SUMMARY OF ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Under general supervision, plans and prepares manufacturing production schedules and departmental workflows; in addition to, initiating, developing and maintaining supply plans for components and finished products necessary to establish sequence and lead time of each production operation and satisfy the demand, inventory and service levels of the customers while complying with and executing company policies and procedures. Acts as the primary contact for all communication between customer service and the production area impacting customer deliveries, product costs, shop schedules, inventory and efficiency.
SPECIFIC DUTIES, ACTIVITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
- Initiates continuous and effective communications between Customer Service and the production area.
- Initiate work orders with appropriate lot sizes to ensure efficient and low cost production, timely delivery, and maintenance of adequate inventory levels.
- Works with MRP messages to assure continuous flow.
- Monitor currently planned order execution via daily review of appropriate data printouts, and support established ship dates on all customer orders.
- Meets and exceeds area goals and objectives (accountable for area performance in Materials Management) – On Time Performance and Inventory goals.
- Coordinate the supply of materials and subcontract operations to meet production schedules.
- Coordinates contingency plans to achieve delivery promises when important deviations occur or properly adjusts due dates in the system and informs Customer Service of the changes.
- Reviews cell capacities and develops both short and long term capacity plans, establishing and adjusting schedule dates and relative priorities on work orders, adjusting lot sizes when necessary to meet manufacturing requirements and constraints, customer service and inventory requirements.
- Determines, recommends and provides for alternatives when demands exceed capacities.
- Recommends, implements, and documents new procedures and policies to improve the effectiveness of the operation.
- Maintain contact with and update customers through customer service representatives.
- Analyze current inventory for excess and obsolete items and maintain proper inventory levels per policies and procedures.
- Process paperwork and maintain records as required.
- Provides various status reports as required.
- Gains familiarity with the other Planning functions and act as a backup as needed.