Supplychain Planner - Manufacturing

SUMMARY:
The Senior Planner is responsible for creating and managing all production and shipment schedules. This role assembles the master schedule based upon the business, sales, inventory, and production plans and serves as a primary point of contact for and liaison with Engineering, Sales, Production, and Warehousing department.

POSITION INFO:
EDUCATION AND REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor’s degree in business management or operations management.
- Minimum of 5-8 years previous planning experience.
- Minimum of 3 years of Oracle Experience (or other Tier 1 or 2 ERP experience.)
- Excellent Microsoft Office programs knowledge.
- Strong computer skills.
- Strong decision-making and problem-solving skills.
- Proven experience tracking production efficiencies and reporting statistics to upper management.
- Production and Processing – Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
- Proficient use of computer systems and software applications.
- Excellent problem solving and customer service skills.
- Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to prioritize tasks and meet strict deadlines.
- Prior information technology or systems administration experience.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Requires valid Driver’s License

RESPONSIBILITIES

- Leverage the Oracle ERP system to develop short-term plant production schedules, being mindful of long-term goals.
- Establish and evaluate scheduling priorities for job orders.
- Resolve Supply, Demand, and Capacity issues while optimizing both labor and equipment utilization.
- Execute efficient schedules to drive the highest possible OTIF or OTD.
- Perform all capacity planning activities and coordinate output with all production areas.
- Use Oracle ERP to integrate Sales Orders with master schedule; coordinate availability of raw materials, equipment, and labour as needed to meet delivery dates.
- Evaluate current procedures and recommend changes to improve the efficiency of planning and scheduling of projects.
- Ensure all Work Orders are properly documented and closed in Oracle
- Assess and implement ERP techniques needed to plan, schedule, control, measure, and evaluate the effectiveness of production operations.
- Successfully communicate forecast and inventory estimations to Management team.
- Monitor and report any important changes in sales forecasts, budgets, and business strategies.
- Maintain and customer forecasts in Oracle.
- Address demand-related issues in a timely and effective manner.
- Communicate production schedule to staff members promptly.
- Manage load leveling and bottleneck scheduling and utilize the theory of constraints (TOC) for more accurate scheduling.
- Generate and maintain production orders within Oracle in alignment with the production plans
- Track inventory levels to establish ideal safety stock levels.
- Ensure the ERP system data elements related to the supply chain and planning are set to the correct parameters.
- Identify manufacturing variances weekly and reports them to the Management team.
- Responsible for comparing standard cost to actual cost and identifying and support with explaining manufacturing variances.
- Responsible for maintaining work areas and performing job functions safely and efficiently by company policies and procedures, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and Batch Record instructions.
- Performs other duties as required and/or assigned.
- Develop continuous improvement opportunities relative to position and participates in execution.
- Align ERP production schedules with customer requirements.
- Report directly to the Senior Supply Chain Manager.
- Conduct monthly forecast maintenance.