Archived listing. The details below describe a past opening.
SENIOR MASTER PLANNER (Permanent) Our client, a global manufacturing organization headquartered in WNY, is looking to add a Senior Master Planner to their growing team. This is a critical role that acting as the organization’s planning subject matter expert.
Responsibilities:
- Perform production scheduling, forecasting, capacity planning, and inventory optimization
- Create detailed production plans that include and balance manufacturing capabilities, material availability, business priorities, and customer requirements
- Act as an owner of production scheduling, identifying risks that may impact delivery timelines
- Make adjustments to schedules, expedite orders, and shift priorities as issues arise while ensuring minimal disruption to operations
- Maintain ERP/MRP system accuracy, planning parameters, and data integrity
- Support Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) through forecasting efforts, planning recommendations, and analyzing potential scenarios
- Gather data and analyze demand trends, operational performance, and previous forecasts in an effort to improve planning accuracy moving forward
- Provide inventory projections and capacity analyses
- Identify various risks - inventory/supply, capacity, etc. - in an effort to proactively alleviate issues
- Create and monitor lead initiatives & inventory targets while overseeing excess/slow-moving/obsolete levels in an effort to improve inventory turns and maintain customer service levels
- Act as the subject matter expert for planning and the resource for other teams to rely on
- Provide clear and effective production/inventory strategies as new product introductions occur
- Spearhead lead-time reduction, scheduling, delivery performance, and inventory optimization initiatives
- Utilize data analytics to identify areas for improvement and trends
- Create and improve planning policies/procedures, standard work practices, and documentation policies
- Work well in a team environment as well as independently
- Other duties as assigned/as necessary
Details:
- Position is full-time, direct hire
- 100% in-office
- Some travel to customer sites may be required (5-10%)
- $85,000
- $100,000 annually depending on experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Operations Management, or related
- 5+ years’ experience in a production planning, master scheduling, supply chain planning, etc., role
- Excellent computer skills
- Knowledge of capacity planning, inventory management, forecasting, production scheduling, ERP/MRP systems
- Professional demeanor and ability to interact with employees
- Great interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal)
- Strong organization skills, analytical, and time management skills
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Self-motivated
- Relocation not available
- Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States; Visa sponsorship is not available
- All employees and applicants, please know that you have access at all times to New York State and Federal Labor Laws and Posters at the Government Agency websites: https://dol.ny.gov/posting-requirements-0; https://www.dol.gov/general/topics/posters#workplace-posters