Manufacturing Planner - Tulsa OK

Military Spouse Corporate Career Network • Tulsa, OK

10d • Onsite

About The Position

The Planner is responsible for the accuracy and timeliness of production planning and coordinates workflow for the valve and plunger product line, prioritizing operations to ensure maximum performance. The role oversees manufacturing planning in relation to internal capacity plans and external supplier capabilities, supports customer order commitments, and works across Manufacturing, Purchasing, Engineering, Order Management, Quality, and Finance to support delivery and customer satisfaction.

The Planner serves as the primary operations contact for Available-to-Promise and Capable-to-Promise inquiries and commits customer orders on behalf of the factory. After making a commitment, the Planner owns and is accountable for achieving it and supporting on-time delivery. The position is on-site in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Requirements

• Associate degree or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school; alternatively, at least six months of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Ability to understand, evaluate, and apply technical information.
• Ability to anticipate the impact of change and respond to challenges, including accepting risk and uncertainty.
• Good judgment, including when information is incomplete and deadlines are tight.
• Ability to apportion time effectively and complete tasks.
• Ability to define, follow, and improve business processes based on current and future business needs.
• Confidence and professionalism when representing the company in person and in writing.
• Strong internal and external customer focus.
• Candid, collaborative team player who works with peers to solve problems.
• Commitment to self-improvement and development through the role to achieve career goals.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Materials Management.
• Two or more years of materials or production planning experience.

Responsibilities

• Implement and follow planning, scheduling, and order-tracking methodologies and systems in support of sales-order demand.
• Oversee manufacturing planning for new and existing products, aligning plans with internal capacity and external supplier capabilities and capacities to fulfill customer orders on time.
• Maintain forecasts for long-lead and critical components to reduce lead times for repeat manufacturing, and ensure forecast accuracy and consumption.
• Provide accurate lead times for the request-for-quote process.
• Communicate schedule deviations to key stakeholders and provide mitigation plans when customer-required dates cannot be met.
• Work with managers to maintain visibility into inventory turns through stocking levels, economic order quantities, reorder levels, and minimum/maximum levels.
• Coordinate dispatch of goods, shipping transactions, and documentation with Quality and Finance, including documentation, customer or notified-body witnesses, and letters of credit.
• Attend production-planning meetings, including weekly production and returned-goods meetings, and provide the information and data needed to meet meeting objectives.
• Participate in contract review meetings as required.
• Review and take action on sales-order shortages, customer inquiries, sales orders ready for shipment, and work orders ready for release to Manufacturing.
• Coordinate with Manufacturing, Purchasing, Engineering, and Order Management to maintain effective inventory levels, support customer satisfaction, and minimize excess and obsolete inventory.
• Maintain manufacturing completion and schedule dates in the ERP system.
• Serve as the primary operations contact for ATP/CTP on sales quotations and customer promise dates.
• Own customer order commitments and work with planning and purchasing teams to achieve on-time delivery.
• Identify excess and obsolete materials and use them as substitutes where applicable.
• Ensure department heads follow company policies, procedures, and the employee handbook.
• Analyze data and prepare consolidated management reports as needed to support and recommend actions for optimal master production schedule execution.

Benefits

• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching up to 5% of base pay and overtime contributions.
• Medical plans effective on the date of hire.
• Free MDLIVE virtual visits when enrolled in an NOV medical plan.
• Free preventive medical and dental care for the entire family when enrolled in NOV medical and dental plans and using an in-network physician.
• Free basic life and AD&D insurance equal to two times annual salary for full-time employees.
• Three weeks of paid vacation per year for regular full-time employees, prorated based on start date; prior relevant experience may be considered for vacation accrual.
• Up to 11 paid holidays per year for regular full-time employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree