The Production Planner works closely with members of logistics, finance, operations, and manufacturing teams to gather accurate data. Anticipate and maintain inventory levels in order to keep a business functioning. Job duties:Manage the daily, weekly and monthly production plan with the correct quantities of each SKU, schedule in the proper time to meet the customers' orders or inventory target.Identify production run rates that optimize output and mix by product family or type that adhere to the capacity model.Ensure the production plans are aligned with the customer and inventory needs by reviewing and providing feedback to the production planners for SKUs not required for the supply planning.Manage SKUs priorities with production department to meet customer and inventory expectations based on inputs coming from regional planners, new demand or production variability that requires adjustments in the production plan.Support new production introduction by enabling new codes in the manufacturing and planning systems and correct scheduling of the parts to meet business plan and launches.Ensure production plan can be sustained with the supply of raw material by shared communication with the procurement department.Manage the sub assembly plan for all SKUs required to fulfill the finish goods plan based on the product structure, the line capacity and the lead time linked to each sub assembly.Manage proper working in process in terms of part ID and amount that meets production lead time and support the line goal. Ensure orders and products does not get behind in the line causing potential back order to the customers.Develop monthly plans based on global capacity and requirements; and break it down on families and sub families that allow a proper track of the production plan to meet the agreed goal for the period.Daily, weekly and monthly report the production and plan performance by product family and category, to identify and understand the gaps and take actions required to adjust to the proper direction.Lead communication in manufacturing about changes on capacity or requirements for line and provide information in detail about the changes.Communicate, project backorder and prepare mitigation plan when any production line or product family is affected by any issue that may cause disruption on the supply.Track changes, plan performances and reasons for differences or accuracy on monthly plans by comparisons month over month of plan versus execute and planm+1 versus planmManage planning clerk departments, their needs and expectations and ensure the supply of BRs and documents to the production floor is delivered in the right manner.Manage testing/special orders and validation plan for any new improvement or product on the lines. Classifies the project in the correct type, meet the expected dates and proper communicate the plan to the stake holders. Include management of built at risk material.Manage WIP for finish goods and sub-assemblies based on lines goals that shows units released to production are within the limits.If people management assigned, ensure team is on target with their goals in terms of quality, safety and efficiency. Also look for efficiency improve and properly reporting.
