Production Planner

Buyer/Planner/Production are all pieces of the role. Since it prefers Eng or Bus degree and ERP systems, chose the beeline title here as it is closest in skills

NOTE, This is a rate card now and the bill rate can not exceed what is listed and lower cost candidates are ranked. Send your most competitive rate.

Job Title:
Downstream Production Planning- IDeally a Production Planner with strong ERP/ MRP skills

Rate.

100% onsite

Interviews:
Teams video conference interviews
Possible face to face 2nd round

Job Responsibilities:
• 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

EEO:
"Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of - Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans."