Production Planner

3M•London, ON

14d•CA$81,896 - CA$100,096•Onsite

About The Position

3M is seeking a Production Planner for its Supply Chain team located in London, Canada. As a Production Planner, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by creating production and procurement schedules, identifying and leading cross-functional projects to improve service, cost, and inventory, and utilizing Supply Chain tools for data-driven decisions. You will also provide planning analysis, publish metrics, analyze capacity, work with the business unit to understand customer requirements, and manage inventories to maintain compliance and achieve investment targets.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start)
One (1) combined year of experience working with Supply Chain, Logistics, Engineering and/or SAP in a private, public or government environment

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Supply Chain, Operations and/or Business
Two (2) or more years of experience in Supply Chain within a manufacturing plant
3M systems experience (Peoplesoft, ERP / SAP) & BT knowledge
History of successfully applying business knowledge to support business needs and goals
Initiates, leads, and implements the process of supply chain problem identification and resolution
Advanced Microsoft Suite skills
Excellent written & oral communication skills, presentation skills, and interpersonal skills including the ability to influence others and work effectively in a team environment
Business Transformation or SAP experience
Strong desire to advance in the Supply Chain field

Responsibilities

Create production and procurement schedules for area of responsibility
Identifying and leading cross functional projects across the business to effectively drive improvements in service, cost, and inventory
Utilizing Supply Chain tools and processes to make data-driven decisions to improve service, inventory turns, and non-working inventory
Provides a high degree of planning analysis to support decision making
Publishes and presents service and inventory metrics and results
Analyzes capacity to determine equipment loading and resources required
Works closely with the business unit to understand customer requirements and forecasts.
Works closely with manufacturing to ensure alignment to business requirements by setting and maintaining target inventory levels and lead times
Actively manage working and non-working inventories in assigned businesses to maintain compliance and achieve inventory investment target