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US Tech Solutions, Inc.

US Tech Solutions, Inc. | Production Planner NC | hickory, nc

US Tech Solutions, Inc., Hickory, North Carolina, United States,


Duration: 6-month contract with Extension

Job Description:

Involves the overall planning, implementation and optimization of activities and support required for the delivery of products and services to our business partners, from materials/service acquisition through shipment. Primary areas of responsibility include driving production order dating, scheduling, releasing to operations and pegging to shipments, supply chain-related project work, and data analysis. A series of operations performed in planning, making, and controlling the execution of customer requirements for assigned products. Maintains and controls the business strategies and system architectures to drive enterprise-wide solutions and create production plans (MPS) that are executable and driven to the plant with the highest accuracy via SAP.

Day to Day Responsibilities:

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Routinely report to management on the status and performance of assigned products.

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Manage the master production schedule to drive materials for customer requirements and optimize required production fluctuation and inventory levels.

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Coordinates demand recognition for new products in MRP for both new product introduction and product transfers between plants.

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Reviews, analyzes and is accountable for compliance of delivery performance to the most critical and most strategic customer contract requirements by customer set.

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Coordinating plans and execution with Product Line Management (PLM), Plant Planners, Engineering and Plant Management

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Supports ongoing business team activities for assigned product line(s).

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Engages in materials coordination and capacity facilitation with divisional and plant procurement.

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Measure and compare actual production results against the production plan and forecast.

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Facilitate adjustments to ATP as required to reflect actual plant performance and realized production rates. Identify adjustments needed in resource allocations based on such changes.

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Support production planning/master scheduling activities, including order management, resource planning, delivery promising (ATP management), and production forecasting and reporting of actual manufacturing results vs. plan. Provide backup to certain planning functions.

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Serve as department liaison with the Production, Engineering, and Kaizen Departments.

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Work closely with production coordinators and team leaders to establish short-term and long-term expectations and execution of the production plan.

Experience:



0 – 3 years or relevant experience

Soft Skills:

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Ability to comprehend, analyze, and solve complex problems

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Demonstrates Drive and Commitment

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Ability to change priorities and tasks as necessary

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Ability to work independently in a dynamic, business/manufacturing environment

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Computer Literate in MS Office

Education:



BS in Supply Chain, Business, or technical field