Sr. Planner

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Full Time Professional Plymouth, MN, US

Plymouth, MN

The Senior Planner is responsible for transposing forecasts into SAP, owning MRP and ensuring inventory availability to support manufacturing. This individual will collaborate closely with procurement, manufacturing, engineering, quality, and R&D teams to address supply constraints, support capacity and S&OP discussions, and drive overall operational efficiency.

• Manage the purchase plan to ensure inventory supply through the analysis of consumption, reorder points and order quantities
• Analyze inventory levels, identify potential shortages or surpluses, and recommend appropriate actions to maintain optimal inventory levels.
• Liaise with internal customers regularly to align priorities, commitments, constraints and recovery plans.
• Lead initiatives to improve and optimize planning processes and systems resulting in enhanced supply delivery and efficient coordination of materials and resources used in manufacturing processes.
• Identify areas where secondary sourcing plans should be established
• Develop and maintain planning parameters within the ERP system – become site ERP Superuser.
• Support new product development and introductions and successful transition to volume manufacturing.
• Support engineering and product assurance with spec changes, quality issues, and improvement projects
• Act as supply chain SME for cross-functional meetings
• Follow company policies, practices and safety guidelines as outlined
• Perform additional duties as assigned

• Bachelor’s degree in related field strongly preferred;
  Certification in Supply Chain/Operations preferred
• 5+ years of experience in planning and procurement (preferably with ERP systems)
• 2+ years of experience in a medical device or regulated manufacturing environment
• Familiarity with Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) programs.
• Familiarity with ISO and current GMP requirements
• Effective listening, communication, collaboration, and creative problem-solving skills
• Excellent analytical, risk management, and decision-making capabilities
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and lead through complexity and competing priorities.
• Self-motivated, innate sense of urgency, drive for completion of tasks and projects under minimal supervision
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with advanced Excel skills

• We offer a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees. This includes health, dental, and vision insurance, life, short-term and long-term disability insurance, 401(k), paid time off, and more.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Employer will not sponsor visas for position.