Sr. Production Planner

Waters Corporation•Milford, MA

About The Position

Waters Corporation is currently seeking a highly motivated and team-oriented individual to join the Milford Manufacturing team as a Senior Production Planner. The Senior Production Planner is responsible for actively managing production schedules in support of the overall manufacturing and new product introduction plans. This role collaborates with Demand Planning, Purchasing, Production, Contract Manufacturers, Quality and Operations Engineering to achieve plan attainment, delivery performance, inventory management, and ultimately product availability for our Field colleagues and end customers. This hand-on position requires dynamic leadership, agility, tenacity, excellent interpersonal skills, problem solving, critical thinking as well as a compelling initiative to see the organization succeed. The product family consists of analytical instruments, spares and kits used for Liquid Chromatography and Supercritical Fluid Chromatography. Perks of working for Waters! State of the art manufacturing facility EAP and Physical Therapist Tuition reimbursement Team environment Competitive pay

Requirements

BA/BS in Supply Chain related field required
Minimum 4 years related experience in production planning and inventory management in a manufacturing environment
Advanced proficiency with SAP APO and Microsoft applications required
Excellent organizational, interpersonal, verbal, written and presentation skills
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and drive corrective actions
Strong leadership skills, self-directed and the ability to make independent decisions
Experience with New Product Introduction (NPI) processes

Nice To Haves

APICS CPIM certification or equivalent highly desired
Familiarity with cGMP, ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 13485:2016 is desired

Responsibilities

Responsible for production schedules utilizing SAP APO and ensuring on-time delivery of product to our primary distribution centers
Ensure accurate and executable production plan accounting for capacity and lead-time constraints
Execute discrete production plan that supports forecast, which includes issuing of production orders, rework orders, and managing outstanding demand
Liaise with internal customers regularly to align on priorities, commitments, constraints and recovery plans
Support new product development and introductions and successful transition to volume manufacturing
Review and approve ECRs from a supply chain perspective and execute on follow-up actions as required
Actively manage finished goods inventory pipeline at plant level in line with KPIs
Lead initiatives to improve and optimize planning processes and systems resulting in enhanced supply delivery and efficient coordination of materials and resources used in manufacturing processes