Job Title: Planner II

Job Description

The Planner II is responsible for maintaining and executing production planning and inventory control activities within a designated line of business to meet organizational goals.

Responsibilities

• Maintain planning parameters in master item data to drive MRP orders.
• Facilitate production planning with manufacturing teams to ensure on-time completion of production orders.
• Perform production planning using Material Requirements Planning (MRP) or manual planning methods while exercising judgment on order quantities to ensure timely production and appropriate inventory levels.
• Work with manufacturing to optimize production planning parameters and scheduling methods.
• Investigate production planning issues and shipping shortages to prevent missed shipments and backorders.
• Apply metrics to ensure production planning effectiveness.
• Conduct, distribute, and transact scrap reports; monitor inventory of planning area responsibility and correct production planning parameters for over productions or missed forecasts.
• Interface with other departments on production schedules and changes for holidays and other calendar events as required.
• Perform master production scheduling functions in the absence of the Manager, Planning.
• Lead or facilitate process improvement projects.

Essential Skills

• High school diploma or equivalent required; Bachelor's degree preferred.
• 3-5 years’ experience planning in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with MRP system.
• E-mail, word processing, spreadsheet, database, and presentation software skills.
• Basic problem-solving skills.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Certifications such as APICS CPIM, CFPIM, or CIRM; or NAPM CPM preferred.
• Buying experience is a huge plus.
• Experience in the medical device industry is preferred.

Work Environment

The position is primarily based in a general office setting with occasional walking in manufacturing areas. The role typically involves 25% of time in meetings or meeting individually with people, and 75% of the time at the desk on a computer, doing paperwork, or on the phone. Shift start time may be flexible (7 am or 8 am). The position may require the use of Personal Protective Equipment as posted. The interview process may include a phone or Zoom interview, followed by a possible second onsite interview.