Job Title: Material Management Planner (Cane Management)
Location: Concord, NC
Duration: 1+ Year
Direct client: Immediate interview
Description:
- Scope of Position (i.e. projects involved with and role within group):
- Responsibility for operation of Planning Department, including:
- Directing the production of cane output in WL and CO.
- Direct responsibility for cane management for WL and CO.
Day to Day Responsibilities:
- Track cane inventories on a daily (or weekly) basis and use inventory levels as inputs to the weekly scheduling process.
- Create the weekly core manufacturing schedule by product type using inventory levels, weekly demand, inventory build goals, and experiment/downtime requests as inputs.
- Determine interplant cane shipment volumes each week and track plant performance against shipment plan
- Throughout the week, track each plant鈥檚 output performance by product against the weekly schedule and work with operations departments as necessary to correct issues.
- Provide input on cane manufacturing to the Capacity Analyst for the monthly capacity plan.
- Routine participation in department wareflow discussions and decisions to maximize throughput and minimize ware in process.
- Upon request, perform analysis or generate information in support of WW fiber manufacturing planning scenarios.
Project Tasks:
- Coordinate training and certification of new personnel as well as existing personnel to meet department standards.
- Identify and implement programs to improve performance and output; specifically in the areas of documentation, training, maintenance, and support of all warehouse operations and equipment.
- Identify and implement programs that insure appropriate department capacity for future growth of the business; specifically supporting the Tower 5 activities with regard to shipping relocation, expansion
automation.
- Identify and implement programs to improve customer satisfaction, specifically in the areas of packaging and fiber handling quality issues.
Education:
- 4 year degree in business or technical discipline is required.
Must Haves:
- 5-7 years of experience in shipping/material planning.
- Strong working knowledge of MS Excel.
- Ability to prioritize multiple inputs into one plan.
- Strong attention to detail.