Job Summary

Assists in establishing the production schedule. Plans, prepares, controls, and maintains sub-sets of the total production build plan and material requirements to ensure a controlled flow of materials to meet production and customer requirements. Conducts configuration control activities for the ERP system affecting costing, bill of material, route, item master, and production scheduling/planning.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:

• Creates and maintains multiple work center and plant daily master production schedules which balance the workload to maximize operation efficiency, and production output to meet deadlines.
• Reviews and runs Advanced Supply Chain Planning (ASCP)/Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) system daily, converting planned orders into process orders and purchase requisitions.
• Gathers and reviews data from manufacturing and support organizations, coordinates with capacity and material analysis to resolve material and capacity discrepancies that affect the schedule.
• Translates anticipated demand into production and purchase orders for internal and external suppliers.
• Evaluates internal manufacturing constraints and develops proposals and plans to maintain level, efficient production.
• Investigates production variations through data collection to develop root cause analysis and recovery plans.
• Works closely with the Demand Group, Customer Service Department, Purchasing Department, Production Department, Quality Assurance, and Shipping Department to ensure products are produced and shipped per schedule.
• Provides planning support to Design, Product Launch, Marketing, and Merchandizing with regards to product life cycle management.
• Coordinates the planning of new item introductions, as well as the phase out of items to be discontinued, to optimize service and minimize inventory risk.
• Advises management of the status of work in progress, material availability, and potential production problems to ensure that personnel, equipment, materials, and services are provided as needed.
• Participation in key continuous improvement projects such as Lean, Kanban, and Six Sigma efforts.
• Monitors existing and new manufacturing processes and systems for improvement opportunities in quality, delivery, and data materials.
• Responsible for data integrity auditing. Closely monitors all changes and is responsible for accuracy of Bill of Material (BOM) data and Item Master data.
• Routes data integrity auditing. Closely monitors all changes including: operations, resources, shift calendars, and resource time variances.
• Facilitates and/or assists on aspects of material control including: Cycle Count Programs, Metal Balancing, WIP Supply Type (Push/Pull) and Sub Inventory Netting.
• Tracks, measures, and reports progress on improvements using standard key performance indicators, assists in the preparation of planning, financial reports to assist the team with the key performance indicators.
• Assists in improving information systems that are appropriate for users' needs and consistent with the overall design of the organization's information systems architecture.
• Under general supervision, collects and analyzes information from systems to formulate the scope and objectives of the system and its users.
• Works in close liaison with IT, submitting requirements for system and/or programming specifications.
• Assists in maintaining foundational data and metrics that tie into the S&OP process.
• Uses product Line knowledge and manufacturing process knowledge to research and make recommendations on available capacity or identify potential bottlenecks.

WHAT IS REQUIRED:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering or related technical discipline; or equivalent combination of education/experience.
• Two years of analytical, modeling, production or scheduling/planning experience or similar work.
• Experience with a Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) system.
• Demonstrated leadership skills, organizational, technical training, and communication skills.
• Strong experience with Microsoft Excel including: data sorting, macros, v-lookups, pivot tables, spreadsheet linking, advanced formulas (if then statements, etc.).
• Intermediate proficiency in MS Word, Outlook and PowerPoint.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• ASCM certified in Planning and Inventory Management (CPIM) or Certified in Integrated Resource Management (CIRM) or like certification.
• Production scheduling/planning of multiple work centers and/or plants, and/or Demand Center experience.
• Experience building and developing reports using MS Power Bi, Incorta or other similar reporting tools.