Production Planner

Description

Essential Functions:

• Uses customer electronic or hard copy product release schedules to plan monthly, weekly, and daily production flat schedules.
• Compares actual production to scheduled production daily and makes schedule changes as needed to satisfy customer demands and inventory goals.
• Use customer demand data and inventory data to produce a monthly master schedule. (Forward Plan).
• Integrates the production of new or revised parts (PSW) into the production schedules. Follows up to ensure schedule requirements are met.
• Coordinates and schedules the activities of other departments such as Production, Quality, Production Engineering, and Launch to match Customer requirements for product.
• Responsible for on time delivery of finished product.
• Responsible for achieving Finished Goods and Work in Process inventory targets.
• Responsible for ordering components for production plan.
• Responsible for assuring vendors deliver components on time.
• Responsible for safety stock review based on customer fluctuation and vendor reliability.
• Responsible for cycle counting and inventory management of components.

Knowledge, skills & abilities:

Must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Possess ability to perform duties utilizing current company software applications (including, but not limited to: Microsoft Office, Outlook, Teams, and current ERP system). Excellent interpersonal, organizational, verbal and written communication skills required. This position performs job duties in an ethical and professional manner.

• Education: Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Experience: Minimum 2yrs prior relevant experience.

Working Conditions:

• Required to sit or stand for long periods of time. The employee may occasionally lift/move up to 40lbs.
• Up to 10% domestic and international may be required as needed.
• Working in a manufacturing environment with exposure to manufacturing areas.

*Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)-Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

If you need a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job at Hitachi, please send the nature of request and contact information to jobs@hitachi-automotive.us. Queries other than accommodation requests will not be responded to.