Production Planning Analyst

3M•Monroe, NC

15h•Onsite

About The Position

This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military experience to a 3M career. As a Production Planner Analyst, 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 leading cross-functional projects across the business to effectively drive change in service, cost, and inventory. You will develop and maintain operating rhythms to ensure smooth supply chain operations, aligning supply with demand. You will maintain relevant planning master data and support new product introduction and phase-in phase out material business processes, and associated change management processes. You will provide a high degree of planning analysis to support decision making. You will publish and present service and inventory metrics and results. You will identify and lead projects that improve supply chain speed and inventory investment. You will review and report on project progress with management. You will work closely with the business unit to understand customer requirements and forecasts. You will work closely with manufacturing to ensure alignment to business requirements by setting and maintaining sufficient inventory levels and lead times. You will actively manage working and non-working inventories in assigned businesses to maintain compliance and achieve inventory investment targets. You will utilize Supply Chain tools and processes such as SAP, EWM, Power BI. You will utilize Lean Six Sigma methodologies to improve service, inventory turns, and non-working inventory. You will utilize Supply Chain parameter management tools to optimize planning parameters (safety stock, lot size, EOQ, Loop & Supermarket, lead time). Responsibilities of this position include that corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties. Safety is a core value at 3M. All employees are expected to contribute to a strong Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) culture by following safety policies, identifying hazards, and engaging in continuous improvement.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution.
Three (3) years of experience in supply chain, transportation, logistics, manufacturing, production, and/or customer service in a private, public, government or military environment.
Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

Nice To Haves

APICS (American Production and Inventory Control Society) CPIM certification is preferred
Six Sigma Green Belt project experience and/or certification
Proficient in Microsoft office – (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
Experience with a Manufacturing Execution and/or Planning System ( e.g. SAP, Proprietary, Oracle, JDA, etc …)
Experience in Lean Scheduling or Lean Manufacturing
Experience with Microsoft VBA Macros, SQL , MS Cloud Apps ( e.g. Teams, SharePoint, Power BI).

Responsibilities

Lead cross functional projects across the business to effectively drive change in service, cost, and inventory.
Develops and maintains operating rhythms to ensure smooth supply chain operations, aligning supply with demand.
Maintains relevant planning master data and supports new product introduction and phase-in phase out material business processes, and associated change management processes.
Provides a high degree of planning analysis to support decision making.
Publishes and presents service and inventory metrics and results.
Identifies and leads projects that improve supply chain speed and inventory investment.
Review and reports on project progress with management.
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 sufficient inventory levels and lead times.
Actively manage working and non-working inventories in assigned businesses to maintain compliance and achieve inventory investment targets.
Utilize Supply Chain tools and processes such as SAP, EWM, Power BI.
Utilize Lean Six Sigma methodologies to improve service, inventory turns, and non-working inventory
Utilize Supply Chain parameter management tools to optimize planning parameters (safety stock, lot size, EOQ, Loop & Supermarket, lead time)
Corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties.
Contribute to a strong Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) culture by following safety policies, identifying hazards, and engaging in continuous improvement.