Strategic Production Planner (Scheduling & Supply Chain)

Oil States International; Town of Texas (WI); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Short term disability

Flexible spending accounts

Paid time off

Job summary

GEODynamics in Millsap, TX is seeking a Production Planner to develop the production schedule and coordinate with procurement to meet forecasted demand. You will track adherence to schedules, revise plans as needed, and drive cross-functional communication to ensure timely delivery of materials.

The role requires 4–6 years in supply chain or scheduling within manufacturing, a Bachelor’s in SCM preferred, strong written/spoken English, and solid ERP and MS Office skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management preferred or equivalent experience.
• 4 - 6 years of experience in supply chain, Scheduling and/or Purchasing experience in fast paced manufacturing environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Intermediate to advanced computer skills (MS Office - Excel, Outlook, MS Word) & ERP capability.
• Ability to work under pressure and multi-task.
• Ability to read, speak, and comprehend English.

Responsibilities

• Develops production schedule for assigned products; providing enough lead time to procure raw materials and manufacturing components to meet production sales demand and/or forecast requirements.
• Monitors plant adherences to schedules and facilitate actions to improve.
• Revise production schedule when required and communicate cross functionally when changes to initial schedule(s) are required.
• Reviews, analyzes and edits nonstandard orders against a defined set of input requirements. Identifies discrepancies and communicate with appropriate personnel to resolve discrepancies.
• Processes non-standard orders promptly and accurately to provide the next operation with requested set of output requirements.
• Creates, prints, and issues Purchase Orders and Manufacturing Work Orders in timely manner.
• Orders and scheduled deliveries of materials to be used in Production.
• Orders MRO supplies and materials for other departments, as required.
• Negotiates prices and identifies cost reduction opportunities.
• Performs transactions necessary to maintain accurate records and inventory balances.
• Establishes and maintains product inventory levels throughout the supply chain that are consistent with business unit goals while maintaining required customer service levels.
• Facilitates returns of non-conformance materials to suppliers.
• Identifies supply chain continuous improvement projects to reduce inventory, improve cycle times, identify tolling opportunities, etc. and lead teams to address opportunities.

Job description

GEODynamics in Millsap, TX is seeking a Production Planner to develop the production schedule and coordinate with procurement to meet forecasted demand. You will track adherence to schedules, revise plans as needed, and drive cross-functional communication to ensure timely delivery of materials.

The role requires 4–6 years in supply chain or scheduling within manufacturing, a Bachelor’s in SCM preferred, strong written/spoken English, and solid ERP and MS Office skills.