Plant Planner

A key role for the plant responsible for creating and maintaining weekly and daily detailed production/supply schedules to meet customer demand requirements. Primary interface between manufacturing /toller and supply chain planning."

The Plant Planner has a key role in creating and maintaining weekly and daily detailed production/supply schedules to meet customer demand requirements. Primary interface between manufacturing /toller and supply chain planning."

Issue detailed production schedule utilizing SAP PPDS for the planning horizon.
• Manage production details in line with business strategy (cost, rate, inventory, and uptime).
• Assure schedule is continually maintained and communicated throughout the supply chain.
• Highlight and actively participate in the identification and resolution of inventory, customer orders, and quality issues as they develop.
• Primary point of contact with the customer service team.
• Monitoring process orders & ensuring closed as needed, accurate process orders are used to maintain system & data integrity
• Primary interface between manufacturing and supply chain planning.
• Works with manufacturing to optimize the plant schedule along with manufacturing capabilities.
• Maintain SAP Master Data to support scheduling & ATP process
• Maintain & monitor key KPIs for assets (i.e. slow moving & obsolete inventory, capacity loading, production to plan, inventory, delivery to promise, etc.

Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Supply Chain, Business Administration, or related fields.
• +3 years’ experience in operations or supply chain roles.
• Knowledge of supply planning theory and stock management.
• Knowledge of MS Office tools.
• Excellent business English communication skills.
• Effective communication skills.

• Analytical and quantitative skills.
• Continuous improvement attitude.
Training / Certifications:
• SAP, APO, MRP training on functional areas of expertise.

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