What are the responsibilities and job description for the Operations Planner position at Abacus Solution Group?
Abacus is looking to hire an Operations Planner in the Baltimore City, MD area.
The Operations Planner manages materials, labor, and production planning for the organization to achieve optimal business outcomes. Responsible for working collaboratively within and across departments to ensure that materials and production goals are achieved timely, accurately, and efficiently. Responsible for workforce planning, scheduling, and communication with staffing agencies to support workforce needs.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Manages materials planning. Coordinates planning with CSRs for customer-supplied materials and Procurement Lead for CM-purchased materials.
- Manages customer-supplied materials from start to finish for complex customers, requiring regular interaction with customers, attending meetings, etc.
- Manages production planning in collaboration with the Procurement Lead responsible for short-term scheduling.
- Completes and reports production cost analysis, comparing to quotation assumptions.
- Champions production efficiency improvement. Identifies bottlenecks, potential automation, etc., and trialing / implementing solutions to drive efficiency improvements.
- Collaborates with CSRs to ensure customers are providing ample lead-time to plan materials and production.
- Manages process to ensure obsolete and slow inventory is being resolved with customers.
- Manages daily temporary labor staff planning and coordination with staffing agencies and provides rolling 2 to 3 week forecast On Site staffing agency, including additional communication of timing of surges.
- Provides support across Operations as workload dictates.
- Follows and enforces company policies and procedures.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Education, License, Certification and/or Work Experience Requirements
· High School Diploma or equivalent required; bachelor's degree preferred.
· Cost accounting experience a plus.
· Previous experience in Production and Material Planning required.
· Previous supervisory experience preferred, but not required.
· Current forklift certification or certification within 3 months of hire required.
