Associate Production​/Planner​/Scheduler

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Position Summary:

The Associate Production/Planner/Scheduler is responsible for supporting the efficient flow of materials throughout the manufacturing operation by coordinating purchasing, production planning, and inventory control activities. This position ensures raw materials, components, and supplies are available to meet production requirements while maintaining appropriate inventory levels and accurate system data. This role works closely with Production, Quality, Customer Service, Shipping/Receiving, and other cross-functional partners to align material availability and production schedules with customer demand.

The Associate Production/Planner/Scheduler will proactively identify shortages, inventory discrepancies, supplier delays, and other constraints that may impact production or customer commitments.

Purchasing & Material Management

• Purchase raw materials, components, supplies, and other materials required to support manufacturing operations.
• Create, issue, and maintain purchase orders within the ERP system.
• Monitor open purchase orders and follow up with suppliers regarding confirmations, delivery dates, shortages, and past-due materials.
• Expedite materials as necessary to support production requirements and customer commitments.
• Communicate supplier delays, material shortages, and other potential disruptions to appropriate internal stakeholders.
• Maintain accurate supplier information, lead times, purchasing parameters, and related system data.
• Support supplier performance monitoring and sourcing activities as needed.
• Identify opportunities to improve purchasing efficiency, material availability, and cost effectiveness.

Production & Material Planning

• Review customer demand, production requirements, inventory levels, open orders, and material availability to support production planning.
• Maintain production schedules in coordination with Operations and other key stakeholders.
• Evaluate material availability against planned production and proactively identify potential shortages or constraints.
• Adjust production and material plans based on changing customer demand, operational priorities, material availability, and capacity.
• Coordinate with Production, Customer Service, Quality, and Shipping to communicate scheduling priorities, changes, and potential delays.
• Monitor supplier and manufacturing lead times and communicate risks that could impact production schedules or customer delivery commitments.
• Support effective utilization of available inventory while minimizing excess material and unnecessary purchases.

Inventory Control

• Monitor inventory levels of raw materials, components, work-in-process, and finished goods to support production and customer requirements.
• Maintain accurate inventory records and planning parameters within the ERP
• Research and resolve inventory discrepancies in partnership with Production, Shipping/Receiving, Quality, and other departments.
• Participate in cycle counts and physical inventory activities.
• Review inventory adjustments and variances to identify trends and potential root causes.
• Support corrective actions and process improvements designed to increase inventory accuracy.

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Qualifications:

• 2–5 years of experience in purchasing, production planning, inventory control, materials management, or a related supply chain function preferred.
• Previous experience within a manufacturing environment strongly preferred.
• Experience utilizing an ERP system for purchasing, planning, and/or inventory management.
• Working knowledge of purchasing, material requirements planning, production scheduling, and inventory management…