Function :

The Production Planner develops daily and weekly production schedules to meet customer requirements in a cost-effective manner to ensure on-time delivery. This position will work directly with production, quality, engineering, and supply chain management teams to determine needs within production processes.

- Gather and analyze electronic data interchange (EDI) and customer orders to convert into master schedule based on cycle times, efficiency, pieces, direct labor, and finished goods inventory levels

- Communicate with production, quality, and supply chain management teams to provide necessary scheduling or schedule change information

- Communicate the production schedule and any changes with the appropriate buyers of raw materials

- Communicate with others in the company to inform of any schedule changes and other critical information that affects their ability to perform their jobs effectively, as necessary

- Complete daily inventory reports

- Analyze inventory inaccuracies and identify root causes for discrepancies

- Maintain minimal levels of WIP / FG inventory with goals of increasing inventory turnover

- Verify the accuracy of daily production totals into the data base

- Verify the accuracy of the scrap report into the data base

- Work with program management and plant engineering to coordinate prototype and development runs

- Provide capacity-planning data and analysis to plant management, mid-long term

- Provide production planning data and analysis to finance for annual budgets

- Lead or participate in physical inventory events as necessary

Profile :

- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management or relevant field required

- 3+ years of experience of Scheduling in a manufacturing environment or similar work experience required

- Cooperation within teams to successfully carry out tasks and responsibilities

- Advanced skill level with Microsoft Office Suite; Excel (Pivot tables e.g.) Word, and PowerPoint

- Hands-on approach to problem solving and analysis

- Ability to work under time pressure as well multi-tasking events

- Excellent Analytical Skills, particularly in forecasting and anticipating production needs and capabilities

- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of changing situations

- In-depth knowledge of planning system software and material requirement planning (MRP)

- Excellent communication skills in English are mandatory; good communication level in German, French is an asset

- Live by example the Values – Safety, Customer Focused, Teamwork, Excellence and Trust