Planner

FM Industries•Livermore, CA

10d•$75,000 - $90,000

About The Position

The Planner is responsible for planning, organizing, and controlling the flow of production parts to support order scheduling and services for established and scheduled customer commitments. The role receives and responds to customer inquiries, communicates potential schedule impacts, and escalates issues to the internal Business Manager. The Planner works closely with manufacturing, procurement, materials, engineering, quality, and the Business Manager to communicate lead times, schedule impacts and changes, and material shortages. The position processes timely releases of shop orders in quantities that support upper-level demand; defines, monitors, and adjusts planning as process conditions or demand change; and uses ERP/MRP reporting to ensure schedules and priorities are clearly defined for the shop floor, procurement, and the Business Manager. It maintains weekly and monthly production schedules and executes MRP cycles where applicable. The Planner also provides professional customer service by responding to inquiries, communicating change orders and schedule impacts, and escalating potential issues.

Requirements

Bachelor of Arts/Science degree in Supply Chain Management or Business Operations preferred, with 3–5 years of related work experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Reliable, with excellent attendance.
Experience utilizing an ERP/MRP system; Epicor Vantage or SAP experience preferred.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Arts/Science degree in Supply Chain Management or Business Operations.
Experience with Epicor Vantage or SAP.

Responsibilities

Plan, organize, and control the flow of production parts to support order scheduling and customer commitments.
Process timely releases of shop orders in quantities that support upper-level demand.
Define, monitor, and adjust planning as process conditions or the demand stream change.
Generate and respond to ERP/MRP reports to ensure schedules and priorities are properly defined for the shop floor, procurement, and the Business Manager.
Maintain weekly and monthly production schedules and execute applicable MRP cycles.
Respond to customer inquiries and communicate change orders, lead times, schedule impacts, and material shortages.
Escalate potential schedule impacts and other issues to the Business Manager.
Work closely with manufacturing, procurement, materials, engineering, quality, and the Business Manager to support timely communication.