Production Planner II

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The Production Planner II reports to the Director of Program Management. The basic function of the Production Planner II is to ensure all material is available and on time in accordance with the build schedule and the customer’s request.

• Manage inventory levels:
  Collaborating with Program Managers, Purchasing and Inventory teams to ensure timely material availability, minimizing shortages and excesses.
• Monitor material and capacity constraints that impact achieving the build schedule and take corrective actions to prevent negative impacts.
• Support continuous improvement activities for planning and production relating to assigned product lines.
• Position will conduct complex material management optimization proposals to improve schedules, operations, reduce cost, and improve cash flow.

• Analyze historical data, customer backlog and if applicable customer forecasts to develop accurate demand plans.
• Develop build plan for the Manufacturing team and manage load leveling and bottleneck scheduling and utilize theory of constraints (TOC) for more accurate scheduling.
• Generate KPI reports and/or dashboards to track budget to actual accuracy, schedule adherence, and inventory controls.
• Work with input from the Planner(s), Program Managers and Purchasing to maintain master data accuracy for all planning elements.

• Must have working knowledge of MRP / ERP system for scheduling, planning, inventories and reporting.
• Must have advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Strong basic mathematical skills are required
• Demonstrate strong analytical, problem solving, and multitasking skills
• 2+ years of demonstrated experience in fast-paced manufacturing environments.

VIRTEX is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates.