Production Planner & Supply Chain Buyer

Dover Corporation•Skokie, IL

1d•$81,110 - $99,402•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Planner and Supply Chain Buyer is responsible for scheduling and coordinating workflow across departments to ensure efficient operations and on-time delivery. This role includes reviewing and converting sales orders into work orders, and managing work orders throughout the production lifecycle. This encompasses the daily review of the site Plan for Every Part (PFEP), MRP requirements and purchase order placement to ensure product is available to meet production schedules. To succeed in this role, you should be professional, highly analytical and posses excellent attention to detail, strategic thinking capabilities and be able to conduct data analysis and have strong communication skills. The successful candidates will have an in-depth knowledge and experience with forecasting,, material planning, sourcing strategy development and execution, negotiations, contracts, cost analysis cost savings generation and tracking and supplier relationship management. The Production Planner and Supply Chain Buyer will work closely with Operations, Sales, Customer Service, Finance, and Shipping/Receiving to support production schedules, optimize resources, and uphold Midland’s commitment to safety, quality, and delivery to achieve customer satisfaction

Requirements

Associate’s degree in related field with a minimum 3 years relevant work experience in planning and/or buying in a manufacturing environment
One year of experience in using MRP/ERP systems (Oracle) highly desirable
Ability to work with minimal supervision
Strong analytical skills, attention to detail
Demonstrated ability in analyzing and driving data-driven actions and improvements
Excellent collaboration and negotiation skills
Ability to communicate at different levels with both internal and external stakeholders
Conceptual and problem solving skills with capability to drive and sustain performance improvements
Ability to work collaboratively and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers
Ability to facilitate activities necessary to a project’s completion.
Hands on work ethic with focus on results

Nice To Haves

Experience in rail-car industry highly desirable

Responsibilities

Develop and manage the daily/weekly master production schedule across all manufacturing areas
Creates the production schedule based on due dates for customer orders.
Organize production schedule according to work order specifications, established priorities, and availability or capability of workers, parts, material, machines, and equipment
Assign delivery dates based on customer requirements and process time, available capacities, and availability of raw material. order status, and delivery risk updates
Determine production priorities utilizing production plan, customer forecast and sales order requirements and ERP system-driven planning reports
Maintain scheduling discipline by ensuring production teams are working on the highest-priority jobs.
Partner across departments within company to align priorities and ensure job readiness
Expedite operations and adjust schedules to meet unforeseen conditions and troubleshoot issues related to material availability and delivery
Responsible for the planning and procurement of all material components required to complete the job
Monitors material and goods inventory levels to ensure they meet production requirements based on daily forecasted production
Communicate updates to stakeholders regarding schedule changes, constraints, and execution priorities
Source and negotiate with world class suppliers to secure advantageous terms while maintaining supplier performance, contracts and compliance to support business needs
Maintain supplier relationships using vendor scorecards and continuous improvement discussions
Responsible for supporting and/or driving supplier quality performance. conduct sourcing quality audits, project management and problem solving
Generate purchase requisitions to satisfy customer orders and replenish stock while following corporate and department guidelines
Ensures timely preparation and submission of status and progress reports and related data required.
Completes status reports for production progress, work-in-process and raw material inventory
Drive continuous improvement and lean manufacturing efforts. Works with the team to identify, develop, and implement efficiency improvements for the company.
Work as a key part of the team to drive alignment on inventory plan to support demand forecast and capacity constraints, improvements in inventory accuracy, WIP control, and schedule adherence metrics
Participates in meetings to ensure that the production plan and customer requests are fulfilled
Other jobs as assigned

Benefits

a 401(k) savings plan with employer contributions
medical, dental and vision insurance
wellness programs
health savings account, health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts
company paid short-term disability and long-term disability
company paid employee basic life and AD&D insurance
supplemental employee and dependent life insurance
optional accident, hospital indemnity and critical illness insurance
adoption, surrogacy, and fertility benefits and assistance
commuter benefits
parental, military, jury duty, and bereavement leaves of absence
paid time off, including 10 paid holidays per calendar year
paid vacation days beginning at 120 hours annually
40 paid sick leave hours annually or as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws
tuition assistance is available
business travel services
employee discounts
an employee assistance program that includes company paid counseling sessions and legal services