Production Planning Analyst

3M•Knoxville, IA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Production Planning Analyst at 3M, you will collaborate with innovative 3Mers globally. This role offers an opportunity to transition from various professional backgrounds into a 3M career. You will leverage your curiosity and work with innovative people worldwide, making an impact by planning and scheduling production, monitoring output, and ensuring customer requirements are met while improving operational efficiency. The position involves strong communication with Production Planning, Lean Value Stream, and Operations Team members, active participation in the Tier process, and close collaboration with the business to understand customer requirements and forecasts. You will also work with manufacturing teams, value stream leadership, and Supply Planners to resolve supply constraints, balancing service, inventory, and cost. Key aspects include optimizing production parameters, managing capacity, and maintaining inventory targets. You will execute standard production planning work using supply chain tools and IT systems, provide planning analysis for data-driven decisions, and lead or participate in Continuous Improvement projects to enhance customer service, inventory investment, flow, and supply chain efficiency.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start)
Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status)

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Supply Chain, Operations Management, and/or Business Analytics from an accredited institution
ASCM (APICS) CPIM certification is preferred. If not complete at the time this position is assumed, the certification will become part of the employee professional development plan as agreed between management and the employee.
Two (2) years combined experience in supply chain, planning, logistics, and/or manufacturing in a private, public, government or military environment
Experience with SAP ERP Software
3M systems experience (Factory Planner, PMCS/IMES, Peoplesoft)
Experience in Production Planning
Knowledge of Supply Planning (SP), Demand Planning (DP), and Integrated Business Planning (IBP) processes
Strong data mining, data analysis, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
Advanced Microsoft Suite experience
Strong leadership, communication, interpersonal, and self-motivational skills
Experience working on cross-functional teams
Experience utilizing Lean and Six Sigma / Continuous Improvement methodologies

Responsibilities

Planning and scheduling of production work centers, monitor work center output to meet customer requirements and improve work center operational efficiency
Strong written or oral communication with Production Planning, Lean Value Stream, and Operations Team members along with active participation in the Tier process
Working closely with the business to understand customer requirements and forecasts
Working closely with the manufacturing team, value stream leadership, and Supply Planners to determine how best to prioritize and resolve supply constraints and balance service, inventory, and cost to meet business targets
Parameter Management: optimizing and maintaining production lot sizes, production cycles and safety stocks to deliver the desired balance between inventory and service
Managing capacity including identifying, resolving, and escalating production constraints
Managing assigned working and non-working inventories to maintain compliance and achieve inventory investment targets
Executing the production planning standard work utilizing supply chain tools, IT systems, and processes
Providing a high degree of planning analysis to support data-driven decision making
Identifies, leads, and participates in Continuous Improvement projects that improve customer service, inventory investment, flow, and supply chain efficiency