Production Planner

ELANTAS North America, LLC; City of Schenectady (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

ELANTAS North America, LLC in Schenectady, NY is seeking a Production Planner to manage and optimize production schedules on-site.

You will coordinate materials and communicate with Sales, Customer Service and operations to ensure timely deliveries and accurate master data in SAP.

Qualifications

• High School diploma required.
• Bachelor’s in supply chain management is a plus.
• Minimum of five years’ experience in production scheduling and processes required.
• APICS CPIM is preferred but not required.
• Demonstrated experience in scheduling all production areas.
• Strong skills in both SAP MM and PP Modules.
• Communicate effectively in written, verbal, and electronic forms with internal and external personnel.
• Operate standard office equipment and demonstrate competency in the use of standard and specialized software applications.
• Read and comprehend all types of standard manufacturing documentation.

Responsibilities

• Plan and optimize production schedules to meet priorities.
• Coordinate flow of materials, parts, and assemblies.
• Maintain and analyze production schedules and master data.
• Adjust schedules for labor or material shortages.
• Notify Customer Service of potential late shipments.
• Run SAP production order confirmations.
• Support Sales and Customer Service with delivery dates.

Skills

Production scheduling

Communication skills

Scheduling across production areas

Education

High School diploma

Bachelor's in supply chain management

APICS CPIM (preferred)

Tools

SAP MM

SAP PP

Job description

Responsibilities

ELANTAS North America is hiring a dedicated Production Planner to manage and optimize our production schedules. The role is based on‑site in Schenectady, NY.

This role involves identifying and prioritizing production requirements, and coordinating the flow of materials, parts, and assemblies to ensure timely and efficient production.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Solves a variety of problems of limited scope and complexity following established policies and procedures relative to scheduling and coordinating the flow of materials and work within or between departments.
• Compiles and maintains manual and computerized records such as production schedules and material inventory.
• Analyzes and adjusts production schedules to meet needs.
• Confers with department leadership to determine the effect of insufficient labor, part and material shortages on schedules.
• Coordinates schedule revisions with department leadership.
• Communicates potential late shipments to Customer Service in a timely manner.
• Update and maintain master data to ensure proper function of the organization’s business system.
• Investigates and solves problems related to master data issues.
• Assists Sales and Customer Service to determine the best possible delivery date when requested by the customer, balancing the constraints of other orders, material supply, workforce and resource availability.
• Internal Supply Chain manager and Supervisor to help solve more complex issues.

Other duties may include but are not limited to:

• Material request, inventory adjustments.
• Runs daily production planning downloads.
• Completes production order confirmations in SAP.

(The information contained herein is not intended to be an all‑inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor are they intended to be an all‑inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Management may, at its discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. The duties and responsibilities in this job description may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons.)

Profile

Education & Experience:

• High School diploma required.
• Bachelor’s in supply chain management is a plus.
• Minimum of five years’ experience in production scheduling and processes required.
• APICS CPIM is preferred but not required.
• Demonstrated experience in scheduling all production areas.
• Strong skills in both SAP MM and PP Modules.
• Communicate effectively in written, verbal, and electronic forms with internal and external personnel.
• Operate standard office equipment and demonstrate competency in the use of standard and specialized software applications.
• Read and comprehend all types of standard manufacturing documentation.

Contact

Brett Keller, HR Team Phone: