Operations Planner

Abacus is looking to hiring an Operations Planner in the Baltimore, MD area.

Job Summary

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.

Work Experience Requirements

· 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.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

· Strong systems knowledge in ERP, warehouse management, BOM management, job processing, inventory control.

· Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office Suite.

· Strong communication skills and ability to lead by example to engage with the team.

Ability to analyze production costs to assess margins by customer and product.

· Ability to plan material supply, space, labor production and the dependent demand that drives production (mainly material supply, space, and labor).

· Ability to plan and level-load labor.

· MRP / purchasing systems knowledge.

· Ability to analyze production lines, identify and solve issues such as bottlenecks, and model and document the most cost-effective setup.

· Flexibility and willingness to complete additional plant duties as needed.

· Ability to solve problems quickly and effectively, predicting potential outcomes and always having backup plans in mind.

· Ability to effectively interact with customers, suppliers, and employees.

Physical Requirements

· Ability to safely and successfully perform the job's essential functions consistent with ADA, FMLA, and other state and local standards, including meeting qualitative or quantitative productivity standards.

· Must be capable of wearing personal protective equipment as needed for their job responsibilities.

Work Environment

· Warehouse environment / and office environment

· Work may occur around machinery and moving parts

· May be exposed to active machinery.

· Required to wear PPE

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $75,000.00 - $95,000.00 per year

Experience:

• Manufacturing: 1 year (Required)
• Cost accounting: 1 year (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Baltimore, MD (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $75,000 - $95,000