Master Planner

Working at Watlow

Are you looking for an opportunity to make a great living and be part of a thriving cross functional community? Watlow is a global technology and manufacturing leader who provides world class engineering expertise through innovative thermal products and systems, enabling our customers to thrive. We are making a positive impact every day as our solutions enrich the lives of people everywhere. We have been providing breakthrough thermal solutions for nearly a century. Our corporate values guide us uncompromisingly to always do the right thing, continually learn and improve, respect everyone and lead with service and humility.

About the Role

Working within our constructive culture as the Master Planner, you will standardize and continuously optimize the master production schedule to meet customer backlog and sales forecast, plan and schedule workflow for each department, monitor resources, inventory positioning, material and capacity availability. Balance production and inventory levels with demand to support on-time to request goals as well as inventory turn goals.

Watlow understands that you can't do your best work if you don't have a real understanding of the Watlow business as well as strong relationships with team members from across the organization. At Watlow you will have many opportunities, both formally and informally, to build and maintain the cross-functional knowledge and relationships that you need for a successful and rewarding career.

This Role will be the Master Planner for two of our Missouri Facilities (St Louis, MO & Hannibal, MO). This role may be located in either St. Louis or Hannibal, MO.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Refine and standardize processes to effectively communicate changes in supply and demand to the supply base to enable prioritization and alignment across value streams, sites, business units and functions to fulfill customer needs
• Provide risk mitigation and management planning, problem solving and issue resolution, process enhancement recommendations, and adherence to polices procedures and systems.
• Plan and coordinate physical movement of materials, parts, finished goods, and information to ensure optimization of cost and service level.
• Coordinate the execution of the Sales, Operations, and Financial Planning process to align supply and demand, establish optimized level of production and inventory, and meet the objectives for profitability, productivity, and customer lead times.
• Reviews master production schedule and work orders, establishes guidelines for prioritization of specific customer orders, and revises schedule according to work order specifications, established priorities, and availability or capability of workers, parts, materials, machines, and equipment.
• Establish processes to effectively communicate changes in supply and demand to the purchasing team to enable prioritization and alignment across value streams, sites, business units, and functions to fulfill customer needs.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent experience (5-8 years)
• Technical certification preferred
• Project management experience
• Leadership training

Desired Qualifications

• Relevant certification in APICS (CPIM, CSCP, CFPIM), ISM (CPM, CPSM, CSM), or equivalent
• Proficient in Excel and other Microsoft Office tools

Benefits: The Watlow Total Compensation Plan

The health, well-being and financial stability of you and your family is a high priority to us. The Watlow Total Rewards Plan includes competitive compensation and a full range of life and career enhancing benefits:

• Annual Achievement Award
• 401(k) plan that includes a company match on your contribution and an annual company contribution that is tied to company performance
• Onsite wellness clinic
• Wellness incentives
• Employee Personal Assistance Program
• Dental, medical, vision and short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Paid holidays, personal time, and vacation
• Parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement

Diversity & Inclusion

We proactively embrace diversity in all its dimensions across our company and cultivate a culture of inclusion and forward thinking that respects and reflects each team member's individual strengths, views, and experiences. Watlow takes pride in being an inclusive equal opportunity employer and considers for employment qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Please let us know confidentially if you need or require any special accommodations to participate in our recruiting process by emailing us at [email protected].

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