Strategic Manufacturing Planner - Fast-Growth

Dr.-Squatch; Brea (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k with Squatch match

PTO

Job summary

Dr. Squatch is seeking a Production Planner to handle production planning, inventory management, and strategic analysis at our manufacturing locations in the U.S.

The role develops production schedules to meet weekly and monthly targets, determines material, labor, and equipment needs, and delivers performance reports to Operations leadership. This full-time, on-site position reports to the Operations Planning Sr.

Qualifications

• 2+ years related experience in production planning or manufacturing
• Strong planning, organizational and analytical skills
• Outstanding oral and written communication with cross-functional partners
• Ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing env.
• Experience using ERP and WMS systems; Netsuite is a plus

Responsibilities

• Develop production schedules weekly and monthly to meet target goals
• Manage production plan, work order priorities, capacity plans and reporting
• Coordinate production plans to ensure materials are available for production
• Communicate and mitigate issues with production constraints
• Create and schedule production orders according to plan
• Collaborate with Procurement, Production, Logistics, Quality and Engineering on schedules and tests
• Support scheduling of shipments between plant and 3PL partners
• Monitor daily shop-floor for scheduling issues and provide information as needed
• Manage raw materials and finished goods inventory levels
• Maintain data integrity of WMS and production tracking tools
• Own safety stock management for off-site facilities and inventory replenishment
• Identify cost-saving opportunities in material usage and yield
• Develop and maintain planning tools for risk assessment and data-driven decisions

Skills

Planning

Analytical skills

Communication

Cross-functional Collab

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

ERP systems

WMS

NetSuite

Job description

Dr. Squatch is seeking a Production Planner to handle production planning, inventory management, and strategic analysis at our manufacturing locations in the U.S.

The role develops production schedules to meet weekly and monthly targets, determines material, labor, and equipment needs, and delivers performance reports to Operations leadership. This full-time, on-site position reports to the Operations Planning Sr.