Strategic Materials Planner II – Optimize Production

Ui Holding Company; Town of Conklin (NY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Robust Benefits

Job summary

A manufacturing company in New York seeks a Production Planner responsible for planning production areas, analyzing inventory and product demand. The role requires a Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain with relevant experience or equivalent education and experience. Proficiency in SAP is strongly preferred. The estimated annual salary range is $60,000 to $75,000, complemented by robust benefits, making it a compelling opportunity for qualified candidates.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of relative experience strongly preferred.
• Proficiency in SAP is strongly preferred; similar ERP experience also considered.
• Strong proficiency in MS Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that all orders are captured and processed accurately.
• Participate in sales and operations planning meetings.
• Analyze data on historical customer usage patterns.
• Coordinate with manufacturing to establish a build sequence.
• Issue production orders for manufacturing.
• Monitor production build process and make modifications as necessary.

Skills

Proficiency in SAP

Strong proficiency in MS Office

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain or related field

Associate Degree with 4+ years of experience

High School Diploma with 6+ years of experience

Job description

Summary:

This role has responsibility for planning of production for their assigned areas.Analyzes inventory levels, production capacity, and product demand to determine the amount of finished product that will be produced. Determines the best metrics to use to provide the most accurate representation of the forecast. Works with other departments to determine optimal inventory levels.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Works with Universal’s customer order center team to ensure that all orders are captured and processed accurately.
• Participates in sales and operations planning meetings to clarify machine configurations, locational builds, options to be included in those builds, then loads the captured information into SAP in order to drive material acquisition.
• Analyzes data pertaining to historical customer usage patterns within specific machine configurations to anticipate future customer demands.
• Coordinates with manufacturing to establish a build sequence based on combinations of required shipping dates, available staffing, and/or material availability.
• Issues production orders for manufacturing for each particular machine build.
• Monitors production build process, and may issue modifications to production orders and/or associated paperwork, as required.
• May be assigned additional responsibilities if required.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree Supply Chain, or a related field with 2+ years of relative experience, strongly preferred.
• In lieu of Bachelor’s Degree; Associate Degree with 4+ years of relative experience or HS Diploma with 6+ years of relative experience.
• Proficiency in SAP strongly preferred.(Similar ERP experience considered)
• Strong proficiency in MS office applications.

Responsibility for Quality Procedures or Direct Product Quality:

• Adheres to Universal Quality System policies and procedures and uses Total Cycle Time principles and standard problem solving tools to continuously improve work processes.

Physical Demands:

• Requires the ability to use a computer on a frequent basis.
• Remaining stationary for extended periods, but needs to be mobile enough to navigate through work areas.
• Must be able to communicate clearly with fellow colleagues.

Universal Instruments is an EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled employer

Target Annual Pay Rate:$62,500 - $75,000 + Robust Benefits.