Production Planner
Nazdar•Lenexa, KS
•Onsite
About The Position
Nazdar is seeking a Production Planner to support production teams in Shawnee. The role analyzes inventory, maintains material levels, and coordinates production schedules. This full-time, in-office position is suited to someone with production planning or inventory management experience and strong communication and computer skills. The position follows established safety, quality, and efficiency procedures, supports company policies, and carries out other duties as assigned by the Planning Manager.
Requirements
- A minimum of 2–4 years of experience in production planning and/or inventory management, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Experience with Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word.
- Strong computer skills and the ability to learn new systems.
Nice To Haves
- Background in quality assurance using ISO programs.
- Experience with M3, M1, and Red Zone systems.
- A proven history of excellent performance in work behaviors and results.
Responsibilities
- Analyze finished goods and raw material inventory, maintain appropriate levels, and adjust quantities and reorder points as needed.
- Analyze batch sizes and raw material levels and decide whether to increase or decrease them based on historical or projected sales.
- Analyze idle inventory and confer with the supervisor, make recommendations, and implement recommendations.
- Generate production schedules and batch tickets based on inventory analyses and production capacity.
- Review inventory shortage, reorder, item coverage, and ship list reports and take appropriate action.
- Assist Production Planners and the Production Scheduler in maintaining the Hot List.
- Review raw material shortages, rework, Q stock, and quarantine inventories.
- Perform cycle counts of raw materials and finished goods.
- Provide back-up assistance to the Production Planner and Production Scheduler.
- Complete transactions as requested by production personnel.
- Perform clerical duties for the production management team.
- Perform the job according to established safety, quality, and efficiency standard operating procedures.
- Assist with enforcement of company policies.
- Perform other duties as directed or assigned by the Planning Manager.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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