Specialist, Production Planning

Job Title: Specialist, Production Planning Job Description: The Role: The ideal candidate will have an eye for continuous improvement opportunities and a knack for problem solving.  You will thrive in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment as you work hand-in-hand with Operations, Supply Network Planning, and Business Management teams to ensure supply strategies are aligned with business goals and objectives.  Come ‘roll your sleeves up’ and make a difference as you play a key role to help us achieve Operational Excellence! Responsibilities: Coordinate daily production order reviews Monitor production processes to ensure that execution and completion is occurring as planned Identify material and resource constraints and coordinate and expedite resolution with responsible parties Monitor and communicate capacity constraints to manufacturing Rearrange workload within the framework of customer requirements and work center capacity to resolve constraints when applicable Review MRP messages daily for assigned products and generate work orders to satisfy demand and reschedules as necessary to present the correct requirements to manufacturing and procurement Ensure on-time delivery of customer orders by monitoring and updating work order schedules for validity, accuracy. Ensure customer service is informed of any on-time shipment delays, including an explanation for the customer. Review and maintain critical Master Data elements that pertain to Scheduling including safety stock levels and minimum work order quantities where necessary Review and maintain work center data for assigned areas of responsibility Review and respond to all Engineered Change Requests and Quality Notifications activity for assigned product lines Assemble work order job packets to support manufacturing Collaborate across functional areas to ensure data integrity in SAP Complete miscellaneous tasks as assigned in support of the larger organization and production goals Analyze reports, measurements, and external benchmarks to identify opportunities for continuous improvement in manufacturing areas Work to understand root cause and corrective actions for process failures relating to scheduling, planning and execution Adhere to company policies, procedures, and ethics codes Traits we believe make a strong candidate: Bachelor’s Degree preferred, but candidates with relevant experience alongside a High School Diploma or Associate’s Degree will also be considered Strong analytical capabilities and ability to organize large data sets, analyze trends and make recommendations Excellent written and oral communication skills. Ability to stay organized in a fast-paced, sometimes stressful, environment Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint. SAP PP module and work center experience and route planning knowledge is strongly preferred Experience in working in an ISO 9001/14001/45001 environment a plus; Candidate must have the capacity to comply with the federally mandated requirements of U.S. export control laws.