Senior Production Planner Job at The Planet Group, Warren, MA

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  • The Planet Group
  • Warren, MA

Job Description

Sr Production Planner

Contract or Contract to Hire

Onsite Warren, MA

Must Haves :

  • 5+ years of planning and materials management in a manufacturing environment
  • ERP experience
  • Comfortable getting out on the floor
  • Strong communication skills

Preferred :

  • Bachelor's Degree
  • 10+ years of experience

Senior Production Planner

Principal Activities

  • Plan, prepare and control production schedules and coordinate with Scheduling team to ensure a controlled flow of approved material times to meet production requirements.
  • Evaluate material requirements to align production schedule to master schedule for to meet targeted completion dates
  • Coordinate the efficient movement of materials with production, warehouse/logistics, and scheduling team.
  • Responsible for scheduling and monitoring the movement of material through the production facility and will work on a wide variety of complex planning activities where material requirements.
  • Ability to devise and augment spreadsheets to enhance planning’s ability to proactively
  • communicate information with a sense of urgency.Advise management of the status of work in progress, material availability, and potential production problems.
  • Effectively communicate targeted completion dates and issues as they arise to appropriate team members.
  • Evaluate and work with Production Management to level load schedules in accordance with capacity constraints.
  • Identify and communicate areas of improvement for planning in the ERP system with team and management.
  • Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders.
  • Delegate tasks and provide guidance to Expeditors and other appropriate personnel.
  • Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team.
  • Plan project timeliness and milestones using appropriate tools.
  • Develop and deliver progress reports on production status.
  • Proactively manage changes in production completion dates, identify potential issues, and devise contingency plans to meet completion dates.
  • Minimize exposure and risk on the project.

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

Knowledge Skills & Abilities

  • Excellent communication skills (verbal and written).
  • Intermediate spreadsheet and numerical analysis skills.
  • Ability to exercise tact and good interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to be pro-active with a sense of urgency.
  • Ability to read, understand and communicate technical documentation.
  • A self-starter, a highly motivated person able to work in a fast paced environment that is continually changing.
  • Proficiency with ERP systems required, preferably in a projectized MRP system.
  • U.S. citizen.

Education & Experience

  • Bachelor degree in Supply Chain, Business or Accounting preferred, High School Diploma is required.
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in Planning and materials management in a manufacturing environment required, 10 years preferred.

Job Tags

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