Production Planner Scheduler

Flex•Coopersville, MI

About The Position

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world. A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary. Job Summary To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Manufacturing / Production Planner Scheduler located in Coopersville, MI. Reporting to the Materials Planning Manager, the Manufacturing / Production Planner Scheduler will oversee helping materials and production functions. Including Enterprise Resource Planning, Manufacturing Execution Systems, Advanced Planning and Scheduling Systems, programming, Value Stream mapping and Business Process mapping.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree – OR - equivalent Manufacturing planning / scheduling work experience
5 years of experience as a Production Planner / Production Scheduler or similar roles
Flexibility to come onsite in case of customer-related emergencies during non-business hours.
Excel Microsoft and Excel (formulas, v-lookups, pivot tables),PowerPoint presentations.
Experience with Data Analytics tools/ Kinaxis preferred
Production Planning/scheduling, and DOF (Direct Order Fulfillment)
Customer communication and meetings
Learn new tools/software quickly and work/multi-task under pressure
Work on a variety of problems of diverse scope and complexity where analysis and evaluation of various outcomes require tradeoffs and negotiation.
Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of Manufacturing Scheduling Management principles and practices, e.g.: Demand forecasting / Capacity planning / Inventory management / Collaboration and communication / Performance Monitoring and Reporting / Problem Solving and Adaptability
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Responsibilities

Evaluating resource availability (materials, employees, equipment) and confirming orders.
Creating production plans, entering data into the integrated system, and notifying the purchasing group.
Overseeing plan implementation, addressing deviations, and preparing long-term forecasts (MPS, Forecast).
Ensuring system accuracy for item data, routing, BOM, and demand.
Generating Clean to Build reports, checking material availability, and monitoring stock levels and KPIs.
Assisting SCM and Order Desk, advising on customer request priorities, and managing high-visibility customer programs.
Driving enhancements in Order Management and addressing performance issues related to shipping dates and inventory.
Working with the Master Scheduler on product life cycles and rescheduling production due to changes or shortages.
Serving on Customer Focus Teams and supporting inventory control and supply chain management.
Might, on occasion, be required to tend to onsite emergency customer-related situations during non-business hours.