Senior Planner

TT Electronics plc•Perry, OH

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Planner manages the end-item Master Production Schedule (MPS) across the planning time horizon in the ERP system, collaborating with other departments to optimize customer service and cost. The schedule includes release orders and firm planned orders or work orders that govern production sequencing and daily output. The role is responsible for meeting customer commitments while optimizing inventory and business efficiency throughout the production plan. The planner uses customer orders and forecasts, backlog, material and capacity availability, and management policies and goals to create responsive end-item schedules. The role creates daily and weekly schedules of ERP firm planned orders or work orders, sequences and capacity-plans near-term production, and releases orders to the shop floor. It also uses capacity and resource planning to ensure schedules are feasible, dynamically replans to prevent past-due orders, and adjusts lead times, quantities, and routings using the APOS (Advanced Planning and Scheduling) system to support customer demand. The position reports manufacturing and supplier performance measures weekly and monthly, seeks to optimize service, resources, and inventory, resolves material or capacity conflicts that could affect order promising, and maintains the end-item schedule as the valid short-term input to ERP Material Requirements Planning. This position is 100% onsite in Greater Cleveland, Ohio, and requires U.S. citizenship. Because the role uses information subject to ITAR, limitations relating to nationality may apply. Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is unavailable. Safety is a core responsibility, including following company policies and OSHA regulations, using required PPE, participating in safety training, reporting unsafe conditions or incidents, and maintaining a safe, clean, organized work environment.

Requirements

5–8 years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
A minimum two-year technical degree and at least five years of relevant experience.
Extensive knowledge of manufacturing requirements and planning.
Experience with MRP/ERP systems; SAP is preferred.
Proficiency with computerized materials control programs.
Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite or similar.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills; strong analytical thinking.
U.S. citizenship is required due to contracts with the Department of Defense.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available.
Must maintain confidentiality, exercise good judgment, exhibit high ethical standards, and promote those standards within the company.
Must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily, with reasonable accommodation available for individuals with disabilities.

Nice To Haves

Experience with SAP.

Responsibilities

Manage the end-item Master Production Schedule across the planning time horizon in the ERP system, in collaboration with other departments.
Use customer orders and forecasts, backlog, material and capacity availability, and management policies and goals to create responsive end-item schedules.
Create daily and weekly ERP firm planned order or work order schedules within the planning time fence to balance demand and supply.
Sequence production, plan near-term capacity, and release orders for execution on the operations shop floor.
Use rough-cut or detailed capacity and resource planning to ensure schedules are feasible.
Dynamically replan to ensure there are no past-due orders in the Master Production Schedule.
Adjust lead times, order quantities, and routings using the APOS (Advanced Planning and Scheduling) system to support customer demand.
Collate and report manufacturing and supplier performance measures weekly and monthly.
Optimize customer service, manufacturing resources, and inventory levels.
Identify, negotiate, and resolve material or capacity availability conflicts that affect order-promising integrity.
Maintain the end-item schedule as the valid short-term input to Material Requirements Planning in the ERP system.
Perform duties in accordance with company safety policies, OSHA regulations, and established procedures; use required PPE, participate in safety training, report unsafe conditions or incidents, and help maintain a safe, clean, and organized workplace.