*accountabilities:
- fill in for the material planning supervisor and master scheduler as needed.
- work with sales on coordinating customer orders for production to achieve on-time shipment and a high level of customer service.
- update forecasts on an as needed basis based on demand input and design changes.
- lead efforts to improve throughput with a focus on loading, lead-time and optimizing plant capacity
- review capacity by work-center and rebalance load to optimize customer service
- work to align original acknowledge and promise dates with customer request dates
- set up, execution and maintenance of ordering parameters and mrp data.
- monitor capacities and product line delivery performance and daily throughputs.
- monitor inventory levels to avoid potential excess, obsolescence and shortages.
- oversee inventory policy through abcd classification and use of proper planning parameters.
- adjust forecasts and planning parameters as required including safety stocks, reorder points, minimum orders etc. in adherence with vertiv guidelines
- participate in cost savings efforts
- review and release manufacturing orders for sub-assemblies and finished goods
- participate in daily production and planning meetings.
- coordinate engineering changes and product phase in and phase out.
- daily coordination of information between production, purchasing, sales, shipping and engineering.
- represent the group in relevant meetings and act as a liaison
- provide product availability and shipping information to sales and or customers as required
- work with customers and sales coordinators on scheduling of finished goods to meet customer expectations
- generates daily, weekly, monthly metric reports
- develop in-depth knowledge on products and critical operations
*qualifications*:
*minimum qualifications*:(education, experience level, knowledge, skills, designations/certifications).
- bs is business administration, or related field.
- 3 years of experience in a manufacturing environment, materials management or material planning function.
- experience in an industrial, high mix job shop environment
- very proficient in spreadsheets, ms office.
- hands on experience with calculating safety stocks, reorder points (min/max) and forecasting and inventory turns.
- outstanding verbal and written communication skills and ability to work at different levels of the organization
- experience with erp / mrp systems
*preferred qualifications*:
- apics or cpm certification
- bi-lingual
*competencies*:
- demonstrating ethics and integrity
- establishing effective teamwork
- building and maintaining relationships
- developing others
- communicating effectively
- managing change
- analysis, solving problems and making decisions
- taking risk and innovating
- providing customer service
- managing and developing yourself—self awareness
- drive and high sense of urgency
- achieving outcomes and optimizing processes, procedures and practices
- conflict resolution