Production Planning Specialist

Silgan Dispensing Systems • Thomaston, CT

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About The Position

The Production Planning Specialist position is an important role on the Silgan Dispensing team and is a great opportunity for those looking to advance their skills. The Production Planning Specialist assists in the creation and regularly monitors overall supply plans to meet customer and business goals. Here’s a list of duties that our Production Planning Specialist performs on a typical day: Converting purchase requisitions into purchase orders for all capital expensed purchases. Creating new vendors into SAP for purchasing. Maintaining/updating vendor information. Accurately maintain purchasing records for selected vendors, using SAP software in an ISO 9000 environment. Crosstrain in planning for assigned products, recognizing forecasted requirements and critical resources, with special coordination for new development projects. Maintain detailed MRP component build schedules to maximize manufacturing up-time for Dispensing manufacturing & vendor reliability. Communicate with Silgan personnel in a timely, clear, efficient, and appropriate method regarding all aspects of parts supply including delivery status, production schedules, lead times, revisions, and OTIF calculations. Work with planning, engineering, finance, operations colleagues to record and transfer Silgan metal & molded part manufacturing capability records into SAP for capacity planning. Assist Finance team to solve invoicing issues with suppliers. Confirming pricing and/or approve charges. Place orders and act as primary contact with manufacturing subcontractors and assigned vendors to support manufacturing plan. Identify customer requirements not on order and develop supply forecasts with customer service, sales, and manufacturing to best utilize production capacities. Manage schedules to achieve service level targets while maintaining inventory objectives. Working with warehouse personnel to accurately receive components into SAP Interface with all company disciplines to ensure inventory accuracy. Insure monthly Lean assignments are complete for all planning team members. Assist development & support integration of new SAP Summarize SIOP & Capacity info for local review & company-wide distribution as needed. Collect/build/publish planning data as required to help improve manufacturing performance. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• 5-7 years’ experience in a high volume, repetitive manufacturing organization.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work well with others in a Team environment.
• Time management and organizational skills are essential.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, SAP, etc.
• SAP R3/BW planning experience and/or APICS certification is a plus.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to work independently and be proactive.
• Ability to analyze, interpret and report data.
• Ability to prioritize work is essential.
• Good oral and written communication skills

Responsibilities

• Converting purchase requisitions into purchase orders for all capital expensed purchases.
• Creating new vendors into SAP for purchasing.
• Maintaining/updating vendor information.
• Accurately maintain purchasing records for selected vendors, using SAP software in an ISO 9000 environment.
• Crosstrain in planning for assigned products, recognizing forecasted requirements and critical resources, with special coordination for new development projects.
• Maintain detailed MRP component build schedules to maximize manufacturing up-time for Dispensing manufacturing & vendor reliability.
• Communicate with Silgan personnel in a timely, clear, efficient, and appropriate method regarding all aspects of parts supply including delivery status, production schedules, lead times, revisions, and OTIF calculations.
• Work with planning, engineering, finance, operations colleagues to record and transfer Silgan metal & molded part manufacturing capability records into SAP for capacity planning.
• Assist Finance team to solve invoicing issues with suppliers.
• Confirming pricing and/or approve charges.
• Place orders and act as primary contact with manufacturing subcontractors and assigned vendors to support manufacturing plan.
• Identify customer requirements not on order and develop supply forecasts with customer service, sales, and manufacturing to best utilize production capacities.
• Manage schedules to achieve service level targets while maintaining inventory objectives.
• Working with warehouse personnel to accurately receive components into SAP
• Interface with all company disciplines to ensure inventory accuracy.
• Insure monthly Lean assignments are complete for all planning team members.
• Assist development & support integration of new SAP
• Summarize SIOP & Capacity info for local review & company-wide distribution as needed.
• Collect/build/publish planning data as required to help improve manufacturing performance.
• Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED