Production Planner & Analyst (Liverpool, NY)

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Create and manage a manufacturing plan based on forecast and customer orders utilizing SAP GIB Module to ensure maximum performance

Release manufacturing orders based on Materials Requirement Planning system (MRP)

Analyze and update MRP to ensure data is accurate and up to date

Determine manpower, equipment, and raw materials needed to cover production demand

Manage forecast within SAP weekly to ensure expired forecasts are removed

Manage delivery dates for customer orders within 48 hours of booking

Ordering materials from the warehouse to the production floor in a timely manner

Manage the quality inspection priority list

Assist in coordination with suppliers where needed

Inventory analytics and safety stock management, lead all business units review and report summaries including projections, actions, and expectations for all Business Units globally

Execute material movement transactions where necessary

Track and monitor inventory to support the schedule requirements

Report weekly, shortages for the next 3 weeks of demand

Develop and execute a recovery plan for any shortages

Report risks and priorities to manufacturing and leadership

Assist in the release process of new product

Oversee the workflow of the production facility

Help to resolve SAP discrepancies and errors

Execute material movement transactions where necessary (Reservations)

Continuous improvements to SAP GIB with IT and system ops teams

Review bookings daily and optimize manufacturing plans based on lead times and customer requirements

Analyze and foresee potential obstacles and devise proactive strategies to mitigate risk

Communicate with all departments about expedites, delays, or any changes to the schedule

Review and understand drawings, deviations, and quality alerts and the impact to the product and schedule

Interface with manufacturing facility and other departments and maintain a good working relationship

Manage, track, and report on forecast for S&OP review. Providing forecast accuracy, head count requirements, inventory projections, equipment capacity, and any other metric needed to determine the ability to meet the forecast

Actively promote company core values, vision, and mission

Other duties as assigned

Key Competencies:

Bias for Action: Evaluates, acts, and communicates in a timely manner. Decisive, makes timely practical, effective decisions. Takes initiative without being asked.

Critical Thinking: Ability to analyze information objectively and evaluate sources such as data, facts, observable phenomena, and research to make a reasoned judgment.

Problem Solving: ability to identify problems as they arise, gather quantitative and qualitative data, and bring forth a recommendation toward a solution

Manages Systems and Processes: Effectively uses systems and processes to measure, monitor, manage, and impact performance.

Required Skills & Experience:

Associate or bachelor’s degree in business, Technical or Supply Chain or related field required – experience may be considered in lieu of a degree

1+ years’ experience in purchasing and/or production scheduling for a manufacturing organization in an MRP environment,

Strong understanding and experience with ERP/MRP systems required. (Oracle, SAP)

Exceptional computer skills and speed; SAP experience preferred

Applicable APICS CPIM, CSCP or CPSM certification

Knowledge and experience with Sales Inventory & Operations Planning (SI&OP)

Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Access (Pivot Tables, V-Lookups), Power BI, Teams, and PowerPoint

Ability to work independently and make sound decisions while working with changing priorities and competing demands

Ability to effectively present information, data, recommendations to all organizational levels

This position is located onsite in our Liverpool, NY location.

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