Job Title: Demand Planner
Location: Elk River, Minnesota (On-site)
Job Summary: We are seeking a dynamic professional to coordinate and expedite the flow of materials and production activities, enhancing on-time customer delivery and production efficiency. Our team is looking for an individual with a strong background in production planning to ensure schedule adherence, inventory accuracy, and seamless collaboration across multiple departments.
Responsibilities:
- Coordinate production control activities, including production order review, material shortage analysis, and cycle counting to maintain schedule adherence and inventory accuracy.
- Create, distribute, and maintain shop orders, making adjustments to quantities and dates to align production with customer requirements and optimize workflow.
- Lead daily production meetings with stakeholders from Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and other departments to address priorities and issues affecting continuity of production.
- Develop production plans to eliminate customer shortages, minimize excess inventory, and ensure on-time delivery, while collaborating closely with Supply Chain and Customer Service.
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, with at least two (2) years of experience in production planning, scheduling, or a related role within an MRP-driven manufacturing environment.
- Demonstrated knowledge of production planning methodologies and systems, including capacity planning and machine shop scheduling in a manufacturing setting.
- Experience with Kanban, Lean Manufacturing, MRP, and ERP systems; Oracle or comparable ERP experience preferred.
- Proficiency with standard business software (e.g., Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint), with ability to develop, maintain, and analyze planning and performance metrics.
About SSI People: With over 26 years of industry experience, SSi People has built its reputation and expertise on putting people first. Everything we do works toward delivering exceptional experience for our consultants, our clients, and our internal team. Through a genuine commitment to people in everything we do. We have developed refined processes and a stellar internal team to deliver talent quickly. More importantly, we focus on building long-term relationships, not transactions. Putting people first is just what we do well.
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