Integrated Planner

Eastman•Fieldale, VA

1d•$76,000 - $104,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Integrated Planner for Performance Film defines and executes short-term production schedules and supply plans by utilizing a variety of tools including Excel, SAP, and OMP. The position requires analytical skills, strong influence and communication skills, and the ability to develop and execute complex plans in support of business, customer, and manufacturing strategies. The planner will regularly interface with manufacturing area leaders, procurement representatives, demand planners, engineers, product management, and sales representatives.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or related field of study.
Requires experience with the following skills: MRP II principles and concepts; Supply Chain processes; Statistical Analysis (hypothesis testing, regression, or design of experiments); and Mathematical Modeling (simulation or optimization).
Ability to formulate good judgments and clear rationale in making decisions, considering all relevant inputs and alternatives.
Outlook and Microsoft applications (especially advanced Excel skills) skills are required.

Nice To Haves

Experience with SAP and planning and scheduling software is preferred.

Responsibilities

Comply with corporate safety requirements and be a role model for safety excellence.
Monitor execution plans to fulfill manufacturing order deadlines.
Implement, use, and continuously improve scheduling tools to strengthen planning and visibility of product availability for the business.
Perform ad-hoc “what-if” analysis on supply and production plan scenarios.
Utilize SAP and OMP systems to maintain all planning parameters, review and manage to resolution all exception messages.
Identify and resolve conflicts with material availability, capacity availability and order promise data integrity.
Develop and maintain in-depth knowledge of key customers, markets, and products in area of responsibility.
Seek optimization opportunities across the value chain in collaboration with the Supply Manager & Planning Manager.
Identify and support inventory optimization opportunities.