Production Planner

Description:

Responsible for purchasing all raw materials, packaging, finished goods and outside services. Evaluates suppliers based on price, quality, and delivery speed. Collaborates with sales, marketing and manufacturing to establish inventory safety stock levels, reorder amounts, and lead times for all raw material and finished goods. Familiar with purchasing concepts, practices, and procedures. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Performs a variety of tasks including demand forecasting, statistical trend analysis, and purchase order management.

Requirements:

1. Ensures that necessary items and raw materials are procured, parts produced, inventory maintained, and stock distributed in accordance with company goals and objectives.

2. Reviews product inventory status - both WIP and finished goods - on a regular basis. Communicates priorities to production and inventory control personnel.

3. Negotiates purchase criteria including price, delivery, and quality on behalf of the organization and works out policies with suppliers.

4. Prepares and processes purchase orders and ensures compliance with company policies and the QMS system.

5. Obtains purchased items by forwarding orders to suppliers; monitoring and expediting orders as necessary.

6. Prepares and releases work orders for production.

7. Performs demand forecasting and needs assessment to ensure appropriate inventory levels by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends on a regular basis,

8. Manages and performs transactions in the ERP system to ensure system accuracy for purchasing processes.

9. Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Skills

• Microsoft Dynamics Business Central
• Verbal Communication
• Project Management
• Written Communication/Documentation Skills
• Time Management Supply Management
• Vendor Relationships Organization Skills
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite
• ISO 13485 Requirements
• FDA cGMP Requirements
• Manufacturing Methods and Procedures