Production Planner

Ultradent Products • Salt Lake, UT

16d

About The Position

Ultradent, the global name in oral health is seeking a manufacturing Scheduler/Production Planner to join Ultradent's Planning team. The production planner is responsible for developing an executable production schedule for a given set of products, control costs by planning material and labor, and Maximize customer delivery while minimizing inventory liability.

Requirements

• Strong understanding of MRP logic along with order modifiers to develop an executable plan.
• 3-5 years of prior experience in production planning is ideal.
• Basic understanding of Supply Chain.
• Basic understanding of Lean Manufacturing Practices and/or APICS certification.
• Ability to tackle a problem by using a logical, systematic, sequential approach.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to adapt to change in the workplace.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain inventory plans to balance resources and materials through the supply chain.
• Develop an attainable production schedule by analyzing the demand forecast, understanding capacity constraints and passing production requirements to manufacturing.
• Utilize Make to Stock (MTS), Make to Order (MTO) and Assemble to Order (ATO) strategies to support customer demand.
• Analyze variations/changes to the demand plan and strategically create a path forward.
• Work closely with manufacturing to understand and quantify changes to the product plan to best service our customers.
• Drive key operational measurements including finish goods and sub assembly inventory levels, and Capacity/Resource measurements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed