Sr. Planner

Fender•Corona, CA

1d•$93,199 - $108,733•Onsite

About The Position

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation is seeking a Sr. Production Planner to maintain production schedules and mitigate risks while considering capacity and materials constraints to ensure demand requirements are met on time. The role supports assigned value streams and works closely with Engineering, Operations, and Procurement to plan production, materials, and supply requirements. The position also maintains production targets, inventory levels, material availability reporting, planning performance indicators, and ERP master data. The planner leads daily meetings with Operations and Procurement and may be assigned additional duties.

Requirements

At least 5 years of equivalent work experience in Planning.
Knowledge or experience with Materials Requirements Planning (MRP).
Experience using SAP or other ERP systems.
Strong Microsoft Excel skills and proficiency with Word and PowerPoint.
Excellent communication and analytical skills.
Willingness to be on call when needed.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

APICS certification.
Spanish language skills.

Responsibilities

Create and manage leveled production schedules for assigned value streams.
Build production schedules and monitor daily, weekly, and monthly schedule adherence.
Discuss and align with Engineering and Operations on manufacturing constraints to be managed in production schedules.
Create and maintain production targets.
Conduct materials shortage analyses for short- and long-term production plans.
Plan inter-plant supply requirements and delivery schedules.
Create and maintain standard work-in-process and Kanban inventory levels to meet demand requirements.
Create and monitor material availability reports for assigned value streams.
Create and maintain key performance indicators for Planning.
Maintain compliance and enterprise resource planning master data.
Drive daily meetings with Operations and Procurement teams.
Perform additional duties as assigned.