Planner

Vontier • Duncansville, PA

6d

About The Position

Support daily production operations by ensuring an optimal supply of material required for manufacturing to meet daily customer demand. The primary job responsibilities are to ensure the inventory and kanban cards are sized correctly, monitor kanban execution through daily audits, and identify opportunities to reduce inventory through improving the kanban design. These responsibilities involve direct contact with outside suppliers, transportation carriers, Veeder-Root Customer Service, Engineering, Marketing, and Operation teams, to meet current and projected customer requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Business or Operations Management is preferred. Associate degree acceptable with three (3) or more years of relevant experience in lieu of a bachelor’s degree.
• Ability to work without close supervision.
• Proficient at the use of MS office, Power Bi, and Excel.
• Understanding of Lean Manufacturing concepts and methods.

Responsibilities

• Based on PSI forecasts, historical usage and anticipated NPD implementations, accurately size Kanban’s and the inventory investment to assure material availability without inventory waste.
• Forecast monthly material requirements to vendors to ensure material availability, based on historical data and S&OP demand.
• Perform daily Inventory Management at Gemba, including a comprehensive and detailed daily audit of kanban execution.
• Keep planning tools and dashboards updated based on D365, KanBan Box, and SQL server data.
• Support S&OP forecast process using data modeling to improve accuracy.
• Develop operation dashboards based on Excel and Power BI skills
• Work with supervisors, cell operators and indirect hourly operators to quantify, prioritize, problem solve, create countermeasures for, and ensure elimination of kanban execution errors.
• Direct contact with outside suppliers, transportation carriers, customer service, and operations staffs to meet/exceed current and projected customer requirements, assuring material availability and optimal inventory levels.
• Monitor and suggest improvements to create a safe working environment, and respond appropriately to any accidents or issues, including OSHA recordable incidents, as required.
• Conduct DMP activities in cells improving parts presentation, kanban execution and material flow.
• Work with suppliers using e-Kanban. Create and maintain scheduled Purchase Orders from Blanket Purchase Agreements as required.
• Monitor supplier delivery performance using e-Kanban analysis reporting to maintain system lead times, determine safety stock levels, and hold suppliers accountable for performance improvement.
• Identify and manage actual and potential material availability problems.
• Root Cause/ Corrective Actions to short term and permanent solutions to material supply issues.
• Analyze actual inventory vs. design to reduce inventory waste. Analyze design inventory and develop ideal inventory targets and countermeasures.
• Maintain supermarket 5S at a minimum 3S level. Audit supermarket 5S daily and work with Supervisors, cell operators and indirect operators to standardize and sustain.
• Contributes, in the capacity of a team member, individually, or as a reference, to resolving materials quality issues and increasing manufacturing productivity.
• Frequently participate in and lead continuous improvement workshops (kaizen) with team members to improve quality, delivery, and productivity.
• Contribute to the achievement of departmental goals regarding factory on time delivery, inventory turnover ratio, supplier on time delivery, etc.
• As assigned, act as a team member for APD project implementation. Participate in 3P events to establish DMP in association with APD projects.
• Other duties as assigned by Manager.

Benefits

• We offer a premium suite of health and wellness programs for you and your family, including medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance.
• With programs for family planning from Maven Clinic to managing diabetes like Livongo, coverage for women's health, support for adult and elder care, paid parental leave, a generous 401(k) plan with matching company contributions, and more.
• Vontier is here for all stages of life.
• We also offer paid time off up to 15 days each year, 12 paid holidays (including 2 floating holidays), and paid sick leave.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees