Senior Master Planner

SENIOR MASTER PLANNER (Permanent)
Our client, a global manufacturing organization headquartered in WNY, is looking to add a Senior Master Planner to their growing team.  This is a critical role that acting as the organization’s planning subject matter expert.

Responsibilities:

• Perform production scheduling, forecasting, capacity planning, and inventory optimization
  
• Create detailed production plans that include and balance manufacturing capabilities, material availability, business priorities, and customer requirements
  
• Act as an owner of production scheduling, identifying risks that may impact delivery timelines
  
• Make adjustments to schedules, expedite orders, and shift priorities as issues arise while ensuring minimal disruption to operations
  
• Maintain ERP/MRP system accuracy, planning parameters, and data integrity
  
• Support Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) through forecasting efforts, planning recommendations, and analyzing potential scenarios
  
• Gather data and analyze demand trends, operational performance, and previous forecasts in an effort to improve planning accuracy moving forward
  
• Provide inventory projections and capacity analyses
  
• Identify various risks—inventory/supply, capacity, etc.—in an effort to proactively alleviate issues
  
• Create and monitor lead initiatives & inventory targets while overseeing excess/slow-moving/obsolete levels in an effort to improve inventory turns and maintain customer service levels
  
• Act as the subject matter expert for planning and the resource for other teams to rely on
  
• Provide clear and effective production/inventory strategies as new product introductions occur
  
• Spearhead lead-time reduction, scheduling, delivery performance, and inventory optimization initiatives
  
• Utilize data analytics to identify areas for improvement and trends
  
• Create and improve planning policies/procedures, standard work practices, and documentation policies
  
• Work well in a team environment as well as independently
  
• Other duties as assigned/as necessary
  

Details:

• Position is full-time, direct hire
  
• 100% in-office
  
• Some travel to customer sites may be required (5-10%)
  
• $85,000 - $100,000 annually depending on experience
  
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Operations Management, or related
  
• 5+ years’ experience in a production planning, master scheduling, supply chain planning, etc., role
  
• Excellent computer skills
  
• Knowledge of capacity planning, inventory management, forecasting, production scheduling, ERP/MRP systems
  
• Professional demeanor and ability to interact with employees
  
• Great interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal)
  
• Strong organization skills, analytical, and time management skills
  
• Meticulous attention to detail
  
• Self-motivated
  
• Relocation not available
  
• Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States; Visa sponsorship is not available
  
• All employees and applicants, please know that you have access at all times to New York State and Federal Labor Laws and Posters at the Government Agency websites: https://dol.ny.gov/posting-requirements-0; https://www.dol.gov/general/topics/posters#workplace-posters