Production Planner

Production Planner

The Production Planner will play a key role within the Supply Chain to use their knowledge of planning and inventory management, lean manufacturing concepts and software to ensure customer orders are delivered in a timely and accurate manner.

Responsibilities :

• Works to establish collaborative relationships with Sales, Logistics, Procurement, Manufacturing and other departments as necessary to meet the needs of internal and external customers.
• Establishes and maintains the Master Production Schedule (MPS) for assigned production lines with the goal of achieving adequate lead times, inventory levels and production efficiencies.
• Trains new team members on complexity of production line demands.
• Determine and assign order Finish Dates that ensure a cost effective on-time delivery.
• Generate and review daily reports on production activity, order backlog, inventory status and other metrics and present them to concerned employees within TI to facilitate decision making.
• Works in conjunction with the Planning Manager on the S&OP process.
• Interact directly with key customers to execute Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) programs.
• Monitors deviations from the production plan and initiates corrective action in a timely manner.
• Contribute to processing inter-company purchase orders to import film as needed to supplement North American capacity.
• Continuous review of inventory to prevent obsolete inventory and decrease days of supply without impacting customer service.
• Provide accurate and timely communication of production shortages or delays.
• Identify issues that may impact customer satisfaction and engage the appropriate departments within TI to quickly resolve the issues.
• Partner with Manufacturing to achieve a high level of customer service while at the same time achieving operational efficiencies. Seeks understanding of Manufacturing constraints and capacities and works to drive improvements.
• Helps identify and prioritize system improvements within SAP (MRP) and Optivision (shop floor).
• Works with Business Directors on setting production priorities and scheduling trials for product development.
• Performs other related duties as required and assigned.

Requirements :

Taghleef is a Drug Free Workplace - Must pass pre-employment drug screen and background check.

Taghleef Industries, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a qualified individual with a disability or any other characteristic protected by law.

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