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Our scope spans Engineering, prototype builds, through full production, requiring teams that can move fast, adapt, and execute with precision.\nGTI Values: Safety I Quality I Customer Obsession I Speed I Agility\nPosition Overview\nThe Value Stream Planner owns the production and material requirements plans for one GTI value stream end to end, as a single point of accountability. The Planner maintains a rolling 12-week horizon, holding the month directly ahead at execution-grade detail, identifying risk before it becomes a miss. The Planner sits embedded within the value stream squad, working side-by-side with that value stream's Production Operations Manager/Lead and partners closely with the Materials Management organization; including an evolving mandate to help build pull replenishment and line-side stores for the value stream.\nKey Responsibilities\nProduction Plan Ownership\nOwn and publish the rolling 12-week production plan for the assigned value stream / customer program.\nManage the plan in two bands: weeks 1-4 at execution-grade detail (daily/weekly sequencing, work-center loading), weeks 5-12 at capacity- and material-pre-positioning detail.\nTranslate customer demand, program milestones, and business priorities into an executable schedule across the value stream's work centers.\nContinuously reconcile the plan against actual performance; e.g. schedule attainment, WIP, throughput (and adjust ahead of a miss, not in response to one.)\nEvaluate capacity against demand for the value stream in partnership with the Production Operations Manager/lead on staffing, overtime, and shift needs.\nHold sequencing and release authority within the agreed freeze window and escalate exceptions.\nMaterial Requirements Planning\nOwn material requirements planning (MRP execution) for the value stream: taking BOM-driven demand, purchasing’s supplier lead times, on-hand and on-order position into account.\nMaintain forward material readiness across the full 12-week horizon; keep a live material tracker (green / yellow / red) for the value stream's programs.\nProactively identify shortages and constraints before they threaten the plan, and drive resolution with Procurement and Materials Management - not just report them.\nOwn the Clear-to-Build (CTB) determination and readiness gate ahead of work-order release.\nEmbedded Value Stream Partnership\nSit side-by-side with the Production Operations Manager/ Lead for the assigned value stream as their planning counterpart in the daily and weekly operating rhythm.\nParticipate directly in floor walks and huddles for the value stream to see emerging risk first-hand rather than through a report. (develop GEMBA practice with OpEX and Ops team; expected)\nShare joint accountability with the Operations Manager/Lead for the value stream's schedule attainment and on-time delivery outcomes. Key metrics accountability.\nDirect and prioritize the work of the assigned Production Control Technician such as transactional execution, material tracking, etc..\nMaterials Management Partnership & Pull Replenishment\nPartner with Materials Management - Warehousing, Cycle Counting, Inventory Health, Goods Receiving, Yard Management, and Material Delivery - to align material flow with the value stream's plan.\nCo-develop and pilot pull replenishment and line-side stores (kanban, min/max, visual triggers) for the value stream in partnership with Materials Management. This is an expanding, ongoing accountability, not a one-time project.\nProvide the demand and consumption signal Materials Management needs to size and tune replenishment; validate performance and iterate as the value stream's production rate requirements change.\nAnalytics, Systems & Reporting\nMaintain planning data integrity in ERP/MRP and the shop-floor system of record (StartProto/IFS/MRPeasy) - schedule dates, BOM, routing, and inventory data must reflect real conditions.\nBuild and maintain dashboards covering schedule attainment, material availability, shortage aging, OTD, inventory health, and Clear-to-Build for the value stream.\nReport KPIs and risks in the weekly Production Planning & Execution review\nContinuous Improvement\nLead root cause analysis on schedule misses, shortages, or planning gaps for the value stream, and drive countermeasures through to verified effectiveness.\nSupport standardization of planning practices across value streams in partnership with the Production Control Manager.\nDecision-Making Authority\nAuthority to sequence and release work orders within the agreed freeze window without escalation, provided material, capacity, and quality are aligned.\nAuthority to trigger call-offs against blanket orders, and to initiate kitting/staging requests to the Warehouse.\nAuthority to make and communicate the Clear-to-Build determination for the value stream.\nEscalates to the Production Control Manager for: cross-value-stream resource conflicts, capacity shortfalls beyond the value stream's control, or material risk that will breach a customer commitment.\nRequirements\nRequired Qualifications\nBachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Industrial Engineering, Business, or a related field preferred; equivalent experience considered.\n5+ years of combined experience across Production Planning/Scheduling and Materials Planning/MRP, ideally in contract manufacturing, engineered-to-order, or high-mix production environments.\nDemonstrated ownership of a production schedule and the material plan supporting it - not solely a transactional or expediting background.\nStrong ERP/MRP system experience (SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, MRPeasy, IFS, Epicor, or similar); MES / shop-floor execution system experience a plus (StartProto or equivalent).\nAdvanced Microsoft Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, data analysis); comfort building and maintaining KPI dashboards.\nStrong analytical, cross-functional communication, and prioritization skills; able to operate with real decision authority in a fast-paced environment.\nPreferred Qualifications\nAPICS / CPIM or CSCP certification.\nExperience with IFS Cloud, StartProto, and/or MRPeasy (ERP)\nExperience supporting fabrication, welding, structural/mechanical assembly, electrical integration, or engineered-to-order manufacturing environments.\nExperience implementing kanban, pull systems, or line-side store replenishment.\nExperience with Power BI, SQL, or other data-visualization tools.\nWorking knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles and daily management systems.\nNo Relocation assistance\nBenefits & Perks\nGTI offers a competitive compensation and benefits package designed to support employees and their families while providing long-term career growth opportunities within a fast-growing manufacturing organization. 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