Production Planning Analyst

sensata; Aguascalientes; On-site; MXN 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job summary

Sensata is seeking a Production Planning Analyst in Mexico to drive the supply chain for on-time delivery and optimized costs. You will develop production plans, manage routings, and use ERP systems to track KPIs and inventory targets.

You will collaborate with production, purchasing, and customer service to meet schedules, analyze capacity and forecast scenarios, and implement effective recovery plans in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• A university degree or equivalent experience.
• Team player in fast-paced environments with multiple tasks.
• Strong oral, written, and presentation communication.
• Excellent organization, planning and time management.
• Ethical values and integrity.
• Self-accountable to goals and standards.
• Proficient with Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel.
• Strong collaboration with all levels including suppliers and customers.

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. Finds and implements solutions and recovery plans.
• Holds key discussions and communication 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.
• Develop manufacturing models and corresponding inventory strategies specific to the business that satisfy requirements for inventory, operations costs, lead time to customers and delivery targets.

Skills

Team player

Communication skills

Organization & time management

Integrity & ethics

Self-accountable

Interpersonal skills

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. Finds and implements solutions and recovery plans
• - Holds key discussions and communication 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
• - Develop manufacturing models and corresponding inventory strategies specific to the business that satisfy requirements for inventory, operations costs, lead time to customers and delivery targets

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

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