Planner

Celestica International LP•Plano, TX

3d•$60,000 - $92,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Planner manages the complex lifecycle of electronic power generation assemblies. You will act as the primary bridge between our Customer, Engineering, and the Production Floor to ensure that complex technical projects are delivered on time, within budget, and according to quality standards.Detailed DescriptionPerforms tasks such as, but not limited to, the following: Plans, organizes, controls and executes a production schedule for a designated product or products including program coordination. Develops production schedules based on actual and forecasted customer demand, product demand profiles and knowledge of the customer. Analyzes inputs (e.g., capacity, board cycle times, urgency of request, material availability, etc.) to help determine schedule. Analyzes internal impact (e.g., line scheduling, procurement, logistics, shipping, etc.) of customer scheduling. Revises plans as required based on analysis of actuals versus plan. Manages issues associated with engineering changes to ensure minimal cost exposure, excess materials and risk to customer shipment. Communicates information on materials availability to support build plans throughout the product life cycle. Provides information to procurement on demand variances. Coordinates necessary resources to meet shipment commitments. Reviews and reports on aggregate levels of product inventory, inventory exposure, backlog, availability and on-time delivery. Develops recovery plans if missed shipments occur. Opportunity to lead continuous improvement of planning processes. Provides training, guidance and may assign work to less experienced employees. May provide expert role to other sites and other departments for North American Order Fulfillment models and practices.

Requirements

Basic knowledge of an electronic manufacturing environment, materials and processes.
Solid understanding of production planning fundamentals, scheduling, materials requirements planning techniques and manufacturing control systems
Experince with ERP/MRP systems such as SAP, RapidResponse, and/or Oracle.
Strong application of MS Office applications: Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Google Suite equivalent.
Good analytical and statistical skills.
Ability to understand customer needs.
Ability to plan strategically for the coordinated build and delivery of one or several products.
Ability to handle multiple tasks while maintaining attention to detail and accuracy and working under tight time deadlines.
Ability to evaluate, prioritize and problem solve a variety of tasks to ensure their timely and accurate completion of customer orders.
Two to Four years relevant experience.
Bachelor's degree in related field, or consideration of an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

Plans, organizes, controls and executes a production schedule for a designated product or products including program coordination.
Develops production schedules based on actual and forecasted customer demand, product demand profiles and knowledge of the customer.
Analyzes inputs (e.g., capacity, board cycle times, urgency of request, material availability, etc.) to help determine schedule.
Analyzes internal impact (e.g., line scheduling, procurement, logistics, shipping, etc.) of customer scheduling.
Revises plans as required based on analysis of actuals versus plan.
Manages issues associated with engineering changes to ensure minimal cost exposure, excess materials and risk to customer shipment.
Communicates information on materials availability to support build plans throughout the product life cycle.
Provides information to procurement on demand variances.
Coordinates necessary resources to meet shipment commitments.
Reviews and reports on aggregate levels of product inventory, inventory exposure, backlog, availability and on-time delivery.
Develops recovery plans if missed shipments occur.
Opportunity to lead continuous improvement of planning processes.
Provides training, guidance and may assign work to less experienced employees.
May provide expert role to other sites and other departments for North American Order Fulfillment models and practices.