ApexCore Technologies · 1 day ago
Production Planner
Waukesha, WI, US
Full-time
Onsite
Mid LevelApexCore Technologies is a company focused on production planning and supply chain management. The Operations Control Planner will be responsible for planning and directing service region requirements to support production planning and corporate growth, ensuring timely procurement of components and leading continuous improvement efforts.
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Responsibilities
Optimize production planning throughout organization leveraging SAP toolset to drive business systematically while increasing factory throughput
Participate as a member of the operations team in making cross-functional operational decisions, including transformation planning and financial target setting to meet department safety, quality, delivery, cost and cash objectives
Execute and continuously improve a lean material purchasing and handling system for purchased and assembled parts by ensuring a Plan for Every Part (PFEP), a properly located and managed parts market, a rigorous material-delivery route using standard work, and pull signals to tightly link their areas of continuous flow to the supply of materials
Responsible for developing and improving the internal materials purchasing and delivery system
Develop, analyze and communicate location materials metrics and standards of performance
Develop and execute a purchasing strategy to meet the company’s business growth and materials requirements including monitoring supplier scorecard performance
Work with strategic supply commodity managers to improve supplier quality and delivery
Partner to optimize supply chain
Implement and execute LEAN manufacturing in materials planning with accurate consumption projections and a strong internal relationship with production operations
Adhere to established company policies, procedures, terms and conditions and legal matters
Coordinate and work with quality, engineering, planning and operations to ensure 100% on-time delivery; drive root cause & corrective action to investigate and de-risk the future plan
Maintain a safe and healthy work environment by implementing, maintaining and aligning company policies that adhere to local, state and federal environmental, health and safety regulations
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in materials supply chain management, engineering, business or related field
SAP scheduling functionality
Experience in production planning / level scheduling in a highly complex low volume / high mix manufacturing environment
Inventory (reduction, turns, accuracy)
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Possess a working knowledge and understanding of lean principles and processes
Proficient in Microsoft Office with ability to analyze data and trends to result in action
Knowledge of issues and considerations for effectively managing local or distributed inventories of raw materials, work in progress and finished goods
Knowledge of processes, tools and operations considerations for effective and efficient movement of goods and materials throughout the manufacturing cycle, ensuring we are efficiently supporting our process partners
Knowledge of the day-to-day operations of a manufacturing plant or facility
Strong analytical skills and financial understanding
Preferred
Six Sigma Certification
APICS Certification
Company
ApexCore Technologies
201-500 employeesFunding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase