Coordinator

American Greetings Corporation; Greeneville (TN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

American Greetings Corporation in Tennessee is seeking a Scheduler/Planning Coordinator to coordinate capacity and demand planning for the facility. The role analyzes forecasts to develop a capacity plan, master schedule and production plan, ensuring deliveries meet customer expectations.

You will collaborate with sales, product management, sourcing and operations to communicate the master schedule and buy plans, and you will lead the planning group to meet delivery promises.

Responsibilities

• Gathers forecast, capacity, and constraints data, analyzes information to develop valid production plan and an achievable master schedule.
• Leads the facility Sales Inventory and Operations Process, reporting performance to forecast & production. Works with sales, marketing & product management to address demand planning issues and coordinate efforts across supply chain and operations functions.
• Responsible for collaborating with internal and external business unit partners, i.e. facility leadership, sales, product management, operations & sourcing, to prepare and effectively communicate the facility master schedule.
• Responsible for ensuring material inventory plans support the master schedule by communicating demand plans and working to establish buy plans with sourcing for all levels of materials.
• Leads the planning group to achieve customer delivery/promise dates by setting and managing shop priorities.
• Builds strong partnerships at all functional and organizational levels. Operates under limited direction with input and participative direction from other staff managers to manage demand planning within the facility.

Job description

GENERAL SUMMARY:

The Scheduler/Planning Coordinator is responsible for coordinating all aspects of capacity and demand planning for a manufacturing facility. Analyzes forecasts from business units to determine a capacity plan, master schedule and production plan. Manages planning & scheduling of all production requirements to meet customer expectations in an economical means. Communicates directly with business units & various supply chain units, including sales, product management, sourcing, operations, shipping/receiving, to ensure execution of an agreed master schedule/production plan.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Gathers forecast, capacity, and constraints data, analyzes information to develop valid production plan and an achievable master schedule.
• Leads the facility Sales Inventory and Operations Process, reporting performance to forecast & production. Works with sales, marketing & product management to address demand planning issues and coordinate efforts across supply chain and operations functions.
• Responsible for collaborating with internal and external business unit partners, i.e. facility leadership, sales, product management, operations & sourcing, to prepare and effectively communicate the facility master schedule.
• Responsible for ensuring material inventory plans support the master schedule by communicating demand plans and working to establish buy plans with sourcing for all levels of materials.
• Leads the planning group to achieve customer delivery/promise dates by setting and managing shop priorities.
• Builds strong partnerships at all functional and organizational levels. Operates under limited direction with input and participative direction from other staff managers to manage demand planning within the facility.