Senior Supply Planner I

Summary Of Duties

• Responsible for coordinating and managing production schedules to ensure timely completion of manufacturing work orders.
• Assists with adjusting the Master Production Schedule to ensure timeliness regarding scheduling issues.
• Affords assistance in evaluating weekly MRP demands and determines scheduling deadlines and inventory quantities.
• Responds to system MPS/MRP recommendations and adjusts manufacturing schedule (s) accordingly.
• Interfaces with Supervisors and Customer Service and resolves concerns regarding schedules, orders, and special needs.
• Evaluates ERP customer orders and solves back-order issues.
• Prepares weekly production reports, adjusts manufacturing schedule, resolves concerns regarding scheduling orders and special needs.
• Analyzes RCCP vs Weekly Build plans.
• Attends daily operations meeting.
• Collaborates with Supply Planners.
• Evaluates workload and provides mentoring to Supply Planner II.
• Performs a variety of other tasks and related work, as required.

Essential Physical/Environmental Demands

• Lifting -- Not to exceed 50 lbs. -- local practice may apply.
• Sitting
• Standing
• Bending
• Writing
• Visual acuity
• Color perception
• Depth perception
• Reading
• Field of vision/peripheral

Summary Of Minimum Qualifications

• Education and/or experience equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree.
• A minimum of eight (8) years of supply chain experience.
• Demonstrated computer skills; preferably spreadsheets, word processing, CoPilot, and other applicable software programs.
• Experience with manufacturing work orders on Teach Teams or Value Stream Structure.
• Demonstrated experience with tracking and reviewing reports.
• Expert level Blue Yonder skills.
• APICS.
• Experience with MPR Planning tools.
• Knowledge of S&OP structure.
• Absorption and efficiency reporting.

Competencies

• Interpersonal skills
• Teamwork
• Time management
• Organization
• Project management

Comments

• Infectious Control Risk Category III
• The risk category explains whether or not employees are likely to come into contact with blood or body fluids while performing their jobs.
• Risk category III states employment and procedures that do not require exposure.
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