Production Planner
Coherent
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- Location
- Dallas, TX
- Job type
- Full time
- Posted
- Nov 4
- 2 days ago
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About the company
Coherent
Semiconductors · 10,001+ employees
What you'll do
- Responsible for generating and releasing work orders and maintaining production schedules in the MRP system
- Support production planning activities including schedule updates, material tracking, and inventory monitoring
- Review and maintain BOM accuracy and support implementation of engineering changes (ECOs)
- Monitor production status, material availability, and assist in resolving shortages
- Generate and maintain planning, inventory, and production reports
- Coordinate with manufacturing, engineering, purchasing, and customer service to support production flow
- Monitor manufacturing yields, Lead Time, Safety stock, Shrink %, and Work Order Variance
- Facilitate communication of, and resolution to, PO and material issues in Vietnam
- Review production status and capacity issues with manufacturing supervisor
- Update on time deliveries, misses, reasons
- 0–3 years of experience in production planning, scheduling, supply chain, or manufacturing environment
- Associate’s degree required; BA/BS degree preferred in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or related field required
- Strong organizational and attention to detail skills
- Strong interpersonal, teamwork, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work effectively in a cross-functional team environment
- Basic understanding of MRP/ERP systems (Oracle experience a plus)
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and standard office tools
- Work with a high standard of ethics, professionalism, and competency
- Self-motivated with good time management skillsDue to ITAR compliance, this position requires
- Normal office environment with frequent interaction with manufacturing areas
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, high mix / low volume production environment
- Ability to remain in a stationary position for extended periods
- Ability to operate a computer and standard office equipment
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with team members
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Job Summary: The Production Planner supports production schedules and materials in a high mix / low volume manufacturing environment, including prototype and specialized custom TE module builds. This position works with a cross-functional team including engineering, customer service, purchasing, finance, manufacturing, and shipping/receiving to support daily planning activities. The Production Planner assists in executing production planning processes, including work order generation, and BOM validation, and serves as a key link between manufacturing, engineering, customer service, and purchasing. This role also supports the review and reporting of manufacturing performance metrics and contributes to overall production planning operations