Materials Planner 1

Sanmina Corporation (Nasdaq: SANM) is a leading integrated manufacturing solutions provider serving the fastest-growing segments of the global Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) market. Recognized as a technology leader, Sanmina Corporation provides end-to-end manufacturing solutions, delivering superior quality and support to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) primarily in the communications networks, defense and aerospace, industrial and semiconductor systems, medical, multimedia, computing and storage, automotive and clean technology sectors. Sanmina Corporation has facilities strategically located in key regions throughout the world.

The Sanmina Fremont facility is a full-service enclosure systems solution manufacturing plant. Located in California’s Silicon Valley, this facility produces low-to-mid volume New Product Introduction (NPI) runs to full-scale volume. The Fremont facility offers everything from small piece parts to fully integrated and tested systems. In addition, this location offers in-house painting capabilities and flexible logistics solutions in distribution, inventory management and hubbing, as well as repair services.

Job Purpose:

The Senior Production Planner is responsible for production planning and coordinates production workflow for multiple products while prioritizing operations to ensure maximum performance and minimum delay. Will take a lead role in continuous improvement, product flow and capacity improvement to improve the overall efficiency of manufacturing.

Nature of Duties/Responsibilities:

• Analyzes customer demand and optimize build plans for specific products, keeping materials and resource requirements.
• Reviews new products/parts planning attributes and ensure they are correctly set up.
• Reviews BOM structures and ensure that they align with manufacturing strategy.
• Periodically reviews critical ERP planning attributes and keep them aligned.
• Review ECOs, prepare implementation plans and actually implement them.
• Releases required work orders in a timely manner and promptly closes them on completion after reconciling variances.
• Follows up materials shortages and production flow thru the plant to keep build plan on schedule.
• Plans and directs Production and Inventory Control for Operations to ensure customer commits and Inventor objectives are met
• Coordinates Operations planning process to ensure that there is material and capacity available to support both Customer commits and forecast
• Directs the Inventory team to ensure that process controls are in place that will allow accurate Cycle counting
• Coordinates the production team to ensure schedule and customer deliveries are met.
• Works directly with Purchasing to insure purchased material is available to meet the scheduled requirements
• Stays current with software development, provide on-site technical expertise for the ERP system and write ad-hoc reports as required
• Identifies software procedural improvements to the Operations process to eliminate waste
• Relays relevant information to management regarding material shortages, potential schedule interruptions, and possible equipment maintenance that would affect a smooth and timely production input
• Analyzes customer demand information, forecast, orders, labor, and material availability and develop a flexible yet efficient master schedule
• Reviews part availability including quality approval prior to scheduling
• Manage the issuance of purchase orders as recommended by the planning system or as requested by management.
• Manage PO approval process, PO revisions, supplier confirmation and storage of all purchase orders on a secured and shared site.
• Manages supplier bidding process with the creation of RFQs submission to suppliers and summary returned information as requested by the Director of Manufacturing.
• Controls Supplier's compliance to on-time delivery, terms and conditions, supply contracts and product specifications.
• Participates as needed in the Product Specification creation/revision process and facilitates execution with suppliers.
• Drive sourcing solutions for existing products as directed by executive management.
• Manage assigned products by maintaining or reducing costs of product components, packaging and finished goods

Education and Experience:

• 0 to 2 years of related Materials Planner experience; preferably in a contract manufacturing environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business or Industrial Engineering preferred.
• Good understanding of critical ERP planning attributes.
• Hands on experience in ECO planning and Implementations.
• Good working knowledge of Oracle or similar ERP software with regards to planning.
• Intermediate or Advanced level of experience in Excel.

This is an ITAR facility and applicant must be a US Citizen or a lawful permanent resident.

Sanmina is an Equal Opportunity Employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity