Planning Manager

" JOB REQUIREMENTS: If you are looking to be part of a company focused on making our roads and communities safer, join our team of talented individuals today! *Please note - The pay rate will be based on experience. What TAPCO has to offer you Bonus Plan 10 Paid Holidays Paid Vacation and Personal Time Four Weeks of Paid Parental Leave with no waiting period 401K Plan with Employer Match (fully vested on day one) Company-Funded Short-Term Disability Health, Vision, and Dental insurance Quarterly Company Events and Lunches Have a say in TAPCO Happenings by joining the Fun or Safety Committee What you will accomplish as a Planning Manager at TAPCO: The Planning Manager will be responsible for overseeing the production planning functions to ensure that production departments meet customer delivery dates. This position will evaluate and analyze data from the ERP system and available inventory quantities to improve processes and forecast production. This position resolves production schedule problems or material shortages and recommends procedures to enhance processes. This position supervises the Schedulers and reports to the Director of Operations. Duties listed below may vary in terms of importance and other duties may be added or eliminated as this position develops. Essential Duties And Responsibilities Oversees The Scheduling Of customer orders into production Manages and develops the Scheduling staff Tracks and manages daily manufacturing workload against available manufacturing hours, and provides regular reporting on manufacturing status Confers with Sales staff and management to communicate planned production and delivery dates Provides reports of available production capacity and manufacturing activities metrics. Evaluates and analyzes long term capacity and demand data for production areas Implements and improves business processes as they relate to Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and maintains information in ERP to report materials requirement planning (MRP) needs, shortage reports and other ERP reports that track production requirements and support activities. Determines material need dates for purchasing Facilitates ongoing communication between purchasing, production and inventory control Works closely with plant production control to ensure schedule accuracy Works closely with program managers and plant production control to ensure the right activities are being worked at the right times Reports weekly/monthly on production schedule status, commercial raw material inventory levels, pending non-confirming materials, and other key department indicators. Assists in determining optimum inventory levels to support the manufacturing plan and inventory goals and objectives. Promotes and implements new improvement plans Follows all company safety rules and 5S/Lean\... Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities " #J-18808-Ljbffr