Production Planner

nVent • Anoka, MN

12d • Onsite

About The Position

The Production Planner analyzes component availability and value stream workload to assign accurate delivery dates for customized products, optimize production schedules, and monitor progress. The role collaborates across operations, program management, procurement, customer service, engineering, SIOP, buyers, planning, and other partners to align execution with the published production plan, resolve issues, respond to customer inquiries, and keep operations and management informed of critical situations.

The planner maintains accurate inventory and order records, reviews forecasts, processes order changes and cancellations, and addresses excess or obsolete inventory through root-cause analysis and disposition. The role develops part-planning strategies, coordinates component availability and lead times with buyers and partner plants, and establishes executable production schedules and sequencing. It also supports new product implementation and on-time program launches.

The position identifies and resolves capacity, load, material, equipment, and quality issues; drives improvements in promise-date accuracy; develops schedule scenarios and contingency plans; and analyzes production-attainment misses to establish corrective actions and improvements. The role is with nVent, a global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of experience in production planning, scheduling, materials, or supply.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience with conflict resolution and project management.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain, or a related field; a combination of education and experience will be considered.
• Experience with JD Edwards ERP or other ERP systems.
• CPIM certification through ASCM.

Responsibilities

• Analyze component availability and value stream workload to assign accurate delivery dates for customized products, optimize production schedules, and monitor progress.
• Work cross-functionally with buyers, operations, and planning to resolve issues, handle customer inquiries, and provide input to sales and operations planning.
• Solicit feedback, initiate corrective action, and coordinate issue resolution.
• Keep operations and management informed of critical situations.
• Lead and provide daily direction and prioritization across operations, program management, procurement, customer service, engineering, SIOP, and other partners in alignment with the published production plan.
• Maintain accurate records, review forecasts, and process order changes and cancellations.
• Identify excess and obsolete inventory, determine root cause and disposition, and take corrective action.
• Develop and implement strategies to improve efficiency and minimize human involvement in part planning.
• Collaborate with buyers and partner plants on component availability and lead times, and work with the production planning team to establish production schedules and optimal sequencing for an executable plan.
• Support and take action to drive new product implementation and successful, on-time program launches.
• Identify and resolve capacity and load issues, material constraints, and equipment or quality problems; initiate corrective action.
• Drive improvements in promise-date accuracy for orders across multiple value streams.
• Develop production schedule scenarios and contingency plans when issues prevent schedule execution.
• Determine root causes and action plans for daily and weekly production-attainment misses to drive future improvements.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Short-term and long-term disability benefits.
• Critical illness and accident insurance.
• Life insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
• Employee stock purchase plan with company match.
• Tuition reimbursement may be available.
• Caregiver, personal, and parental leave may be available.
• Back-up care services may be available.
• Paid time off, including volunteer time, may be available.
• Well-being program may be available.
• Legal and identity theft protection may be available.
• Depending on the position offered, employees may be eligible for annual incentives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level