Our Tucson, Arizona client has a 2 year contract need for a Production Planner/Scheduler who will play a pivotal role in planning products designated for use in manufacturing replenishment and new product launches.
- SAP experience desired and proficiency in Excel preferred.
Job Summary:
- You will be responsible for analyzing inventory to ensure consistency with production plans and company inventory policies while interfacing with Finance to report financial impact.
- In this role, you will work closely with buyers, procurement, manufacturing, and other internal teams to resolve technical issues and ensure a smooth product supply.
Key Responsibilities:
- Plan material requirements to support the production plan while minimizing inventory levels and scrap.
- Plan, schedule, and manage inventory to ensure supply levels meet required parameters, achieve on-time-in-full (OTIF) goals, and maintain a smooth product supply chain.
- Create and align the production plan with Global Planning based on the global forecast.
- Ensure alignment of the production plan with the manufacturing shop floor, considering production capacities and material availability.
- Schedule work orders based on changing requirements and material availability.
- Maintain production and material planning parameters in the enterprise resource planning (ERP) software system (e.g., safety stock buffer, vendor-managed inventory (VMI) min-max levels, etc.).
- Facilitate phase-in/phase-out planning in case of material changes to prevent supply disruption.
- Perform planning activities for new product launches.
- Management of non-finished goods inventory, scrap risks, and other factors to achieve key performance indicator (KPI) targets.
- Monitor database integrity by proactively auditing key planning parameters, identifying issues, and providing and implementing solutions.
- Continuously improve processes and tools.
- Participate in global, cross-departmental projects.
Required Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree is preferred. Relevant experience will be considered in place of a degree for candidates
- who meet the key position qualifications.
- 5+ years of related experience in logistics, production planning, inventory control, or purchasing functions.
- Previous experience with SAP ERP systems for planning, scheduling, and purchasing functions, in addition to a comprehensive understanding of the value and flow of inventory management.
- Several years of experience in a Manufacturing Operations environment with global exposure, including communicating cross-functionally with diverse cultures or backgrounds.
- Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, customer-focused approach, effective teamwork and collaboration skills, and excellent intercultural competencies.
- Excellent communication skills, flexibility, detail orientation, and strong learning agility.
Preferred Experience:
- Previous experience with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems.
- Strong proficiency in Excel or other spreadsheet programs creating complex formulas, pivot tables, v lookups, or macros.
