Planner

Job Details:

Title: Planner

Location: El Paso, TX 79912

Duration: 12 Months

Work Schedule: 1st Shift, 7 AM to 4 PM

Job Description:

• Follow up on SAP Planning order exceptions (past due, expedite, push out, cancel).
• Finished Good Production Scheduling.
• Publish Daily Production Plan.
• Follow up on Production orders status and barriers.
• Review with kitting if they are having issues with the 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 a missing parts file and request to the Upstream team the estimated arrival time.
• Release orders and prepare them for production, separate them into assemblies.
• Production Schedule Attainment.

Responsibilities:

• Planning.
• Work daily MRP exception messages.
• Manage the 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 provides 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.

Education/Experience/Skills:

• Bachelor’s 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 is 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, and continuous improvement.
• Downstream Flow Controller.