Planner

TRG Staffing Solutions; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

TRG Staffing Solutions in Houston, TX seeks an experienced Planner with 2+ years of production planning in a manufacturing environment. You will release work orders, develop schedules from sales orders, and expedite components with buyers.

You will also update delivery dates in ERP/MRP, run MRP for release of work orders, and ensure safety policies are followed. Daily ERP scheduling, KPI monitoring, and cross-department coordination are required to optimize resources.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of production planning in a manufacturing environment.
• Releases work orders for production and develops production schedules from sales orders or current demands.
• Analyzes sales orders for missing components and expedites with buyers.
• Updates delivery days to customer service and maintains ERP/MRP data.
• Runs the MRP system for release of work orders.
• Follows safety policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Release work orders for production.
• Develop a production schedule from sales orders or current demands.
• Analyze sales orders for missing components and expedite with buyers.
• Update delivery days in customer service and ERP/MRP systems.
• Run the MRP system for release of work orders.
• Comply with safety policies and procedures.
• Receive and schedule sales orders in the ERP system considering material availability and resources.
• Monitor KPIs: on-time deliveries, late orders, sales compliance, and delivery times.
• Maintain communication with sales and all departments to optimize resources.
• Maintain a stable production program to maximize resource use and productivity.
• Lead activities to fulfill production plans, shipments, receipts and material availability.
• Perform daily maintenance to system parameters for correct MRP demand and inventory control.
• Minimize obsolete finished goods inventory and coordinate to reallocate inventory as needed.

Skills

Production planning

MRP

ERP systems

Scheduling

Material expediting

Communication

Leadership

Tools

MRP system

ERP system

Job description

Currently recruiting for a Planner to work with a well established oil & gas supplier. Must have 2+ years of production planning in a manufacturing environment.

• Responsible for the release of work orders for production.
• From a report of sales orders or current demands, develop a production schedule.
• Analyze sales orders for missing components and expedite with buyers.
• Responsible for updating information on delivery days to the customer service dept.
• Run the Material Resource Planning (MRP) system for the release of work orders.
• Comply with the company's safety policies and procedures.
• Receive and schedule sales orders in the companies ERP system while considering customer requirements, availability of materials and resources.
• Monitor your key performance indicators such as: on-time deliveries, late orders, sales compliance, and delivery times.
• Maintain constant communication with sales managers, and all departments involved to carry out the fulfillment of customer needs and maximum optimization of resources.
• Maintain a stable production program in order to contribute to the maximum use of resources and the increase in the productivity of the operation.
• Take leadership to carry out activities that benefit the fulfillment of production plans, shipments, receipts and availability of raw materials and subassemblies.
• Perform daily maintenance to system parameters for the correct functioning of the MRP system and the correct demand for materials in order to have the necessary inventory taking care of the excesses and obsolescence of its products.
• Avoid having obsolete finished product inventory generated from cancellations of sales orders, communicate with sales and planning management to propose payment by the customer and / or if necessary, seek the reassignment of orphan inventory to other sales orders.