Planner - iMPact Business Group
Tampa, FL 33612
About the Job
The Planner is responsible for scheduling production builds based on material availability and production capacity as defined within the MRP system. Partners with others as needed, including, Production, Program Managers, Engineering, and the Warehouse, to mitigate issues.
- Schedule production builds for assigned programs; update production schedules as needed; and ensure timely release of work orders.
- Understand production capacity for assigned programs to ensure builds are scheduled efficiently and effectively. Conduct 'can-builds' of material on hand and be able to advise customers of delivery dates based on incoming material.
- Report scheduling status to New Product Introduction team, Program Managers and Director; advise on impact to customer ship dates.
- Support development and implementation of plans with cross functional partners to meet annual goals which include revenue targets, on time production starts/finishes and inventory goal achievement (inputs and outputs of material)
- Customer program point of contact attending Program Management/Customer meetings to provide Planner input.
- Report on key metrics including on time starts, WIP status and on time finishes.
- Participate in weekly Sales Inventory & Operations Planning (SIOP) meetings providing inputs on production and material status for current and future builds.
- Ensure Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system integrity and accuracy by reviewing system data and updating/correcting to assure that products are built to the latest released revision and that all required changes have been integrated into production builds.
- Bachelor's degree (Business/Finance/Engineering/Supply Chain degrees preferred) or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Minimum of two years of production planning experience in a small to medium size manufacturing company
- Strong MRP, MPS, Inventory and Production Control experience
- Familiarity with Kanban & visual management in a production environment.
- Microsoft experience required, specifically in Excel (using pivot tables, V-lookups, etc.)
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Excellent organizational skills
- Inter, intra-department and external interactions required
- Ability to obtain a Government security clearance, if necessary
- Bachelor's degree (Business/Finance/Engineering/Supply Chain degrees preferred) or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Minimum of two years of production planning experience in a small to medium size manufacturing company
- Strong MRP, MPS, Inventory and Production Control experience
- Familiarity with Kanban & visual management in a production environment.
- Microsoft experience required, specifically in Excel (using pivot tables, V-lookups, etc.)
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Excellent organizational skills
- Inter, intra-department and external interactions required
- Ability to obtain a Government security clearance, if necessary
Source : iMPact Business Group