Supplychain Planner
2 months ago
- Bachelors degree in business management or operations management.
- Minimum of 5-8 years previous planning experience.
- Minimum of 3 years of Oracle Experience (or other Tier 1 or 2 ERP experience.)
- Excellent Microsoft Office programs knowledge.
- Strong computer skills.
- Strong decision-making and problem-solving skills.
- Proven experience tracking production efficiencies and reporting statistics to upper management.
- Production and Processing Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
- Proficient use of computer systems and software applications.
- Excellent problem solving and customer service skills.
- Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to prioritize tasks and meet strict deadlines.
- Prior information technology or systems administration experience.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Requires valid Drivers License
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Leverage the Oracle ERP system to develop short-term plant production schedules, being mindful of long-term goals.
- Establish and evaluate scheduling priorities for job orders.
- Resolve Supply, Demand, and Capacity issues while optimizing both labor and equipment utilization.
- Execute efficient schedules to drive the highest possible OTIF or OTD.
- Perform all capacity planning activities and coordinate output with all production areas.
- Use Oracle ERP to integrate Sales Orders with master schedule; coordinate availability of raw materials, equipment, and labour as needed to meet delivery dates.
- Evaluate current procedures and recommend changes to improve the efficiency of planning and scheduling of projects.
- Ensure all Work Orders are properly documented and closed in Oracle
- Assess and implement ERP techniques needed to plan, schedule, control, measure, and evaluate the effectiveness of production operations.
- Successfully communicate forecast and inventory estimations to Management team.
- Monitor and report any important changes in sales forecasts, budgets, and business strategies.
- Maintain and customer forecasts in Oracle.
- Address demand-related issues in a timely and effective manner.
- Communicate production schedule to staff members promptly.
- Manage load leveling and bottleneck scheduling and utilize the theory of constraints (TOC) for more accurate scheduling.
- Generate and maintain production orders within Oracle in alignment with the production plans
- Track inventory levels to establish ideal safety stock levels.
- Ensure the ERP system data elements related to the supply chain and planning are set to the correct parameters.
- Identify manufacturing variances weekly and reports them to the Management team.
- Responsible for comparing standard cost to actual cost and identifying and support with explaining manufacturing variances.
- Responsible for maintaining work areas and performing job functions safely and efficiently by company policies and procedures, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and Batch Record instructions.
- Performs other duties as required and/or assigned.
- Develop continuous improvement opportunities relative to position and participates in execution.
- Align ERP production schedules with customer requirements.
- Report directly to the Senior Supply Chain Manager.
- Conduct monthly forecast maintenance.
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