Planner II

Duties and Responsibilities

• Manages the Production Planning function on a daily basis to ensure integrity of the conversion of Master Schedule requirements with executable Material Requirements Plans. Communicates tactical direction, priorities and issues/risks to key stakeholders.
• Ensure timely and accurate the planning, creation and release of production orders to support the Master Production Schedule (MPS) or forecasted demand by responding to Material Requirement Planning (MRP) exception messages.
• Schedule work centers based on available capacity and materials, and coordinate the movement of Work in Process (WIP) throughout all work centers until product is released to shipping.
• Manage the overall schedule of production orders via SAP. Communicate this schedule among the production areas. Develop the master production schedule including the established routing order and production lead times in order to meet the shipping schedule dates.
• Participates in Key Performance Metrics as relates to Planning (i.e Plant Efficiency, Volume, Mix, Schedule Compliance, Inventory Turns, Back-order $, Excess and OBS). Reports on significant variances to goals in the metrics. Communicates potential future risks.
• Oversees the maintenance of product availability information (back-order reason code, expected partial/full release availability).
• Supports efforts to ensure data integrity of Bills of Materials (BOM’s) and Routings and Oversees processing of Engineering Change Orders as applicable to materials planning.
• Coordinates the maintenance and reporting of MRP parameters (i.e. costing lot size, lead times, Safety Stock levels, MRP controller number).
• Prepares and initiates monthly reports to include required corporate metrics, project timeliness and productivity measurements.
• Prepare production monthly reports and business metrics as needed.
• Active participation in Planning functions and assigned projects.
• Work with other planners to resolve schedule changes and coordinate the communication of such changes to the appropriate work centers.
• Work closely with operations personnel to identify and resolve any issues that might affect production flow and materials availability.
• Work closely with purchasing area to ensure adequate raw material is available to support production schedules.
• Participates in Supply Chain Consensus Review when required.
• Create Purchase Requisitions to support materials MRP Plan.
• Support all technology and product transfer initiatives.
• Support any Finance required activity such as budget reports and participate in the Excess & Obsolete inventory review as required by Finance. Take appropriate action to resolve data and/or inventory issues as needed.
• Complies with all GMP, regulatory and ISO guidelines including company policies and departmental procedures.
• Participates as required in training on regulatory issues affecting his/her working area. Brings regulatory compliance questions/issues to the attention of management.
• Promotes a safe work environment. May provide recommendations on maintaining the safety of the work environment. Participates in Environmental Health and Safety programs. Addresses corrective actions whenever a hazard is identified.
• Notifies supervisor of all observed hazardous conditions or unsafe work practices.
• Provide recommendations to support systems that continuously improve product/process quality and product availability, reduce cost, and increase production capability.
• Performs other related duties as required.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Must have experience with MRP systems and Microsoft Windows.
• Must have knowledge of SAP.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Should be able to work in a shop floor environment (day to day planning execution).
• Bilingual (English/Spanish).
• Demonstrated ability to perform detail-oriented work with a high degree of accuracy.
• Effective analytical, quantitative and problem-solving skills.
• Effective organization and planning skills.
• Effective interpersonal skills.
• Willing to travel to US mainland and offshore.
• Knowledge of GMP, FDA, ISO and OSHA requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to follow established policies and procedures.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Requires a Bachelor degree in Science, Business, Arts or related field. A minimum of 3.5 years of experience in a GMP
• Manufacturing environment and Planning function or equivalent combination of related education and experience.
• Must have experience with MRP systems and Microsoft Windows.
• Must have knowledge of SAP.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Should be able to work in a shop floor environment (day to day planning execution).
• Bilingual (English/Spanish).
• Demonstrated ability to perform detail-oriented work with a high degree of accuracy.
• Effective analytical, quantitative and problem-solving skills.
• Effective organization and planning skills.
• Effective interpersonal skills.
• Willing to travel to US mainland and offshore.
• Knowledge of GMP, FDA, ISO and OSHA requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to follow established policies and procedures.
• Why Join Us?
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• Primary Work Location
• USA PR Cayey - Vicks Drive (BDB)
• Additional Locations
• Work Shift
• PR 800am-500pm M-F (United States of America)

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Preferred Qualifications

• Optional Skills