Production Planning

·        Planning

·        Work daily MRP exception messages

·        Manage flow of material between supplier and plant

·        Ensure materials are available for production

·        Meet the targets on days of inventory

·        Expedite Purchase Order with supplier

·        Crisis shortage provide priority to the supplier

·        Monthly review of vendor forecast

·        Review Open order report with supplier

·        Update in SAP purchase orders due dates

·        Review and adjust MRP planning parameters such as safety stock, minimum lot sizes, rounding values, pallet quantities, lead times, lot sizing procedures, etc.

·        Quarterly review of the replenishment strategy Kanban, ROP or MRP

·        Interfaces with MPS Planners and Production Scheduler

Qualifications/Education/Experience:

·        Bachelor Degree from an accredited institution in Engineering, Supply Chain Management or Business

·        Experience with Material Requirements Planning (MRP), ERP / SAP, production scheduling, and inventory management

·        Experience working with SAP desirable

·        Strong Microsoft Excel skills · Technical / analytical / problem-solving skills

·        Solid background in materials management / methodology

·        Adept at thinking on your feet, problem resolution, providing direction to multiple groups, resolving conflict, improving efficiencies, continuous improvement Downstream Flow Controller

Description

·        Follow up to SAP Planning order exceptions (past due, expedite, push out, cancel)

·        Finished Good Production Scheduling

·        Publish Daily Production Plan

·        Follow up of Production orders status and barriers

·        Review with kitting if they are having issues with material

·        Review if orders are converted in SAP, if not need to start converting planned orders to production orders * Reviewing missing parts coming out in the release simulation to see if production could start working without them

·        Create missing parts file and request to Upstream team the estimate arrival time

·        Release orders and prepare them to production, separate them by assemblies

*Production Schedule Attainment