Production Planning Analyst I

Overview Responsible for managing supply chain responsibilities and coordinating manufacturing and purchasing activities to achieve prescribed schedules and within quality standards required to maintain and improve competitive position and profitability. Interested candidates must live in Tulsa, OK area. Key Responsibilities Plans and distributes work orders to support manufactured items and ensures customer demand is met on schedule using Material Requirement Plan (MRP) and Resource Leveling methodologies. Assists in managing product lines to ensure alignment of raw materials and production capabilities, rescheduling existing demand to accommodate new demand and changes through the manufacturing process. Assists defining KANBAN levels and procedures (internally and with Procurement for Suppliers). Plans demand in accordance with client or Field Service Operations requirements and works to ensure demand is met through the entire order lifecycle. Communicates demands to Manufacturing, including schedules, part availability, available resources, etc. Responsible for management of planning parameters, safety stocks, lead times and order release to invoice payment cycle. Works as the interface with engineering, customer service, planning, manufacturing engineering and suppliers to manage and facilitate communication and problem solving as well as support the needs of these internal customers. Experience Intermediate Material Requirement Plan (MRP) systems Manufacturing inventory scheduling and/or inventory purchasing Project Management Utilization of Inventory and Supply management methodologies Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Ability to understand constraints, critical path analysis and risk mitigation. Reading engineering drawings and understanding the technical requirements detailed in specifications. #J-18808-Ljbffr