Production Planner

Title: Production Planner
Location: Branchburg, NJ
Schedule: M-F Full Time
Type: Direct Hire

Responsibilities:
The Production Planner organizes, and oversees all activities involved in the demand planning, identification, acquisition, production, and distribution of the company’s goods. Act as main contact between company sites in regards to manufacturing and ordering for site in New Jersey.
Collaborates with other departments and stakeholders to identify and maintain resources needed to establish and provide an effective supply chain.
Maintain and report performance metrics for measurement, comparison, or evaluation of factors affecting the supply chain.
Develops 12-18 month rolling supply plan based of sales forecast on a monthly basis.
Maintains required quantity of supplies and materials to optimize production.
Responsible for monthly analysis of the 12-month forecast, alerting the Sales Department when discrepancies between forecasted and actual sales trends are observed.
Analyses current inventories and procedures; suggests improvements to increase efficiency of supply chain.
Develops policies to increase efficiency throughout the supply chain while ensuring quality and safety; implements subsequent changes to processes.
Identifies best distribution of inventory across US warehouses to efficiently service.
Assesses the need for material-handling equipment and staffing; makes recommendations to ensure efficient loading, unloading, movement, and storage of materials.
Negotiates prices for raw material and delivery with suppliers, vendors, and/or shipping companies.
Participates as an advisory member of the product development team, providing information and guidance on availability and cost of supplies and material, production and final product availability.
Monitors the performance of suppliers, assessing their ability to meet quality and delivery requirements; identifies and qualifies new suppliers in collaboration with other departments.
Maintains production schedule according to monthly sales forecast and customer orders.
Ensures required sample stock for new customers is maintained to allow fast delivery and new business development.
Review and report Manufacturing plant capacity and utilization based off supply and production plan. Qualifications

Requirements: Extensive experience in supply chain management
Hands-on, working very closely with operations and the warehouse team.
Proficiency in Excel is crucial, as well as a background in working with SAP.
Bachelor’s Degree in Business/Engineering or related field required.
3+ years of experience at similar position required.
EXP in manufacturing GMP setting, food/pharma a plus
SAP/ERP/MRP Experience.
Strong supervisory and leadership skills.
Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel
Thorough understanding of company products and logistics.


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