Planner

Phillips and Temro Board•Eden Prairie, MN

10d

About The Position

The Planner develops and maintains production plans for assigned product families, balancing customer demand with production capacity. The role also plans and buys assigned purchased materials, coordinates schedules across other PTI locations, and uses information from SAP, sales, quality, purchasing, supplier performance, and production to support planning and procurement. The Planner supports Lean and visual manufacturing, inventory optimization, on-time delivery, cost reduction, and Supply Chain initiatives. The position maintains efficient communication across departments and may also maintain IATF16949 records, track and evaluate premium freight, assist with vendor sourcing and qualification, and perform other duties as required. The base pay range is $65,000–$80,000. Actual pay depends on skills, education, qualifications, experience, location, and other job-related criteria. Benefits available to full-time employees include health, dental, and vision insurance; HSA/FSA; company-provided short- and long-term disability and basic life and AD&D coverage; voluntary supplemental life, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity coverage; an employee assistance program; a 401(k) plan with employer match; paid time off and holidays; volunteer hours; an annual bonus based on company performance; tuition reimbursement; and safety shoe and safety glasses reimbursement.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree, or equivalent experience.
At least two years of experience in a manufacturing planning environment.
ERP experience required.
High proficiency in Microsoft Office and ERP systems.

Nice To Haves

SAP experience preferred.
APICS or PMAC certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain production plans for assigned product families, balancing customer demands and production capacity.
Perform planning and buying responsibilities for assigned purchased materials.
Communicate schedule changes promptly to impacted parties, including customer service, production, purchasing, logistics, and the warehouse.
Use available inputs in planning and procurement, including SAP outputs, sales data, QA and Purchasing field reports, supplier performance, and production-related data.
Support Lean activities in scheduling work and materials, seeking to eliminate waste across the supply and production chain.
Optimize inventory to achieve fiscal-year targets and improve customer on-time delivery performance.
Coordinate and schedule other PTI locations.
Help drive cost reductions and Supply Chain initiatives.
Ensure planning activities support Lean and visual manufacturing concepts.
Maintain efficient communication with interdepartmental personnel.
Maintain records suitable for IATF16949 requirements, as needed.
Track and evaluate premium freight, as needed.
Assist in sourcing and qualifying vendors, as needed.
Perform other duties as required.