Strategic Production Planning Leader

Career Crunch; Boonton (NJ); Presencial; USD 90 000 - 120 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Career Crunch is seeking a Planning Manager to oversee production planning, scheduling, materials planning, and inventory control in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. You will ensure material availability aligns with customer demands and capacity, while coordinating with Production, Customer Service, and Inventory teams.

The role emphasizes driving continuous improvement in planning accuracy, inventory levels, and overall supply chain performance, with leadership responsibilities across

Qualificações

• 5+ years of experience in production planning, materials planning, inventory control, or supply chain management in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of production planning, scheduling, materials requirements planning, and inventory management.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and production capacity planning.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems; JD Edwards experience is an asset.
• Strong Microsoft Excel, Word, email, and reporting skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to interpret production, inventory, demand, and operational data.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and conflicting deadlines.
• Strong sense of urgency and customer-service orientation.
• Strong leadership and collaboration skills.

Responsabilidades

• Develop, maintain, and execute production plans and schedules to meet customer requirements and manufacturing objectives.
• Monitor and maintain appropriate levels of raw materials, work-in-process, and finished goods inventory in accordance with established guidelines and targets.
• Forecast production and material requirements based on customer demand, forecasts, historical requirements, inventory levels, and production capacity.
• Coordinate material requirements to ensure materials are available to support production schedules.
• Identify and coordinate initiatives to reduce excess inventory, work-in-process, and finished goods while maintaining customer service levels.
• Analyze inventory discrepancies and coordinate corrective actions to improve inventory accuracy.
• Coordinate and analyze cycle counts and physical inventory counts.
• Develop and implement improvements to production planning, scheduling, inventory control, and materials planning processes.
• Maintain accurate planning parameters and information within the ERP/MRP system.
• Issue and maintain Manufacturing Orders in accordance with production requirements.
• Maintain accurate Bills of Materials and routings for finished goods.
• Liaise with Customer Service and Production regarding customer requirements, production priorities, delivery commitments, and changes to schedules.
• Lead production planning and scheduling meetings.
• Monitor production schedules and identify potential delays, capacity constraints, material shortages, and other risks that may impact customer delivery.
• Develop and maintain planning reports and key performance indicators related to production, inventory, and material requirements.
• Maintain quarterly Hyperion reporting related to planning and inventory requirements.
• Maintain production planning for the GMD plate production plant.
• Forecast Boonton and Toronto plate requirements from GMD.
• Analyze production and inventory data to identify trends, risks, opportunities, and areas for improvement.
• Support cross-functional initiatives related to capacity planning, inventory optimization, production efficiency, and customer service.
• Provide leadership, support, coaching, and direction to employees involved in planning and inventory-related activities, as applicable.
• Promote continuous improvement in production planning, scheduling, inventory management, and materials planning.
• Ensure planning processes comply with applicable company policies, procedures, ISO requirements, and established controls.

Conhecimentos

Production planning

Materials planning

Inventory control

Supply chain management

ERP/MRP systems

JD Edwards

Excel

Analytical skills

Leadership

Cross-functional coordination

Ferramentas

ERP/MRP systems

JD Edwards

Excel

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Career Crunch is seeking a Planning Manager to oversee production planning, scheduling, materials planning, and inventory control in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. You will ensure material availability aligns with customer demands and capacity, while coordinating with Production, Customer Service, and Inventory teams.

The role emphasizes driving continuous improvement in planning accuracy, inventory levels, and overall supply chain performance, with leadership responsibilities across