Associate Production Planner

MKS Instruments•Irvine, CA

About The Position

As an Associate Production Planner at MKS Instruments, you will coordinate domestic factory workflow so that we meet our customer demands on time. In this role, you will report to the Sr. Mgr, Materials.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree or 4 years of planning experience with professional APICS CPIM certification

Nice To Haves

Internship or co-ops in a planning, supply chain or similar role strongly preferred
Experience with SAP preferred
Ideas for development of concepts and techniques; completing tasks in creative and effective ways preferred
Willingness to work with diverse teams and demonstrate a cooperative, team-first attitude

Responsibilities

Develop weekly production schedules consistent with business objectives; release and hands-on management of manufacturing jobs to support plans
Manage scheduled sales order ship dates to meet customer needs; team with internal groups to improve on time fulfillment to customer request dates
Assist the S&OP team to improve manufacturing capacity planning processes and implement master demand/master production planning tools
Liaise between the demand and supply sides of the business to resolve capacity or critical material imbalances impacting on time shipment
Leverage component material categories to monitor lead time and inventory position; recommend improvements in acquisition and inventory control processes to minimize slow moving/obsolescent inventories
Participate in new product/process development, assisting in development of launch plans and driving disposition of existing products and materials
Provide input for systemic responses or changes in cases of labor or material shortages, backlog management, product/process design changes, and other potential schedule interruptions
Track KPI’s and publish updates, including production output vs. plan, on time shipment vs. request and promise dates, inventory and safety stock levels, others as requested or identified