manufacturing company

Successful manufacturing company north of Charleston needs a Planner to coordinate production planning and inventory control. Works to ensure delivery of products to each process stage and to the customer at the right time.

· Manage Outbound and Inbound Transportation activities (Modes: Ocean, Truck, Rail)

· Develop long term planning & partnerships with transportation partners to optimize and rationalize supply chains

· Work with each production area to plan production schedules that optimize efficiency, meet customer demands, and allow for maintenance/shutdowns.

· Monthly Targets: set production targets that will allows for planned downtime, meeting shipping targets and adjust inventory as needed to meet year end goals

· Meet with area managers/deputies and maintenance to establish production plan and priorities. Look through inventory, cycle count, excel to build and manage schedule.

· Inventory Management (RM, GE and Pins): Physical Counts, SAP updates, Excel/SQL Database management

· Weekly and monthly meetings that interface with sales, central SCM and other groups to discuss orderbook changes, forecast outlook etc. This information is used to adjust the production schedule.

· BS degree in Engineering, Operations, Business, Logistics, or similar is a must.

· Three to five years’ experience in an industrial manufacturing operation, preferably in something like chemicals, paper, concrete, steel, building materials.

· In-depth experience with SAP and Excel software.

· Experience with production processes, production planning, logistics planning.

Pearl Martin, Image Associates Inc. pearl AT jobspot DOT com

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