Sr. Production Planner - Supply Optimization
About The Position
The position is responsible for performing planning and scheduling activities for the Polyethylene Group at Westlake's Houston corporate office. These responsibilities include updating and maintaining the production schedule, interaction with manufacturing, sales, and logistics groups for the purpose of overall supply chain management, responding to availability inquiries, production and inventory management, vacation relief for other planners, providing input for raw material planning, responding to production schedule inquiries, supporting the S&OP process, and participating in projects and other tasks as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, supply chain, or other relevant field required.
- Minimum 5 years' experience in operations/engineering, planning, logistics, inventory management, and/or customer service.
- Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, capacity planning, and supply chain principles
- Attentive to detail for accurate data entry, schedule maintenance, and inventory tracking.
- Strong organizational and multitasking ability, to be able to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
- Ability to identify issues, analyze data, and develop effective solutions to production challenges.
- Experience with scheduling software and proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, for data analysis.
- Excellent project team membership and verbal/written communication skills.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with polymer manufacturing is considered a plus.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain production schedules based on sales orders, customer demand, manufacturing capacity and inventory targets
- Work closely with Sales and Business Management to maintain inventory at optimal levels and develop options for adjusting targets as needed.
- Act as a liaison between Sales, Manufacturing, Logistics, and other groups to resolve issues and ensure smooth workflows.
- Assess requested changes in customer demand and provide feedback on product availability
- Identify opportunities for improvement in order fulfillment, inventory management, and scheduling optimization.
- Analyze production schedules and customer demand to set economic run lengths for the production assets.
- Provide regular status updates on production schedules and project timelines to management and other affected departments
- Serve as backup for other Planners as assigned
- Respond to after normal working hour calls concerning production schedule, production orders and customer order commitments.
- Any additional responsibilities or tasks as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Industry
Chemical Manufacturing
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
