Material Planner And Production Scheduler

Sensata Technologies, Inc.; Tamil Nadu; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Sensata Technologies, Inc. seeks a Production Planning Analyst to drive manufacturing planning, lead time improvements and on-time delivery using ERP systems to track KPIs.

You will collaborate with production, purchasing and customer service to optimize inventory, capacity and schedules, developing plans from forecasts and what-if analyses while maintaining routings and shop orders.

Qualifications

• A university degree or equivalent work experience.
• Strong communication skills, oral and written.
• Excellent organization, planning and time management.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel).

Responsibilities

• Plan production for manufacturing lines and maintain routings.
• Generate production plans and shop orders; analyze capacity and forecast-based scenarios.
• Investigate and report potential production problems; coordinate with production supervisors and purchasing.
• Communicate with customer service to meet customer needs and expedite material flow.
• Use ERP to develop, track and maintain KPIs; report to site management.
• Set finished goods inventory goals and ensure compliance with inventory models.

Skills

University degree

Team player

Communication skills

Organization & time management

Integrity & ethics

Accountability

Microsoft Office

Collaboration with others

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Production Planning Analyst works on the holistic development and implementation of a supply chain that will produce sustained on time delivery performance, targeted customer lead time breakthroughs and optimized financial results. The Production Planner will ensure the Sales and Operations Planning processes efficiently achieve customer service levels.

General Responsibilities

• Responsible for planning production for manufacturing lines. Reviews and maintains manufacturing routings. Generates production plans and shop orders
• Analyzes requirements and plans for capacity based on forecast as well as what if scenarios
• Investigates and reports on potential production problems
• Coordinates with production supervisors and purchasing, communicates with customer service to meet customer needs
• Follow-up as required with all teams to expedite flow of materials and documents to meet production schedule and customer expectation
• Analyzes requirements and plans for capacity based on forecast as well as what if scenarios
• Utilizes ERP system to develop, track and maintain key metrics to monitor production performance. Reports KPIs to site management
• Set finished good inventory goals, review new inventory requirements, and ensure compliance to existing inventory models

Experience / Qualifications

• A university degree required (i.e. Bachelors degree) or equivalent relevant work experience.
• Must be a team player able to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to handle multiple competing tasks and demands
• Strong communication skills; oral, written and presentation
• Strong organization, planning and time management skills to achieve results
• Strong personal and professional ethical values and integrity
• Holds self-accountable to achieving goals and standards
• Proficient in Microsoft Office programs (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)
• Strong interpersonal & collaboration skills to work effectively with all levels of the organization including suppliers and/or external customers

SmarterTogether

• Collaborating at Sensata means working with some of the world’s most talented people in an enriching environmentthat is constantly pushing towards the next best thing

• Employees work across functions, countries and cultures gaining new perspectivesthrough mutual respect and open communication

• As OneSensata, we are working together to make things work together

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