Production Planner

Guardiar•Ennis, TX

1d•$23 - $26

About The Position

The Production Planner is responsible for all aspects of material planning, coordinating with sales and production scheduling to ensure materials are available to meet order fulfillment requirements. The role determines and maintains inventory master data, manages purchase orders, communicates delivery schedules, expedites materials, and assists with returns and payment issues. The position plans and purchases materials and supplies for a manufacturing facility, supports inventory and data integrity, coordinates with internal teams and suppliers, and helps address production, customer-schedule, shipment, and material-shortage issues. It also supports cost, quality, delivery, and inventory-turn targets.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management or a similar area, or equivalent experience, preferred.
Knowledge and understanding of supply-chain concepts and how to apply them.
Knowledge and understanding of material specifications using both English and Metric systems.
Knowledge of U.S. Customs importation requirements for materials arriving from other countries.
Proficiency with MRP/ERP systems; SAP is a plus.
Computer skills in Microsoft Office, particularly Microsoft Excel.
Ability to perform moderately complex planning and problem-solving.
Ability to create and follow an inventory plan.
Strong verbal and written communication, interpersonal, and negotiation skills.
Ability to communicate in English.
Task- and goal-oriented, with the ability to decide what to do and by when to meet targets.
Accountable and willing to own actions and results.
Flexible and able to meet short deadlines, with willingness to work additional hours during deadline periods.
Self-starter able to work independently under pressure and react quickly to changing priorities.
Team player who acts based on business goals and objectives.
Decisive, with the ability to make timely decisions based on available information.

Nice To Haves

Five or more years of demand or supply planning experience in a manufacturing environment.
IFS experience.
Offshore supplier experience.
APICS certification.
Ability to communicate in Spanish, Polish, or Chinese.

Responsibilities

Calculate and create demand for materials, raw materials, and semi-finished products.
Enter appropriate data and records into the SAP system.
Review and maintain product availability information, including backorder reason codes and expected partial or full release availability.
Support data integrity efforts for cycle counts and bills of materials.
Provide required documents to the production department.
Work with SCM to review, update, and maintain minimum and maximum levels for raw and Kanban inventory.
Identify opportunities to reduce inventory and support implementation as directed.
Work with sales, operations, and engineering to anticipate unusual production requirements and inventory needs, and expedite materials as required.
Assist management in resolving problems with customer schedule changes and order cancellations.
Create subcontracting and outsourcing deliveries for outbound products, coordinating with internal teams to ensure timely, quality delivery of finished product.
Purchase raw materials, packaging supplies, subcontracting services, shop supplies, and other items needed by the manufacturing facility.
Assist management in resolving late shipments and material shortages.
Coordinate with the quality leader and communicate supplier incoming-quality issues and engineering changes or developments.
Provide input on supplier performance, including on-time delivery, quality, regulatory compliance, and cost data.
Request and analyze quotations, negotiate supplier prices and terms within approval limits, and identify nonproductive suppliers based on cost, quality, and delivery competitiveness.
Assist in meeting or exceeding annual budgeted targets for raw materials, work in process, finished goods, and inventory turns.
Develop and maintain a communication system for sharing raw-material pricing updates with the Estimating team.