Project Manager/Production Planner (Manufacturing)

Essential Job Functions

• Monitor forecasts and develops capacity attainment plan based on capabilities and future projected customer demand
• Execute material resource planning (MRP) to ensure materials and components are available to generate the master production schedule
• Ensures timely order entry and proactively manages order timelines for assigned account(s)
• Proactively monitors open orders to advise key stakeholders of possible lead time challenges
• Monitors product inventory to assure availability for production and/or distribution to customer; works with management to disposition aging inventory
• Prepare and review required business reports regularly for key stakeholders
• Analyze customer and production requirements to maximize space utilization
• Collaborate with key stakeholders in accordance with standard operating procedures to ensure key performance indicators achieved
• Collect, monitor and analyze data to control capacity risks, maintain site efficiencies and assure on-time delivery
• Support continuous improvement initiatives for production planning process and information flow
• Other duties as assigned

Education & Experience

• High school degree required, bachelor's degree preferred
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience required
• Systems knowledge preferred, not limited to (QT9, DRP, Supplier net, SharePoint, Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Fusion)

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge of and ability to use and influence organization's policies, standards and procedures guiding manufacturing processes
• Knowledge of strategies and tools for controlling and optimizing the factors that lie between the purchase of raw materials and delivery of finished products
• Ability to effectively manage the business relationship and transactions with the suppliers of raw materials or product components
• Knowledge of issues and considerations for effectively managing local or distributed inventories of raw materials, work in progress and finished goods
• Knowledge of the processes, tools and operational considerations for effective and efficient movement of goods and materials throughout the manufacturing cycle
• Knowledge of the day-to-day operations of a manufacturing plant or facility
• Primarily works in an office environment with occasional time spent in a production and/or warehouse setting

The expected salary range for this position is $65,000-$82,000 annually. This role is also eligible for an annual incentive plan and for a full benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance; basic term life, AD&D, Short and Long term disability; EAP; 401(k) retirement savings plan; PTO and paid holidays.

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