Planner 1

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As a Planner 1 you will be part of a collaborative team responsible for coordinating and optimizing production schedules to meet customer demand and support operational goals. In this role, you will work closely with Production, Materials Planning, and other cross-functional teams to ensure production plans are aligned with material availability, capacity, and delivery requirements.

Role Responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain, and update production schedules to meet customer demand and delivery commitments.
• Coordinate with Production, Materials Planning, and other cross-functional teams to ensure materials and resources are available to support the production plan.
• Demand analysis, finish good inventory levels, and production requirements to identify potential risks to the schedule.
• Participate in cross-functional meetings to align priorities, resolve scheduling conflicts, and support timely decision-making.
• Monitor and track On-Time Delivery (OTD) performance, identify potential delivery risks, and coordinate corrective actions with relevant teams to meet customer delivery commitments.
• Communicate directly with customers to align production and delivery priorities, clarify requirements, and provide updates on order status and potential delays.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date planning data and ERP system parameters to ensure reliable production scheduling, material planning, and timely execution of production orders.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business management, Logistics, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and work experience.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in production planning, production scheduling, materials planning, or a related manufacturing or supply chain role.
• Conversational fluency in English, with the ability to communicate effectively with customers and cross-functional teams in meetings, phone calls, and written communications
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience working with an ERP system to maintain planning data, manage production orders, or support scheduling activities.
• Strong communication and organizational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities, follow up on commitments, and escalate issues that may impact production schedules or customer delivery performance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience using Oracle ERP, preferably Oracle ASCP, for production planning, scheduling, or supply chain activities.
• Knowledge of warehouse operations, inventory management, and material flow within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience using Power BI to analyze data, develop reports and dashboards, and monitor key performance indicators.
• Knowledge of Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) and Sales and Operations Execution (S&OE) processes, including demand and supply alignment, production planning, and short-term execution.

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