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This role is responsible for coordinating and expediting the flow of work and materials within or between departments according to daily and weekly production schedules including manpower scheduling. Duties include reviewing and distributing production, work, and shipment schedules, conferring with department supervisors to determine progress of work and completion dates, monitoring inventory levels, and solving production problems.\nThis role of the Production Planner reports to the Manager of Planning and works closely with the supply chain team.\nResponsibilities:\nCommunicate regularly with purchasing and production staff to adjust schedules to accommodate changes in machine or material availability or staffing\nLead planning process for area of responsibility and ensures cross-functional consensus is reached on operation demand plans and inventory plans required to support customer service, and revenue objectives.\nCollaborate with corporate demand planners and business units’ cross-functional teams to develop and improve strategies and processes that drive on time delivery and working capital optimization.\nProvide recommendations on inventory strategies that will support upside revenue opportunities and fluctuations in model/mix by product line.\nResponsible for scheduling and releasing daily work.\nDevelop and maintain product configuration assumptions to help calculate units.\nWork with product management to understand new product introduction (NPI) and end of sale product transitions to seamlessly phase-in or phase-out within operations with minimal risk (e.g., resource, inventory, and capacity).\nSupport the seamless interaction of purchasing and materials management to resolve gaps between supply capabilities and production plans.\nAct as the day-to-day point of contact for operations to assist in the resolution of order promising situations, customer delivery difficulties and demand versus supply conflicts.\nEnsure planning capabilities support maximum efficiencies and lowest cost of operation through systems utilization and process improvements.\nAct as SAP Super User within functional area as assigned.\nMinimum Qualifications:\nAssociates Degree in related field OR 2 years related experience in the Supply Chain function within a similar working environment;\n1 year of purchasing, planning or related experience in a manufacturing environment.\nAdditional Qualifications:\nProven track record of successfully managing shifting deadlines and priorities in a fast paced environment;\nAbility to evaluate situations objectively and demonstrate the ability to make decisions that are intended to have a positive impact on work performance or area and the total business;\nAbility to organize and prioritize work assignments in order to complete them on time;\nDemonstrated skills in problem solving, contract negotiation and project management;\nWorking knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite;\nStrong project management and analytical skills;\nEffective verbal and written communication skills.\nPreferred Qualifications:\nBachelor’s Degree in Business or Supply Chain Management;\nERP/MRP User (SAP/Oracle);\nMaterials and Supply Chain certifications;\nExperience with Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) best practices;\nPrevious experience using SAP or equivalent ERP.\nPhysical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear; and use hands to manipulate objects or controls. 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