Supply Chain Planner - Plant 3

Howmet Aerospace • Whitehall, MI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Supply Chain Planner will be responsible for anticipating and forecasting operational, maintenance, and manufacturing rhythms. This role involves reviewing and communicating customer demand, prioritizing and scheduling work, and ensuring schedule attainment, throughput, and on-time delivery. The planner will act as a liaison between customers and the plant, facilitating understanding of customer priorities and galvanizing efforts to achieve goals. This position requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage and monitor inventory and information accurately. The planner will also be responsible for tracking down necessary information and resources to ensure smooth operations, enabling the success of others, and fostering a "win together" culture. A key aspect of this role is balanced attention, focusing on areas of greatest impact, asking critical questions, and adjusting to customer demands, often on short notice. The planner will influence without direct reporting authority, represent the plant's interests and capabilities to customers, and interpret outcomes by understanding complex internal and external factors to achieve synergistic effects and new levels of performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
• Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
• Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.
• Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Nice To Haves

• APICS Certification is preferred
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
• Self-starter and ability to manage multiple projects.
• Demonstrates competent use of automated order system.
• Solid base knowledge of manufacturing process and flow of material.
• Strong quantitative analysis skills, including the use of Microsoft Excel.
• Ability to develop and use planning strategies.

Responsibilities

• Communicates with regular and prospective customers concerning requirements, talks with them regarding other customer service-related concerns, and answers any other questions.
• Fields and promptly responds to inquiries from customers regarding status of key projects, open orders, and any unresolved issues.
• Exercises direct responsibility for the tracking of open items, for quotation of changes to project work scope, for securing purchase order coverage, and for resolution of contractual issues delaying input or shipment of customer requirements.
• Processes orders for assigned account portfolio. This includes order entry/maintenance, order review, acknowledgment to the customer, and resolution of items delaying either release to manufacturing or shipments.
• Adjusts complaints concerning billing or service rendered, referring complaints of service failures to designated departments for investigation.
• Draws up master schedule to establish sequence and lead time of each operation to meet shipping dates according to sales forecasts or customer orders.
• Analyzes production specifications and plant capacity data and performs mathematical calculations to determine manufacturing processes, tools, and human resource requirements.
• Plans and schedules work flow for each department and operation according to previously established manufacturing sequences and lead times.
• Plans sequence of fabrication, assembly, installation, and other manufacturing operations for guidance of production workers.
• Confers with department supervisors to determine status of assigned projects.
• Expedites operations that delay schedules and alters schedules to meet unforeseen conditions.
• Prepares production reports and lists of required materials, tools, and equipment.
• Prepares purchase orders to obtain materials, tools, and equipment.
• Performs a reconciliation of shipments on a daily basis.
• Produces the final forecasts for the Business Center on a monthly basis.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental, and vision benefits coverage, including FSA and HSA account options
• Pre-tax and Roth 401(k) retirement savings plans offering employer matching funds and a separate employer retirement contribution
• Paid holidays and vacation time (eligibility, accrual, and usage are discretionary and governed by applicable policies)
• Paid parental leave and adoption assistance programs
• Life insurance and disability coverage plans
• Optional coverage plans for auto, home, legal, identity theft, and pet insurance
• Tuition Assistance Program and ongoing professional development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level