Production Planner

Production Planner/Scheduler

Requisition : 112194-0

Our Carrollton facility is looking for a Production Planner/Scheduler for our IMS manufacturing operations. Responsible for coordinating and developing production schedules on a daily or weekly basis to meet goals. Take stock of inventory levels and facilitate providing necessary materials and components.

• Plan, schedule, coordinate and/or monitor products through the complete production cycle based on customer orders and delivery requirements.
• Work from engineering plans and production specifications to establish production schedules, labor loading, and capacity requirements.
• Coordinate production plans to ensure materials are provided according to schedules.
• Make or recommend revisions to planned production schedules as necessary when schedules cannot be met.
• Reschedule rework, unfinished parts, and assemblies, new production releases, and special orders.
• Establish effective communication with various departments as necessary to meet production requirements.
• Analyze the demand requirements vs. the supply commitments and possibilities.
• Perform due diligence by conducting what-if analyses for all demand changes prior to agreements with customers.
• Execute MRP run for changed demand and end item supply requirements.
• Work with Master Production Scheduling to ensure closed-loop feedback process is in place for all potential risks to meeting supply.
• Work with Purchasing to confirm materials availability for all demand requests that require orders to be expedited or placed within lead time.
• Work with Management and Supply Chain for agreement of order quantities and rules, buffer inventories, etc.
• Provide domestic and international materials, and required documentation to logistics for outgoing shipments.
• Communicate with offsite buyers to close invoices upon receipt of materials.

• Strong knowledge of manufacturing capabilities and processes.
• Strong background in MRP.
• Understanding of master scheduling and forecasting processes.
• Preferred experience with electronic multi-level builds and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to handle and prioritize multiple tasks.
• Ability to manage customer relationships.
• Strong computer skills, both MS Office and Google Suite.
• Ability to create and understand reports to support production decisions.
• Desire to promote the success of the organization and production staff.

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required. Minimum 2 years related experience.

Required to sit for extended periods in an office environment; substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers; repetitive motion. Required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing, viewing a computer terminal, extensive reading. Occasionally exerts up to 10 pounds of force and/or negligible amount of force to lift, carry, push and pull or otherwise move objects.

Sanmina is an Equal Opportunity Employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity