Planner

Gener8, LLC•San Jose, CA

2d•$29 - $48•Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for a Planner to create track and report work orders. Present product updates and recommended actions to Executive management team on a weekly basis. Plan, track, and control raw material inventories in order to ensure production schedules can be met, raw material inventories are accurate and raw material inventories are maintained within defined limits.The Planner is responsible for setting and changing daily production schedules that maximize output of established priorities. Approve ECO implemented stage, editing all open work order control rework parts based on ECO Information and inform action to provide update information to vendor.

Requirements

BS Degree is Finance, Business or related discipline.
2 years experience.

Responsibilities

Procures all raw materials, electrical components for PCBA, analyze inventory consumption and set Min/Max points according to balancing availability and cost of inventory.
Negotiates with vendor and Contract manufacture for quote in pricing and lead time. Works with suppliers on order status, quality, terms of delivery, and contract provisions.
Expedites to ensure adherence to inventory guidelines.
Performs vendor analyses comparison to determine which vendor is aware of business plans the purchase of raw materials on PCBA’s and other electronic components based upon inventory stock schedules along with information obtained from company sales and production forecasts.
Has daily MRP (Material Review Planner) reviews, assists in the scheduling and planning of purchases of PCBA assemblies.
Builds and release orders and reports information to Operations/Program Management.
Provides regular status updates of material availability and shortages as required to meet production schedules.
Ensures consistency between customer demand information and production build schedules.
Performs material and capacity analysis; Work with Scheduler to establish a production schedule for each order and communicate/resolve issues related to discrepancies between the requested and promised due date.
Analyzes potential impact of forecast and production schedule changes on component procurement and production volume.
Manages open Purchase Orders and Work Orders to ensure proper closure.
Resolves issues, invoice discrepancies and coordinate rework and return as needed.
Develops schedules in accordance with operational schedules, manpower capabilities and physical resources of Manufacturing Engineering, Production Test and Support, Assembly, Test Engineering and Material Services.
Ensures that Supplier builds forecasts are correct and delivered on time Review and process ECO, RWK and NCR on implemented stage, audit work order to meet the required changes.
Maintains a 4 to 6 week Planned Work Backlog maximum, field investigate work orders as necessary.
Provides material management support for projects.
Coordinates all aspects of the supply chain escalation.
Sets up ASL (Approved Supplier List) and follows up regarding all Return Merchandise Authorization and rework in timely manner.
Plans and maintains inventory levels of current stock to ensure adequate supply chain for each design phase to meet schedule board build forecast without shortages.