Production Planner

This production planner position plans, schedules and monitors the movement of material through an ETO production cycle. Determines material requirements from engineering and production schedules. Coordinates the efficient movement of materials with purchasing, production and engineering. Develops specifications for new contract orders. You will work onsite from Twinsburg, OH. You will report to the Senior Production Supervisor.

Your Responsibilities:

• This position will be responsible for comprehending the needs and requirements of customers or business partners in order to bring strategic value to them while promoting customer needs as the key driver for business goals and initiatives. This position coordinates purchasing activities with manufacturing and engineering departments to acquire inventory in a cost effective and timely manner.
• This position is also responsible for acquiring and maintaining technical understanding of products purchased, monitoring the cost, schedule and scope of assigned subcontracts to assure highest quality at best value. Performing cost analysis and volume planning for major commodities will be required.
• This position may be required to recommend cost saving proposals including make-versus-buy analysis, alternative sourcing and vendor evaluation criteria.
• Reviews, analyzes and resolves expectations and error reports from mainframe planning and buying modules
• Provides solutions for supply interruptions, which include finding alternate suppliers
• Performs cost analysis and volume planning when necessary
• Facilitates the resolution of supplier inbound Quality Issues.
• Maintains Accounts Payable PO price exception report and resolves invoicing discrepancies in accordance with company policy and system requirements.
• Manages supplier businesses in quality, on time delivery and inventory developing and implementing cost avoidance savings. Monitors and processes cancellations and holds to manufacturing orders / purchase orders.
• Create a production plan for the assigned module and final production areas. The production plan considers customer order status, forecast, material availability, production equipment issues, ECN activity and other related production issues in an effort to satisfy customer delivery performance and financial objectives, based on established priorities.
• Assist in resolving circumstances causing delivery not in compliance with customer want dates or excess and slow-moving inventory, identifying causes and developing solutions to improve current and future performance. Provide material status and action plans to business unit, materials management and supply source organizations.
• Develop an understanding of product life cycle planning including the process of master scheduling, new product introduction, product phase-in/out and inventory planning and provide backup support Production Control Technical Analysts.