Master Planner

Tecomet, Inc. • Warsaw, IN

98d

About The Position

The Master Planner will be responsible to set and oversee the development of the production plan/schedule based on evaluation of the demand and capacity plans to align with the demand from the sites integrated business plan, while meeting business objectives of safety, quality, on-time delivery, competitive customer lead times, profitability and inventory. The Master Planner will support daily management activities to ensure commitments are achieved and communicated to the customer support teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from a four-year University; Business, Supply Chain Management, or related field is preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years experience with the development and implementation of integrated master scheduling.
• Eight years related experience in a manufacturing environment; or, equivalent combination of education, experience, and industry training (i.e. APICS, IBF, Oliver Wight).
• Planning/Scheduling experience is preferred.
• Experience working with customers, sales, marketing or engineering is preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to assimilate information quickly, possesses strong decision making abilities and organizational skills.
• Knowledge of Aerospace and Defense Industries helpful.
• Knowledge of Syteline ERP system a plus, proficient with material requirement planning (MRP) and capacity planning.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Project or equivalent software programs.
• Knowledge of S&OP/IBP Planning and lean concepts.
• Able to communicate at all levels both internally and externally.
• Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Strong analytical skills with ability to interpret complex data and make informed decisions.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes, quality control, and safety regulations.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changing priorities.
• Able to recognize and solve practical problems that may deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

Responsibilities

• Align production with actual demand, through the merging of tactical and strategic planning methods across any number of organizational functions.
• Analyzing customer forecasts and production plans to develop a business plan that incorporates new product development, strategic initiative, and a financial plan.
• Identify critical capacity constraints and develop strategies to support the business plan.
• Customer focused with strong understanding of priorities through coordination and collaboration with customer service team, plant managers and the local site leadership team.
• Works in close collaboration with Supply Chain Manager to develop a production plan to support the overall Supply Plan by making on-going assessment of human, facility, equipment, and/or material resource requirements needed to maintain production schedule.
• Identifies gaps/risks to achieving production schedule and develops risk mitigation plan and drives actions needed to close gaps, mitigate risk, and maintain schedule.
• Oversee products on-hold to ensure follow-up and follow-through.
• Implements strategies to improve production efficiency and reduce production costs.
• Effectively communicates with all business functions the IBP, priorities, status reports, and project updates.
• Communicates and collaborates directly with internal and external resources as directed by management.
• Participate and/or Conduct daily/weekly production meetings as needed.
• Ensure on-time delivery metrics are reported daily, weekly, and monthly.
• Analyze and interpret data tools to forecast and predict future production needs to make informed production planning decisions.
• Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by Management as deemed appropriate.
• Minimal travel requirements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees