Manufacturing Planner

Purpose

Prepares and analyzes daily and weekly production work orders based on production schedules to ensure finished product inventory meets customer demands.

Essential Job Functions

• Create, release, maintain, review and expedite work orders.
• Check and allocate stock availability and determine best course of action for releasing work orders.
• Coordinate work orders with Production Scheduler and Warehouse to ensure that orders are started on time and processed efficiently through the plant in order to meet customer need demands.
• Ensure piece part components meet forecasted requirements.
• Work with Purchasing to highlight components that create risks to the forecast and require expedites.
• Act as a point of contact for Operations to assist in the resolution of order-promising situations, customer delivery difficulties and demand versus supply conflicts, including manufacturing Andon system
• Develop/maintain positive working relationships with internal customers to ensure that requirements to support our operations are met.
• Work with inventory personnel to help maintain accurate inventories.
• Work with Aftermarket Spare Parts department to ensure proper flow to meet customer demand,
• Facilitate parts shortage review meetings as necessary.
• Prepare SIOP meetings
• Assist in educating new team members in SAP and production planning processes used at SAI.
• Coordinate external service priorities with Purchasing.
• Maintain Planning responsibilities with the ECO (engineering change order) process.
• Review MRP messages and make appropriate updates.
• Analyze and update SAP material master settings.
• Other duties and responsibilities as needed.

Requirements

Physical Demands:

• Perform stationary work 90% of the time using a computer and applicable office equipment
• Move about inside the office and production areas of the building 10% of the time to communicate with colleagues

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or related field required
• APICS Certification, preferred

Experience:

• 5+ years’ experience at a functional level, with min. 3 years as a subject matter expert
• Additional scheduling experience a plus

Knowledge/Skills:

• Excellent working knowledge and experience using SAP required
• Solid understanding and familiarity with fabricated and welded parts for heavy equipment
• Excellent customer service, project management, problem solving and trouble shooting skills

• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
• PC skills (Outlook, Word, Power Point), extended Excel knowledge required
• Attention to detail and the ability to handle multiple tasks and coordinate complex activities