Production Planner

Amphenol Fiber Systems International•Allen, TX

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Planner is responsible for all scheduling and planning activities relating to new and existing product lines across their assigned products. The primary responsibilities of this role include assessing customer requirements, driving material, scheduling production, and managing MRP to ensure customer orders are executed in a timely manner.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in supply chain, engineering, business operations, logistics or related field
5-10 yrs experience in manufacturing and production control environments
U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident to satisfy AFSI ITAR requirements.
Strong business acumen and etiquette
5+ years of demonstrated experience in face pace manufacturing environments.
Knowledge of quality systems and requirements related to manufacturing (i.e. AS9100, ISO9100, Lean, Six Sigma or similar).
Ability to implement inventory control methods and techniques.
Excellent PC skills related to MS Office applications, ERPs, business intelligence tools and data warehouse systems
Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to create and present concepts and recommendations to leadership
Must work well with various personalities in a customer centric environment and commit to continuous improvement.
Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills

Responsibilities

Developing and maintaining production schedules based on customer orders, demand forecasts, and resource availability.
Ensuring delivery of orders by interpreting engineering drawings, processing orders accurately in the MRP system, setting up production routers, and assessing material availability.
Proactively implementing effective strategies to manage workload, mitigate risk, and resolve processing issues as they arise.
Managing inventory levels by collaborating with procurement and warehouse teams to ensure timely material availability, minimizing shortages and excesses.
Rolling production cost for new products in coordination with manufacturing and procurement requirements.
Analyzing work order variances by identifying root causes, developing countermeasures, and scaling the effectiveness of those countermeasures.
Collaborating and effectively communicating with cross-functional team members.
Supporting continuous improvement activities for planning and production relating to assigned product lines.
Conducting complex supply chain optimization proposals to improve schedules, operations, and reduce cost.