Job Description
Production Planner
Organize production planning based on inventory analysis, forward warehouse coordination and
related responsibilities. Responsible for the development and maintenance of the production
schedule, raw material plan, and intercompany purchase requirements to ensure customer needs are met, as directed by the Production Planning Manager.
Essential Functions/Key Deliverables
Knowledge/Skills/Experience
Organize production planning based on inventory analysis, forward warehouse coordination and
related responsibilities. Responsible for the development and maintenance of the production
schedule, raw material plan, and intercompany purchase requirements to ensure customer needs are met, as directed by the Production Planning Manager.
Essential Functions/Key Deliverables
- Advise and support Production Manager to effectively manage stock levels in preparation of seasonal demand to maximize product sales.
- Responsible for scheduling production lines to meet customer and forecasted demands.
- Plan machine schedules yearly, quarterly, monthly, and weekly.
- Manage stock effectively to meet seasonal demands.
- Maintain high level of inventory accuracy.
- Communicate the planning of production and/or stoppage of production lines to management.
- Assist planning team to organize timely delivery of goods to customers
- Receive customer/work orders and ensure their completion using appropriate internal procedures.
- Assist with the implementation and maintenance of systems, including performing internal audits training as required.
- Receive /review orders and ensure their completion using appropriate internal procedures.
- Manage capacity planning for production lines.
- Effectively use SAP and computerized systems.
- Maintain good relationships with cross-functional departments.
- Assist with ensuring a high level of production schedule attainment.
- Perform any other duty reasonable corresponding with the role.
Knowledge/Skills/Experience
- Associate's degree in Supply Chain/Business Logistics or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Previous SAP experience a plus
- Strong analytical skills, ability to draw conclusions from data.
- MS Office including Excel experience.
- Strong critical-thinking skills with a solution-oriented mindset.
- Attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy and organization.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to function both independently and as part of a team; must be flexible and excited to grow with the organization.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Olyphant, PA |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Company Size | 100 to 499 employees |
| Year Founded | 1994 |
| Website | https://www.edistaffing.com/ |
About Company
At EDI Staffing, we strive to provide the best staffing solutions for each of our business disciplines, in honest, resourceful, and creative techniques. Our mission is to connect talented people with great organizations across all industries, while maintaining our company values: accountability, innovation, integrity, teamwork and work ethic. Our commitment to our values becomes tangible in our daily customer interactions and lifetime customer relationships.
Skills
- Analysis Skillsunmatched
- Calendar Managementunmatched
- Capacity Managementunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Cross-Functionalunmatched
- Detail Orientedunmatched
- Forecastingunmatched
- Internal Auditunmatched
- Inventory Levelsunmatched
- Inventory Managementunmatched
- Inventory Planningunmatched
- Logisticsunmatched
- Materials Planningunmatched
- Microsoft Excelunmatched
- Microsoft Officeunmatched
- Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
- Production Managementunmatched
- Production Planningunmatched
- Production Scheduleunmatched
- Production Supportunmatched
- Revenue Growthunmatched
- SAPunmatched
- Supply Chainunmatched
- Systems Maintenanceunmatched
- Time Managementunmatched
- Warehouse Coordinationunmatched
- Writing Skillsunmatched
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