Sr. Planner

Summary: The Planner is responsible for overseeing all planning activities to ensure successful delivery of the product. This position will be responsible for performing tasks and duties associated with product manufacture planning, including producing schedules, material lists, and production plans that include fabrication and assembly.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following: others may be assigned:

• Evaluates shortages and manages prompt solutions keeping appropriate stakeholders informed of any potential problem as required.
• Analyzes demand and plans supply in accordance, ensures efficient and quality execution of requirements and purchasing action messages, manages supplier delivery, quality, and cost performance and improvement.
• Ensuring material flow and production activity are aligned.
• Reads and reviews engineering drawings and documentation and coordinate any changes
• Maintains inventory levels to meet company goals
• Supports testing and certification requirements for new programs
• Preserves engineering revision control
• Key User for ERP system;
  Confirm accuracy of pertinent data in the company ERP system
• Collaborates with stakeholders on lead times, planning items and any related elements
• Performs root cause analysis activities related to planning
• Provide leadership, coaching and/or mentoring to less experienced staff.
• Performs work under minimal supervision
• Handles complex issues and problems, and escalates only the most complex issues to higher level staff.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requirements:

· Demonstrated knowledge of materials planning system (MRP/ERP) requirements, purchase order and manufacturing order generation process logic, and inventory management practices.

· Demonstrated understanding of Material Management operational concepts surrounding production planning, inventory control, purchasing, stockroom operation and shipping and receiving.

· Familiarity with the procurement of raw materials, standards, parts, and commodities related to aircraft lavatory production.

· Effective oral and written communications skills

· Demonstrated ability to handle multiple projects and assignments with attention to detail

· Problem solving, well organized, detailed oriented and accurate

· Ability to read and analyze engineering prints and drawings

· Dedication and commitment to ensure all work is completed without exception.

· Willingness to learn and develop new competencies

· Strong written and verbal business communications abilities

· Self-starter with ability to drive improvement, meet timeliness and objectives

· Identifying problems working with teams to solve through leading actions collaboratively

· Ability to analyze and communicate requirements

· Ability to negotiate, influence, and win respect

· Ability to make timely decisions and take action

· Ability to provide information regarding tasks, plans, schedule and strategy to stakeholders

· Customer service oriented

· Knowledge of AS9100 or ISO
9001

· MS Office Skills (Excel, PowerPoint)

· Experience with an MRP system.

Key Competencies:

· Strong organization skills

· High level of attention to detail and accuracy

· Ability to prioritize

· Professional level written and verbal communication skills

· Problem-solving skills

· Interpersonal skills

· Decision-making skills

· High level of integrity

· Ability to thrive in a fast paced, high volume, team environment

Education and/or Experience:

Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience. 5+ years of production planning and/or material planning experience.

Job Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

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Reading: The ability to read, and interpret English documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals and reports, drawings and schematics

Writing: The ability to write and/or type all types of correspondence or reports.

Mathematics
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Basic knowledge of accounting principles with the…