods Sold (COGS).
• Gather information to formulate standard pricing of shop activities. Provide automated reporting methods validating BOM and labor standards.
• Plan for the highest sustainable rate of output within each product group, provide available capacity and "open slot" reporting for customer sales.
• Update data to reflect the changing standard in Manufacturing via the item master.
• Learn and understand Manufacturing Purchasing and be a backup when required.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in business, supply chain management, or related discipline and one year related experience in a manufacturing or logistics environment; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Word and Excel.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have a working knowledge of ERP systems and inventory, project management, contact management, and manufacturing software.
• Knowledge of SAP and Qlikview preferred.
• Current valid driver’s license and the ability to obtain a passport for travel as required by position.
• APICS certification or equivalent body of knowledge associated with manufacturing and production activities preferred.