Production Planner II

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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: scheduling, releasing to operations and pegging to shipments, supply chain related project work, and data analysis.

• Schedule production efficiently and cost-effective manner, based on equipment, labor and material availability to achieve operational objectives. Activities may include:
  • Dating sales orders
  • Releasing production orders to operations
  • Managing fiber inventory and coloring plans
  • Assigning fiber
  • Assigning finished goods to sales orders
• Review production processes and coordinate with other planners / schedulers.
• Participate on teams focused on process improvements, including material flow, cycle times.
• Participate on teams focused on improvement to MRP system, processes and data.
• Provide inputs and maintains planning and scheduling metrics.
• Routinely report to management on status and performance for assigned products.
• Manage the master production schedule to drive materials for customer requirements and optimizing required production fluctuation and inventory levels.
• Establishes planning strategies to maximize the optimal MRP environment for assigned product sets.
• Coordinates demand recognition for new products in MRP for both new product introduction and product transfers between plants.
• Continually improve plant capacity analysis model and tools that calculate and report capacity consumption for all product lines both in manufacturing units (ckm, tkm, cckm) and hours.
• Engages in materials coordination and capacity facilitation with plant procurement.
• Analyze internal and external processes (benchmarking) to maximize efficiency of function and systems.
• Measure and compare actual production results against the production plan and forecast.
• Lead new system implementation projects and initiatives within Planning and Procurement.
• Use strong system skills and business knowledge to examine the effectiveness of manufacturing and support activities and to communicate conclusions. Determine scope of improvement projects; initiate and lead improvement projects as necessary. Develop reports and analysis for continuous improvement
• Support production planning/master scheduling activities, including order management, resource planning, delivery promising (ATP management), production forecasting and reporting of actual manufacturing results vs. plan. Provide back up to certain planning functions.
• Work closely with production coordinators and team leaders to establish short- term and long-term expectations and execution of the production plan.

• Bachelor’s degree (Engineering, Supply Chain or Business preferred) with 4‑7 years of relevant experience
• Experience leading and participating in cross functional teams
• Comprehensive computer and Microsoft Office knowledge and skills
• Strong Excel skills
• Knowledge of SAP or other MRP system, preferred
• Knowledge of basic principles of supply chain – planning, forecasting, capacity, and purchasing
• Able to problem solve
• Ability to prioritize and complete multiple tasks

• Strong background of continuous improvement
• Project Management
• Cables Manufacturing knowledge
• Understand principles of inventory management
• Capacity analysis experience

This position does not support immigration sponsorship.

The range for this position is $71,930.00 - $98,904.00 assuming full time status. Starting pay for the successful applicant is dependent on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education.

• Company-wide bonuses and long-term incentives align with key business results and ensure you are rewarded when the company performs well. When Corning wins, we all win.
• As part of our commitment to your financial well‑being, we provide a 100% company‑paid pension benefit with fixed contributions that grow…