Material and Production Planner
Job description
- Develop and manage daily production schedules for Plant Mebane, balancing customer demand, production capacity, material availability, and operational efficiency to achieve service, inventory, and cost objectives.
- Create and execute material replenishment plans utilizing MRP outputs, demand forecasts, inventory targets, supplier lead times, and business requirements to ensure material availability while optimizing working capital.
- Create, release, maintain, and manage purchase orders in SAP to support production requirements and inventory replenishment strategies.
- Monitor open purchase orders, supplier commitments, and material deliveries, proactively resolving shortages, delays, and supply risks to minimize production disruptions.
- Collaborate with suppliers, Procurement, and internal stakeholders to develop delivery schedules, expedite critical materials, and improve overall supplier performance.
- Analyze inventory performance, including Days on Hand (DOH), inventory turns, excess and obsolete inventory, and warehouse capacity utilization, driving initiatives that improve working capital and operational efficiency.
- Monitor production results and schedule adherence, adjusting plans and priorities as needed to support changing customer demand and manufacturing requirements.
- Serve as the primary liaison between Production, Quality, Procurement, Warehouse, Logistics, and Sales, communicating priorities, resolving issues, and ensuring alignment across the supply chain.
- Own the creation, management, accuracy, and closure of production orders in SAP while maintaining planning parameters, master data, and system integrity to support effective planning and execution.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives and supply chain projects through data analysis and cross-functional collaboration to improve service levels, inventory performance, operational efficiency, and total supply chain cost.
Profile
Experience:
- 5-7 years of experience in planning or purchasing
- Bachelor's Degree in an analytical discipline
- APICS CPIM/CSCP preferred
- Experience working in an ERP system (SAP, Oracle, etc.)
- Experience working with vendors to make and execute delivery plans
- Experience with primary and tertiary packaging materials
- Experience in food and CPG is a plus
Specific Knowledge:
- Math and analytical thinking
- Advanced understanding of MRP planning concepts
- Materials management and warehouse fundamentals
- Advanced knowledge of Excel. Able to use Formulas, pivot tables, and import text files to spreadsheets. Experience with Macros a plus.
Personal competences:
- Problem solving and decision making
- Accountability and responsibility
- Flexibility and willingness to adjust with shifting responsibilities in a growing environment
- Customer focus (internal and external)
- Interpersonal skills and conflict management
- Entrepreneurship and “hands on” mentality
- Strong communication & collaborative skills
- Creative and out of the box thinking
- Continuous improvement mentality
- Organizational skills
- Team Spirit, Open Dialogue, Passion
- Ownership of the production plans success
- Strong safety awareness
Offer
To be determined.
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