Senior Planner

Join Our JourneyWhen you join TT, you join our global community of visionaries, creators, and achievers dedicated to engineering and manufacturing electronic solutions enabling a safer, healthier and more sustainable world. Simply put, we are a global manufacturer with a passion for engineering advanced electronics that benefit our planet and people for future generations. We are committed to having a positive impact on the world through a culture built around safety, transparency, collaboration, and positive relationships. Our teams are fueled by performance and expertise, leading the charge in innovation, efficiency and delivering world-class customer service. Be part of the journey.Role Overview And ResponsibilitiesThis role manages that end-item level Master Production Schedule across the planning time horizon inside the ERP system and in collaboration with other departments to optimize service and cost. This is a schedule of Release orders and then Firm Planned Orders/work orders that govern the actual production sequence and intended output from the operation day-by-day. The Production Planner is responsible for ensuring that commitments to customers are met in full, and that both inventory and efficiency of the business continue to be optimized during the length of the production plan.Key ResponsibilitiesThe Production Planner considers customer orders and forecasts, backlog, availability of material, availability of capacity, management policy and goals to create responsive schedules and operates with end-item scheduling.Creates the MPS inside the Planning Time-Fence into a daily/weekly schedule of ERP Firm Planned Orders/Works Orders to best balance demand and supply needs. In the near horizon, sequences, capacity plans and releases orders for execution to the operations shop floor.Uses rough-cut, or more detailed, capacity and resource planning processes to ensure the whole schedule is always do-able.Ensures there are never any Past Due orders in the Master Production Schedule through dynamic replanning.Understands and flexes dynamic lead times and order quantities and routings using the APOS (Advanced Planning and Scheduling) system to support customer demand.Collate and report manufacturing and supplier performance measures results weekly and monthly.Seeks to optimize customer service, manufacturing resources and inventory levels.Identifies, negotiates and resolves conflicts involving material and/or capacity availability to support Order Promising integrity.Maintains end-Item schedule as the valid short-term input to Material Requirements Planning in the ERP system.Qualifications, Skills And AttributesKnowledge, Skills and AbilitiesExtensive knowledge of manufacturing requirements and planning.Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.Proficient with computerized materials control programs.Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or similarQualifications5-8 years of experience in manufacturing environment.Minimum two-year technical degree and at least five years of relevant experience.Experience with MRP/ERP systems; SAP preferred.Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skillsStrong analytical thinker with problem solving skills.US Citizenship required due to contracts with the Department of DefensePhysical Demands & Work EnvironmentTo perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The Individual must be able to maintain confidentiality and have good judgment. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. A pleasant professional image is always expected. Candidate is expected to exhibit high ethical standards and promote the same within the company.Safety is a core responsibility of this position. Team members are expected to perform all job duties in accordance with company safety policies, OSHA regulations, and established procedures. This includes wearing required personal protective equipment (PPE), participating in safety training, immediately reporting unsafe conditions or incidents, and stopping work when unsafe conditions exist. All employees are responsible for maintaining a safe, clean, and organized work environment and for actively contributing to the prevention of workplace injuries and accidents.Location: 100 % onsite in Greater Cleveland, OhioMust be a U.S. CitizenWe are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.Solving Technology Challenges for a Sustainable WorldWe want the very best people in our TT family across the globe – so we welcome applications from everyone, to celebrate a diverse mix of experiences, backgrounds and identities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and you can rest assured that TT Electronics takes positive steps to ensure we are an inclusive business, that will welcome and support you, from your initial application to wherever your career takes you! Please get in touch if you'd like to discuss any reasonable adjustments to your application, in order that we can accommodate and support you in the process. If you want to work for a company where who you are is valued and respected, we'd love to hear from you.