Production Planner

Overview

Sanmina Corporation (Nasdaq: SANM) is a leading integrated manufacturing solutions provider serving the fastest-growing segments of the global Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) market. Recognized as a technology leader, Sanmina provides end-to-end manufacturing solutions, delivering superior quality and support to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) primarily in the communications networks, defense and aerospace, industrial and semiconductor systems, medical, multimedia, computing and storage, automotive and clean technology sectors.

Sanmina has facilities strategically located in key regions throughout the world.

The Sanmina Fremont facility is a full-service enclosure systems solution manufacturing plant. Located in California’s Silicon Valley, this facility produces low-to-mid volume New Product Introduction (NPI) runs to full-scale volume. The Fremont facility offers everything from small piece parts to fully integrated and tested systems. In addition, this location offers in-house painting capabilities and flexible logistics solutions in distribution, inventory management and hubbing, as well as repair services.

The Production Planner is responsible for production planning and coordinates production workflow for multiple products while prioritizing operations to ensure maximum performance and minimum delay. Will take a lead role in continuous improvement, product flow and capacity improvement to improve the overall efficiency of manufacturing.

• Analyzes customer demand and optimize build plans for specific products, keeping materials and resource requirements while balancing material availability, resource constraints and capacity.
• Establishes and maintains planning attributes for new products and parts within the ERP system to ensure accurate setups.
• Audits BOMs to ensure structural integrity and alignment with manufacturing and costing strategy.
• Periodically reviews critical ERP planning attributes (e.g. lead times, safety stock) to sustain system accuracy and plan stability.
• Manages ECOs developing implementation strategies and executing changes across the supply chain and production floor.
• Releases required work orders in a timely manner and promptly closes them on completion after reconciling variances.
• Proactively monitors materials shortages and production flow thru the plant to ensure build plan remains on schedule.
• Plans and directs Production and Inventory Control for Operations to ensure customer commits and inventory objectives are met.
• Coordinates Operations planning process to ensure material and capacity availability supports both customer commitments and forecast demands.
• Leads the Inventory team in establishing and maintaining robust cycle counting programs and process controls to ensure perpetual inventory accuracy.
• Collaborates with the production team to execute the schedule and achieve on-time customer deliveries.
• Works directly with Purchasing to ensure purchased material is available to meet the scheduled requirements.
• Serves as the SME for the ERP system providing on-site technical support, writing ad-hoc reports, and staying current on system capabilities.
• Identifies and drives software procedural improvements to the Operations process to eliminate waste.
• Relays relevant information to management regarding material shortages, potential schedule interruptions, and possible equipment maintenance that would affect a smooth and timely production input.
• Analyzes customer demand information, forecast, orders, labor, and material availability and develop a flexible yet efficient master schedule.
• Reviews part availability including quality approval prior to scheduling.
• Manage the issuance of purchase orders as recommended by the planning system or as requested by management.
• Manage PO approval process, PO revisions, supplier confirmation and storage of all purchase orders on a secured and shared site.
• Manages supplier bidding process with the creation of RFQs submission to suppliers and summary returned information as requested by the Director of Manufacturing.
• Controls Supplier's compliance to on-time delivery, terms and…