Strategic Production Planner

IMT Corporation; Calgary; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

IMT Corporation in Canada is seeking a Production Planning Analyst to generate and maintain an efficient production schedule, aligning with customer demand to minimize cycle times while maximizing inventory use.

The role requires strong analytical skills, advanced Excel, Power BI, and D365, plus the ability to coordinate with manufacturing and sales to meet deadlines and optimize capacity.

Qualifications

• Advanced Excel and Power BI skills; large data base management.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Experience handling 5,000+ SKUs and 400+ production orders per month with complex routing.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to communicate routing issues to varied audiences.

Responsibilities

• Create level loaded MPS with a 3-4 week outlook.
• Monitor production planning KPIs and drive continuous improvements.
• Adjust schedule to meet deadlines and quantities with the manufacturing team.
• Plan production and generate work orders from forecasted demand.
• Monitor WIP and advise on capacity optimization.
• Ensure on-time delivery and service level compliance.
• Collaborate with sales to confirm delivery dates considering capacity and materials.
• Update priority items and order acknowledgments with delivery dates.
• Mentor team members on D365 planning processes and product knowledge.
• Coordinate with manufacturing, engineering, and IS to input capacity and changeovers into weekly schedule.
• Identify bottlenecks and work on resolutions.
• Ensure schedules are available across work centers and prioritize lists.
• Liaise with engineering, purchasing, sales and IS to achieve on-time delivery at optimum cost.
• Close all work orders and flag irregularities to plant manager.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Power BI

Microsoft D365

Large data base management

Tools

Microsoft D365

Job description

IMT Corporation in Canada is seeking a Production Planning Analyst to generate and maintain an efficient production schedule, aligning with customer demand to minimize cycle times while maximizing inventory use.

The role requires strong analytical skills, advanced Excel, Power BI, and D365, plus the ability to coordinate with manufacturing and sales to meet deadlines and optimize capacity.