Production Planning and Control Specialist

Barnhill Supply is a small but growing company that manufactures and distributes industry-leading chimney products to companies throughout central Kentucky and the surrounding regions. To help propel us into the future, Barnhill Supply is looking for an honest, hard-working, experienced individual to join our team as a Production Planning and Control Specialist. We want the best and brightest candidate who desires to be in a vital role in an entrepreneurial environment where your actions have a direct impact on our success. We want a high-performing individual who loves to take on challenges, strives for the highest quality in their work, and has a broad understanding of business practices with technical acumen in supply chain, scheduling, and logistics operations.

We have a need for a talented, experienced individual with the following skills and abilities:

• Critical thinking with the ability to solve novel problems
• Attentive to detail, but able to see the big picture
• Strong knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures used in manufacturing and order management
• Creating and maintaining schedules and prioritizing critical path to drive sense of urgency
• Ability to make sound decisions and think critically when weighing options
• Versatility to perform a variety of tasks that involve customers, suppliers, and internal team members

The PPC Specialist responsibilities:

Develop and maintain a robust supply chain for direct and indirect materials:

• Assess sourcing, material planning, and procurement needs and identify priority gaps
• Perform demand planning to properly forecast material needs and set inventory levels and reorder points
• Identify supply chain savings opportunities and develop plans to achieve goals
• Improve supplier diversity and eliminate single-source materials wherever possible
• Identify and utilize metrics to evaluate performance of suppliers and vendors
• Manage inventory and make purchases accordingly
• Strengthen/expand material receiving and inspection process

Develop and manage production schedule and manufacturing plan to meet customer demand:

• Develop plan to improve visibility of customer demand and production schedule to entire organization
• Analyze changes in demand and make appropriate adjustments to resources and schedules and effectively communicate changes to necessary stakeholders
• Coordinate movement of materials with vendors for outside services
• Coordinate with Production Manager and Customer Service Representatives to manage production down-time for preventative maintenance, equipment upgrades, etc.
• Interface with distribution team to coordinate timely and successful distribution of products
• Ensure distribution resources are in place to deliver and ship outbound product on time
• Work with distribution team and freight carriers to improve success rate and cost of freight shipments

Other cross-functional responsibilities may include:

• Identification of opportunities and creation of solutions that drive improvement toward team and company objectives
• Assist with evaluation and implementation of an ERP system and/or other software to drive efficiency and quality by reducing and eliminating redundant/repetitive tasks
• Lead and participate in cross-functional, continuous improvement initiatives
• Support customer service representatives and interface with customers as necessary

What you will need:

• BS/BA degree in Supply Chain Management, Finance, Business, Engineering or related fields
• A strong motivation to grow in your career
• Working knowledge of Microsoft applications, with particular strength in MS Excel
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

What will help you:

• Experience with ERP systems and/or other planning/supply chain applications
• Experience in manufacturing or construction
• Lean manufacturing/Green Belt certification

What we offer:

• Chance to build a rewarding and dynamic career at a great company
• Leadership/growth opportunities
• Competitive salary with bonus potential
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance
• 401k
• Paid time off
• Holiday Pay
• 1st shift, flexible schedule

https://barnhillsupply.com/

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• Please list the college/university from which you obtained your degree.
• Enter your GPA.

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Work Location: In person