Reporting to the Site Manager, Operations Scheduling and Control Planner supports the operations by job creation and technical assistance for the manufacturing team. Working under limited supervision, the Planner will schedule the shop while working with the Pro Cast Expeditor, and other teams to maximize the shop schedule.
Responsibilities
Job creation, via Vantage ERP system and scheduling the manufacturing shop.
Technical assistance to all machinist in the shop area.
Review job prior to production to ensure any fixtures, tools or other items are needed.
Manage raw material inventory.
Participate in the S&OP process, collaborating with Product Management and Sales to understand demand forecast drivers to functionally to support production planning inventory and appropriate safety stock levels.
Use and maintain ERP data as the primary planning system tool and perform related inventory transactions into the system.
Support the development of vendor supply plans.
Create statistical reports requiring gather, analyzing, and validation data; sharing data with relevant departments and external suppliers.
Work with teams, incorporating current and accurate information to ultimately provide Supply Chain/Mfg Operations with appropriate information to allow procurement to meet demand.
Drive system changes working with IT, Supply Chain, Master Data Management to enhance forecasting process, reporting & analytics
Collaborate/participate on an ongoing basis with Mfg Materials, Finance, Planning and Purchasing on process improvements impacting ProCast
Identify data inaccuracies and/or process failures and seek out cross functional input to develop and implement solutions
Qualifications
3-5 years minimum relevant experience in planning and forecasting • 2 or 4 year degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain or related field is preferred • Understanding of ERP systems – Preferably Vantage , CREO, Faro Exp a plus. • Understand procurement concepts. Strong organizational skills with the ability to organize different projects, maintain progress, use technology meeting platforms and various other resources to achieve goals. • Strong Excel skills are required (Including pivot table, vlook-up, proper use of formulas) • Knowledge of statistics and the ability to apply to data (ie Z-score, normal distributions, correlations, regressions) • Ability to measure and compare actual to forecast