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Planner

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing! We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.

The Planner plays a key role on our Customer Focus Team (CFT) at the Business Unit (BU) level. This role has the principal responsibility for managing inventory levels, adherence to demand management processes, alignment, and material alignment to support forecasted revenue and manufacturing plans. The Planner works with the BU Supply Chain Director, BU Planning Manager, or both, in achieving Planning-related deliverables, as per best practice, to align Creation Performance Objectives. Working closely with the CFT and Buyers, they are accountable for material availability and cost to effectively meet both the customer's needs and our internal supply chain metrics. Success in the role includes a positive, proactive approach to daily work along with strong communication and organizational skills.

Duties / Responsibilities Include, But Not Limited To Based On BU Best Practice :

• Perform Bill of Material (BOM) reviews as part of the Quote of Award (QoA) and Engineering Change Order (ECO) processes
• Responsible for all Demand Management related additions, and changes, to the ERP
• Evaluation, analysis, and customer communication regarding PPV / CPV approval
• Requisition Release review and actions, as required, to support material purchases
• Clear to Build Analysis and reporting of Material Availability by project, including identification of last part in house
• Identify priorities for Buyer actions relating to execution of material plan and material expedites
• Participate and address Supply Chain related issues in regards to MRB
• Liase with cross functional departments and global functions as needed
• Responsible for target customer inventory levels, turns, projection and inventory optimization
• Review and manage strategic material plans (Plan for Every Part, Safety Stock etc.).
• Perform Bill of Material (BOM) reviews as part of the Quote of Award (QoA) and ECO processes
• Drive adherence to the customer MSA with respect to E&O, Inventory Turns, PPV (Purchase Pricing Variance) Recovery and other Supply Chain related responsibilities
• Determine and manage implementation dates, and material cost impacts, associated with ECOs part / project end of life and part last time buy.
• Support execution of End of Life (EOL) programs (transfers, project completion, disengagement) regarding customer liability claims, excess and obsolete material, and any related disposition.
• Accountable for communication of order commits, and supplier order status, to Program Managment, including material shortages and delays
• Responsible for the What-If Scenarios, and MRP demand date management, with forecast and waterfall analysis if applicable
• Creation of, or direction to create, work orders once clear to build
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned

Qualifications :

Skills Required :

Working Environment Conditions

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel office equipment, objects, tools, or controls. The employee is regularly required to stand; walk reach with hands and arms; and occasionally stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and / or move up to 10 pounds, and occasionally up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and identification, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential and non-essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Working Conditions

The working environment is generally clean; however, this position may be exposed to occasional dust, metals / solder occasional exposure to high noise levels from operating machines or physical hazards from moving equipment and machine parts. The employee must wear designated PPE where required. Otherwise, office / business casual attire is appropriate.

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the anticipated starting pay for new hires for this position is between $60,500-$70,000 per year. Full-time employees are also eligible for performance based bonuses and benefits. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as a final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience, education, location, and shift. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on the date of hire, schedule type, and hours worked.

Creation Technologies is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Canada : Title for the position will be in accordance with applicable national and local laws.