Production 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 to meet business targets.
• 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 high-degree planning analysis to support data-driven decision making.
• Lead and participate in Continuous Improvement projects that enhance customer service, inventory investment, flow, and supply chain efficiency.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start).
• Additional qualifications include ASCM (APICS) CPIM certification (preferred, but not required).
• 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 in Supply Chain, Operations Management, and/or Business Analytics from an accredited institution.
• Experience with 3M systems such as Factory Planner, PMCS/IMES, and Peoplesoft.
• Understanding of production planning processes.

Benefits

3M offers a comprehensive range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, disability benefits, life insurance, voluntary benefits, paid absences, and retirement benefits. For more details, please refer to the Pay & Benefits Overview section on the company's careers page.

Pay & Benefits

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. For more information, visit the Pay & Benefits Overview section on the company's careers page.

Equal Opportunity Employer

3M is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals regardless of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Please note that your application may not be considered if you do not provide your education and work history, either by uploading a resume or entering the information into the application fields directly.