Senior Master Planner

STERIS•Saint Louis, MO

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

At STERIS, we help our Customers create a healthier and safer world by providing innovative healthcare and life science product and service solutions around the globe. Position Summary The Sr. Master Planner controls and manages millions of dollars of inventory and shipments by proper scheduling and analysing of products as derived from market forecasts, customer orders and trend analysis, and inputs these requirements into the planning system. The position entails developing weekly production requirements and releasing work orders, scheduling of sales orders, interfacing with customer service, sales professionals, purchasing, engineering, and manufacturing to meet customer expectations. This is a hybrid role with the requirement of working onsite at our St Louis, MO facility 3 days/week. This role will require up to 20% domestic travel and up to 10% international travel. This role is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship or H1B Transfer.

Requirements

Required Bachelor's Degree. Plus 5 years of experience in Planning. OR High School Diploma/GED. PLUS 13 years of experience in Planning.
Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel.
Advanced experience with material requirements planning (MRP) and Master Planning.

Nice To Haves

Experience using Oracle.
Experience in a Lean Manfuacturing environment.
MBA or advanced degree.
Certification in related field (APICS).
Analytical Skills.
Attention to Detail and Accuracy.
Communication Skills.
Decision Making.
Problem solving.
Continuous Improvement/Innovation.
Leadership.

Responsibilities

Formulates the master production plan that best meets market forecasts, inventory objectives and customer requirements based on value stream constraints.
Loads MRP based on agreed upon build plan driving site level inventory spend.
Escalates build interruptions for resolution to ensure excellent customer service.
Schedule sales orders in Oracle to availability, SSQ lead-time and to best meet customer’s requirements.
Work with Customer Sales Support to resolve scheduling issues as well as Manufacturing to resolve any Purchasing and Production issues.
Resolve daily MRP problems, including identifying product structure problems, input and other errors.
Participate in new products implementation and handle Phase-In/Phase out planning for their products that will assist in minimizing obsolete inventory and provide a smooth timely product implementation.
Monitor and report production schedule planning and manufacturing accuracy.
Develop and maintain procedures and work instructions to support master planning.
Constantly maintain, evaluate, recommend, and implement improvements in material requirements planning (MRP) to drive down inventory levels.
Maintain and develop standard work as needed, train team members and serve as a point of escalation when required.
Provides inputs to demand planning on shipment schedules, plans and forecast based on capacity. (S&OP process).