Global Production Planner

Company: Blount International, Inc.
Location: Portland
Posted on: April 10, 2021

Job Description:

Functional Area: -- Supply Chain / Logistics -- Number of Openings: 1 -- Current Openings: 1.00 -- ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Blount International, Inc. has an exceptional--opportunity. We are committed to excellence in our people, products, performance, and profits. We believe our team members are the foundation of our Company's success, and we are committed to continuous improvement and learning, exceptional quality, connecting with our customer, and good relationships with our team members. What you'll do:

• Monitor and maintain material requirements planning (MRP) elements, including handling exceptions and taking action to optimize inventory
• Review capacity constraints and operations plan on regular basis.
• Create and maintain production orders; monitor deliveries. Communicate to CSR's or STO Planner when delivery dates can't be achieved.
• Determines material requirements and coordinates the efficient movement of materials with purchasing, production and engineering.
• Complete analysis when actuals deviate from the plan, including root cause and respective action(s) to correct and/or sustain.
• Review, initiate, and execute corrective action on aged and over/under stocked inventory
• Review and recommend disposition Potential Excess Inventory (PEI)
• Implement best practices to achieve targets that will enable the company to meet/exceed customer service goals. The key focus on improving customer service levels (On-Time In-Full), while managing to the inventory targets and driving down past dues.
• Support New Product Introduction (NPI), which may include being a member of the product launch project team and ensuring that the production plan meets the launch plan.
• Support and or lead key projects, with a focus on manufacturing efficiency, customer service level improvement and/or planning process improvements.
• Communicate availability information and resolve issues with internal customers (manufacturing/customer service/product marketing)
• Assure integrity of inventory levels and monitor and maintain inventory levels of materials and take corrective action where necessary.
• Attend monthly meeting with Master Scheduler to discuss production rates and production mix.
• Set up master data for materials via CMA process What we are looking for:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration or Supply Chain preferred.
  • 3+ years of planning and/or inventory management needed with production/manufacturing environment
  • Experience with ERP/MRP software (SAP preferred)
  • Demonstrated skills in organizational, analytical, flexibility, customer focus, quality commitment and strong communication.
  • Heightened sense of urgency and responsiveness. Availability:
    • Available to work on-site as required More about Blount International, Inc. We are committed to excellence in our people, products, performance, and profits. We believe our team members are the foundation of our Company's success, and we are committed to continuous improvement and learning, exceptional quality, connecting with our customer, and good relationships with our team members. To learn more about our products please visit our website at Oregonproducts.com. It is the policy of Blount International to provide equal employment to all qualified persons without discrimination based on sex, race, color, religion, age, marital status, national origin, citizenship, disability, veteran status or any other status protected under law. Any offer of employment is contingent on the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen. Blount will only employ those who are legally authorized to work. During the application process we will not ask for or collect any confidential, proprietary or sensitive personally identifiable information (e.g. date of birth; driver's license number; or credit card, bank account or other financial information) (collectively, "Sensitive Information"). If you submit any Sensitive Information, you do so at your own risk, and we will not be liable to you or responsible for consequences of your submission. This notice should not be construed as an offer of employment or creating any terms of employment.

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