Job Title:  Planner

Work closely and collaboratively with the Master Schedulers to balance workloads across multiple work-center groups and manufacturing cells to ensure all resources are optimally loaded into the MPS module.

Work between Supply Chain, Procurement and Demand Management to ensure correct signals are being transmitted back into the MRP and are responsible for effectively communicating gaps between demand and supply as it relates to manufacturing and procurement capabilities.

Monitor and adjust planning loads beyond the planning time fence (cumulative lead-time) where changes can be made without disrupting actual work being conducted.

Serve as the gatekeepers to ensure upstream & downstream activities are not disrupted due to changes made to the production loads that would otherwise interrupt execution activities.

Position requirements: 
Bachelor's Degree 
Experience working in a manufacturing environment 
Advanced English 
MS-Office & Excel XP or later experience 
APICS training (plus) 
Strong familiarized with production processes knowledge  
Proven planning experience: MPS generation, Production Line Schedule, Forecasting, Demand tracking and Inventory control for JIT & SS customers