Operations Sr Planner

Zimmer Trabecular Metal T•Parsippany, NJ

About The Position

A Senior Operations Planner helps to drive production related planning activity at their site. This involves synthesizing various inputs in order to develop a daily/shift level production schedule, which will serve as the primary driver for the production facility. Additionally, the production schedule must be maintained and updated to reflect production misses, overages, requests from central supply chain planning for changes, etc. The Senior Operations Planner must also communicate changes to the plant, and to central supply chain in order to maintain reliable production plans. In doing so, this position helps Zimmer Biomet commit to the highest standards of patient safety and quality in our products and services and to world-class and ethical business practices.

Requirements

Advanced Knowledge of supply chain planning and management; including but not limited to forecasting, master scheduling, inventory and associated performance management
Strong communication skills
Ability to work to deadlines and produce outputs on a regular, timely basis
Strong understanding of end to end supply chain interactions, activities, and underlying interdependencies
Previous experience and ability to use analytical tools to issue, support, and execute decisions
Analytical skills and ability to extract meaning information from various sources of data
Strong ability to communicate effectively both upwards and across the organization
BS or BA in Supply Chain, Logistics, Operations, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mathematics, or other related field
5+ years of experience in supply chain, project management, planning, or IT systems, strongly preferred to have experience in multiple areas
Experience with one or more ERP system required

Nice To Haves

CPIM or CSCP preferred
Planning experience preferred
Experience with medical devices preferred

Responsibilities

Maintains and modifies the production schedule, and communicates it to manufacturing operations and others, as necessary
Analyze the master production schedule from central supply chain for capability gaps to create the daily and shift level production plans
Receive communication and action on updated plan relating to high impact events
Conduct capability reviews, and communicate parameter changes across the organization
Act as a primary point of contact for other branches of Supply Chain, to take questions related to site planning, and execute on follow up items
Lead change in the continual improvement of planning practices to ensure best in class production planning capability of individual plant, and Zimmer Biomet as a whole
Collaborate within the production planning function to ensure standard process
Communicate with E2E planner regarding supply disruptions or changes to the master production schedule
Monitor the integrity of Bill of Materials (BOM) and manage inventory accuracy
Monitor the integrity of the routings and work center capacities, updating as necessary