Plymouth Tube is looking for an enthusiastic, ambitious team member to join our Supply Chain team. This person must embrace change, be self-motivated, and inspire others inside and outside the department. The individual should be able to communicate directly and openly with all levels in our organization. There will be many opportunities for the successful candidate to engage their innovative and creative problem-solving skills to help move the department to the next level. It is a must that the Site Planner has a high degree of personal integrity in dealing with customers, superiors, subordinates, and co-workers and will represent Plymouth Tube Company in a professional manner. The successful candidate will live both in the big picture as well as in the details, desire to make an impact, and work well in a team and individually.
ABOUT THE JOB:
The Site Planner sets the daily and weekly production schedule that best aligns with customer needs, mill capability, and overall goals of Plymouth Tube Co. Additionally, the Planner uses the longer-term capacity plan to provide sales with production lead times for new orders that take into consideration existing orders, projected orders, and raw material lead times.The planner works with the Strategic Materials team to order the optimal raw material quantities that adhere to Plymouth’s internal quality standards. The Site Planner tracks the daily and weekly schedule adherence, inventory turns, order backlog and prioritization (in conjunction with sales). The Site Planner plays a key role in Plymouth’s S&OP process.
WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING:
- Adhering to all site and corporate Safety, Environmental, and Regulatory requirements.
- Ensure supply of material to support demand which may include assisting in resolving shortages, assisting in allocations of limited materials, and preventing potential schedule interruptions.
- Ensure gaps in ability to supply are addressed, scenarios established, and issues appropriately escalated.
- Work with manufacturing to help create production plans that meet inventory targets for finished goods and customer requested delivery dates.
- Set the weekly production schedule which is approved by mill operations.
- Adjust the daily production schedule based off previous day’s results and anticipated capacity requirements for the remainder of the week.
- Analyze and schedule adherence, inventory and forecasting performance and identify process improvements.
- Participate in weekly planning meetings in addition to monthly Supply Reviews as part of the S&OP process.
- Support introduction of new products and product discontinuation
- Work cross functionally with all areas of the business, i.e.: Sales & Marketing, Finance, Operations, Demand Planning and Purchasing to solve problems and identify business improvement opportunities.
- Leverage system settings and parameters to drive planning efficiency.
- Manage Schedule Agreements and/or Purchase Orders for inbound finished goods and assemblies.
- Communicate supply position to the business and perform “what if” analyses as required.
- Maintain planning system and master data integrity as well as keeps assigned documentation updated following all departmental policies, corporate procedures, and work instructions.
- Contribute to business process definition and documentation and generally supports Supply Chain performance improvement plans.
- Manage and control the finished goods supply to ensure customer demand fulfillment is balanced with service, delivery, and inventory.
Key Metric Accountability (Tracks and Owns Status)
Daily schedule adherence (at the mill order level)
Weekly schedule adherence (at the mill order level and in absolute feet for key plant resources)
Order backlog by days past due, value, order quantity
Order backlog by key resource and absolute feet
Inventory turns.
WHAT YOU’LL NEED:
- Desired:bachelor’s degree in supply chain management or Business Management plus 1+ years of Supply Chain/Master Scheduling experience
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3+ years progressive experience in Supply Chain/Master Scheduling role with proven and documented success in lieu of a degree
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Commensurate experience within a discrete manufacturing environment like a Plymouth Tube mill
- ASCM (APICS) certification preferred or attained within the first year in the role. Additional Requirements
- Lean Manufacturing/Continuous Improvement experience a must.
- ERP System experience a plus
- Ability to work within and experience with MRP and Shop floor Control Systems
- Proficiency with MS Office applications (i.e., Word, Excel, Outlook, advanced Excel)
- Demonstrates proficiency in use of a computer and various programs—including Microsoft Excel.
- Understands how to document production goals and deviations from these goals on a regular basis.
- Shows the ability to understand customer demand and how to optimize production schedules to meet customer demand.
- Acts as a liaison between vendors, customers, laborers, and other departments within the company.
- Works efficiently under pressure and helps motivate employees to meet demands.
WHAT WE OFFER YOU:
- Benefits effective 30 days from date of hire.
- Medical, Dental and Vision, HSA, FSA
- 401k Matching, Life Insurance, STD/LTD
- 100% covered tuition reimbursement (including books & reasonable expenses)
- Wellness Program / Lifestyle Rewards / Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Paid Time Off & Holidays
- Career Arching: Plymouth allows for a great depth & breadth of knowledge in which you can wear many hats and be exposed to several opportunities.
COMPETENCIES/DESIRED CHARACTERISTICS:
Care & Commitment : Consistently reliable, follows work instructions, investigates any inconsistencies, and looks ahead to next steps. Offers ideas for improvements (safety, operations, process, and quality) and actively participates in improvement processes. Accepts change as part of future state improvement and adapts with positive enthusiasm.Team Player : Steps up to help the team even when it’s outside of normal duties or comfort zone, looks out for the safety of self and team. Cooperates with others without dominating the group, values team members for their contributions and professional abilities, and always treats people with respect. Communicates ideas respectfully, honestly and clearly, and considers the suggestions and opinions of others Customer Focus : Seeks out information on customer requirements, stops a process when an inconsistency is suspected, and reports inconsistencies to the right person.Involves customers and seeks best resource before moving forward with key decisions; follows through on promises made to internal/external customer. Delivers accurate product, services and paperwork to the next operation.
Initiative : Initiate’s problem solving to address issues, acts without being told or directed, actively participates in resolution, seeks best alternative even if it challenges the status quo. Does and says the right things for the right reasons even when it’s uncomfortable, speaks up immediately when seeing a safety hazard, a process error, or problem to resolve. Acts with sense of urgency: Gives immediate attention to tasks or issues that prevent organization from reaching goals, rethinks priorities and organizes work to achieve goals or get goals back on track.
Safety :Participates in safety efforts enthusiastically, always with an eye for achieving the very best, approaches auditing with a commitment toward learning and improving equally. Consistently looks for opportunities to improve the safety culture, shows sincere interest in the improvement of safety in the organization above and beyond requirements. Actively drives culture where safety is more important than achieving numbers or reaching goals.Job Specific Competencies
Scheduler :Adept at scheduling the full facility, process to process, throughout the site. Identifies the site bottlenecks and prioritizes the flow of materials through production constraints. Maintains adequate materials supply, performing audits and looking ahead to adjust accordingly, communicates with the right people to ensure proper schedule. Excellent analytical, problem solving and organizational skills.Judgement : Uses common sense when discerning priorities, demonstrates sound decision making when approaching decisions with critical impact. Grasp’s business cycle and its requirements, is process and detail oriented, absorbs new information quickly. Earns trust of others, does not cut corners ethically, does what is “right” not what is expedient.Operations : Demonstrates sound knowledge of the production process from start to finish, proficient in the technical requirements of position (systems and visual), continues to improve skills in this area. Effective in planning manpower and resources to achieve hourly, daily, and weekly goals, resolves issues or roadblocks immediately. Adapts plans quickly when priorities change, effectively communicates changes, holds others and self-accountable in achieving goals regardless of changing environment. Involvement : Works effectively with all levels of organization to help them understand metrics and organizational data, interpreting into a relatable format.Improves costs and/or spending by analyzing, making suggestions in production and non-production categories. Provides leadership for special projects and/or any cost cutting problem solving events, adept at running meetings.
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