Associate Planner

Responsibilities:
Create all required documentation for assigned resources to meet sales order demand using SAP, PFS+ and lotus notes tools to efficiently meet customer demands while maintaining high levels of efficiency in Production. Ability to MS Office tools to effective complete daily tasks. Manage demand from customer service including regular orders; expedite requests and sales order changes, balancing customer needs against raw material availability, Production availability and QC availability. Monitor production activity to verify the actual status of Process Orders as compared to the Production schedules. Reschedule Process Orders as required to comply with the production and capacity plans including the timely maintenance of all related Process Order dates as defined. Adjusts schedule and negotiates effectively with customer service, production and quality control to best meet internal and external customer demands. Proactively communicates with customer service on delays and status of process orders. Balances demand and offers potential solutions to scheduling conflicts. Generates written reports, emails or verbal reports that accurately describe current situations to a variety of audiences. Makes decisions, within realm of responsibility, and communicates justification of decisions effectively to peers and to Operations Management.

Qualifications:
Reporting to the PPS Senior Production Planner, the Associate Planner is responsible for supporting the PPS team by owning and administering the following duties and responsibilities: generation of process order packets, analysis of sales orders and materials to complete detailed scheduling for assigned products and/or production activities, timely dispatching of Process Orders, efficient scheduling of multiple resources resolving conflicts and production limitations, generation of reports, and other projects as defined by the Senior Production Planner. The Planner must employ professional concepts and techniques, within location policies and procedures, to solve a variety of complex and difficult problems. This role requires excellent communication skills, ability to multi-task and ability to respond quickly and positively to changing priorities.

Webcam interview is acceptable for this position.