Senior Production Planner

Henkel Corporation; Greenville (SC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Henkel Corporation in Greenville, SC is seeking a production planning professional to translate mid-term production plans into firm short-term schedules. You will coordinate with Plant Production Schedulers, Purchasing and Material Planning to ensure material availability and on-time execution.

This role focuses on optimizing planning processes, monitoring daily output against plans, and driving continuous improvement initiatives to boost overall planning performance.

Responsibilities

• Converts mid-term production plans into short-term plans by turning planned orders into firm orders.
• Develops and reviews short-term production and scheduling plans, considering capacity and timing.
• Manages stock transfers up to the 1st decoupling point and coordinates with the Replenishment Planner.
• Monitors daily production against weekly plans, tracking availability and adherence, and suggests corrective actions.
• Identifies short-term FG requirements and provides allocation proposals based on business priorities.
• Assists in inventory analysis by reviewing policies, tracking slow-movers, and monitoring obsolete stock.
• Maintains key manufacturing parameters, including capacity constraints, for accurate planning.
• Provides inputs for S&OE, addressing material availability and capacity constraints.
• Works with Plant Production Schedulers to coordinate on scheduling activities.
• Collaborates with Purchasing and Material Planning to ensure raw material availability for production.
• Supports continuous improvement initiatives to enhance overall planning performance.

Job description

About this Position

At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping thefuture through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trustedbrands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and ourcutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore newpaths and grow.

This position is with our Adhesive Technologies business unit –where we empower our people to transform industries and provide our customerswith a competitive advantage through adhesives, sealants and functionalcoatings.

Dare to learn new skills, advance inyour career and make an impact at Henkel.

What you´ll do

• Converts mid-term production plans into short-term plans by turning planned orders into firm orders.
• Develops and reviews short-term production and scheduling plans, considering capacity and timing.
• Manages stock transfers up to the 1st decoupling point and coordinates with the Replenishment Planner.
• Monitors daily production against weekly plans, tracking availability and adherence, and suggests corrective actions.
• Identifies short-term FG requirements and provides allocation proposals based on business priorities.
• Assists in inventory analysis by reviewing policies, tracking slow-movers, and monitoring obsolete stock.
• Maintains key manufacturing parameters, including capacity constraints, for accurate planning.
• Provides inputs for S&OE, addressing material availability and capacity constraints.
• Works with Plant Production Schedulers to coordinate on scheduling activities.
• Collaborates with Purchasing and Material Planning to ensure raw material availability for production.
• Supports continuous improvement initiatives to enhance overall planning performance.