Master Planner

Direct Digital LLC•West Valley City, UT

12d•$110,000 - $120,000

About The Position

The Master Planner will be responsible for communicating incoming product orders (PO) to supply chain and other stakeholders, establishing product due dates for all incoming POs and communicating this in under 24 hours to the Customer Account Managers (CAM). This role will maintain and track the Master Production Schedule (MPS) for timelines and forward thinking, set expectations for all stage gates, and manage the KPI for on-time delivery to customer at >96%. The Master Planner will be a champion of communication for all blockers to the appropriate stakeholders, determine and confirm delivery due dates for all incoming POs from the CAMs, and create Work Orders (WO) in Biovation Labs MRP system (Oracle/Fishbowl). This role will update the MPS daily to import all new orders and modify the MPS to show and change stage gate timelines as needed. The Master Planner will follow each PO from start to finish to verify timelines are met, champion communication of any issues to the CAMs and other stakeholders immediately, and verify daily all stage gates of production with the production scheduler. Additionally, this role will update and manage any forecasting models, update Biovation Labs 3-month production plan on a weekly basis, and communicate requested rush items to all necessary stakeholders, receive necessary approvals from operations leadership, and communicate expected stage gate timelines to production scheduler.

Requirements

1-3 years planning experience required.
Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Suite
High proficiency with ERP systems
4-year bachelor’s degree required
Strong communication skills and the ability to assess the needs of multiple departments
Experience interfacing with customers including speaking and collaboration skills
Strong presentation skills to upper management/executive members

Nice To Haves

Experience with nutraceutical solid dose formulas & equipment is preferred
Project management certifications – Preferred
4-year bachelor’s degree – Preferred
Experience in facility utilizing nutraceutical, solid dose equipment - Preferred

Responsibilities

Communicate incoming product orders (PO) to supply chain and other stakeholders as necessary
Establish product due dates for all incoming POs and communicate this in under 24 hours to the Customer Account Managers (CAM)
Maintain and track the Master Production Schedule (MPS) for timelines and forward thinking
Set expectations for all stage gates
Manage >96% KPI for on-time delivery to customer
Be a champion of communication of all blockers to the appropriate stakeholders
Determine and confirm delivery due dates, in under 24 hours, for all incoming POs from the CAMs (Gathering information for supply chain on timing of all items to complete PO)
Create the Work Orders (WO) in Biovation Labs MRP system (Oracle/Fishbowl)
Update the MPS daily to import all new orders
Modify the MPS to show and change stage gate timelines as needed
Follow each PO from start to finish to verify timelines are met
Champion communication of any issues to the CAMs and other stakeholders immediately
Verify daily, all stage gates of production with the production scheduler
Update and manage any forecasting models, which may include forecasting in Oracle or an XYZ analysis excel file
Update Biovation Labs 3-month production plan on a weekly basis
Communicate requested rush items to all necessary stakeholders, receive necessary approvals from operations leadership, and communicate expected stage gate timelines to production scheduler