Production planner - united states, salisbury

knorr-bremse, the global market leader for braking systems and other systems for rail and commercial vehicles

the production scheduler is responsible for compleing and executing operations in planning and controlling critical logistic processes within their assigned location.

essential functions
reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

develops the manufacturing master production schedule, which includes preparation of monthly sop planning rate sheets and daily production schedule planning activities. perform the vendor managed inventory planning to include monitoring and maintaining customer portals, sales order entry, shipment tracking, relieving customer consignment inventory, and verification/reconciliation of nyab owned vmi inventory. collaboration with the inside sales team and customers when required to improve customer service levels through ability to deliver focus. performs daily sap transactions including, but not limited to, reporting production, transfer of inventory, resolving daily errors. completes and maintains master data set up for manufactured products collaborates with demand planning team on forecast accuracy and operations management to identify and resolve capacity constraints. support strategic business projects and scrum agile business initiatives participates in continuous improvement projects through daily ldm interaction using sqdc principles develop synergies with transportation function and external logistics providers to optimize all inbound freight coordinate and provides commitments for sales inquiries and expedites for manufactured items identifies demand patterns and collaborates with mrp controllers to implement appropriate material replenishment strategies, kanban sizing based upon standard procedures and protocols.

skills and competencies

strong background in material requirements planning (mrp), especially in shop floor and capacity planning          knowledge of supply chain management, inventory & materials management principles ability to multitask and manage multiple projects simultaneously proficient in microsoft office products ability to perform in highly dynamic environment strong organizational and prioritization skills demonstrated knowledge of lean principles

supervisory responsibility
this position has no supervisory responsibilities.

work environment
the employee will be required to perform duties on a computer terminal. the employee may be exposed to shop floor conditions, i.e. noise, heat, cold, dust/dirt etc. 

physical demands
the physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of an office work environment position.

required education and experience

associates degree in business, materials management, or related field 3-5 years of relevant experience

preferred education and experience

bachelor’s degree preferred apics preffered

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