Senior Production Planner

Primary Function of Position

Sr. Product Planner position is an innovative and flexible individual to help manage the planning activities for the Instrument or Systems Manufacturing lines. They are responsible for the overall status of order fulfillment and managing inventory levels throughout the manufacturing process.

The Sr. Production Planner will be assigned critical operations NPI or sustaining projects to manage. Expected to seek out and recommend process improvements assist in developing team members skill sets in the planning take on leadership responsibilities for strategic planning activities that enable the department capabilities to scale to the growing business needs.

The candidate will work with multiple crossfunctional teams Manufacturing Supply Chain Quality Engineering and other teams to achieve both tactical and strategic goals assigned.  They must fully expertise production demand and supply needs track operational goals while incorporating Lean Manufacturing principals. Identify and coordinate issue resolution and continuous improvement opportunities with other departments. This position requires effective presentation and clear communication abilities.

Essential Job Duties

• Manage assigned NPI/Sustaining projects at both strategic and tactical level.

• Evaluate current process and recommend continuous improvement to evolve process.

• Provides mentorship through tactical training to team members to improve their skill sets in NPI/ Sustaining planning.

• Manage efforts to create and/or updating work instructions (WI) & Departmental Operating Procedures (DOP).

• Steer and help departments or organizational projects.

• Gain project team consensus track/ monitor scope scope changes project plan time lines against phase review goals variances and contingencies that surface during implementation of projects.

• Escalate where necessary to management.

• Engage Manufacturing teams in the continuous improvement process to ensure assigned projects are identified prioritized and implemented in a timely and effective manner.

• Identify potential supply risks and inventory exposures by aligning supply chain processes with production plan milestones/targets.

• Illuminate impact to supply continuity for Finished Goods Inventory (FGI).

• Applying knowledge of concepts and principles of planning to develop solutions to a variety of problems particularly with supply constraints.

• Perform capacity study in to help with whatif scenarios forecast changes and plan for production growth.

• Maintain department metrics; review trends and results.

• Drive appropriate corrective actions where needed.

• Provide direction to various NPI programs/projects as subject matter expert to help product transitions to sustaining manufacturing lines.

• Partner with Purchasing and Engineering to review proposed changes and establish Engineering Change Order (ECO) affectivity. 

• Execute ECO implementation requirements.

• Help production activities and ensure maximum line uptime.

• Establish and manage potential line shortages by examining build schedules shortage reports on hand inventory reports and supplier delivery information.

• Develop communication relationship with Production Engineering Purchasing Shipping and Customer Service to manage supply and demand.

• Resolve work order variances and resolve/track root cause.

• Work with Cost Accounting for month end close.

• Monitor and adjust planning parameters in SAP.

Qualifications :

Required Skills and Experience

• 5 years of experience in a progressive manufacturing environment.

• 4 year degree preferred in Business Management or Engineering .

• 2 years experience in SAP.

• Advanced MS Office skills knowledge of vlookup Pivot tables macro recordings data tables charting data sorting segregation and formula auditing.

• Presents ideas effectively in formal and informal situations. For example: Responding to detailed inquiries and present information to groups and senior management.

Nice to Have Skills:

• Conveys thoughts clearly and concisely with effective communication.

• Advanced SAP/ERP experience troubleshoot IT issues that surface with little to no assistance from business applications.

• Steer department customization transaction Tcode enhancements for business needs.

• Ability to communicate in a succinct and organized manner appropriate for context time and place. (English/Spanish)

• Skilled knowledge of business disciplines production planning and supply chain management.

• Ability to perform with greater autonomy and judgment receiving general supervision from senior management.

• This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities but does serve as a coach and mentor for other positions in the organization.

• Exposure to low volume high complexity capital equipment or high volume low complexity products.

• Highly databacked: criticalthinker; solid diagnostic aptitude and attention to detail; due to the speed and rate of change occurring in this manufacturing environment must be able to problem solve and think autonomously.

• Flexible: adjustable and able to work in a dynamic fastpaced environment.

• Motivated: excited; aims for excellence; continually seeks to improve self and company; ability and excellent desire to grow with the company; mentors by example.

• Ability to handle multiple tasks and projects successfully.

• APICS certification a plus.

• Preferred experience in the Pharmaceutical or Medical Device industry (or similar regulated industry). Demonstrate the ability to operate in a regulated industry with working knowledge of ISO and regulatory restrictions.

Additional Information :

Due to the nature of our business and the role please note that Intuitive and/or your customer(s) may require that you show current proof of vaccination against certain diseases including COVID19.  Details can vary by role.

Intuitive is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race sex pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity national origin color age religion protected veteran or disability status genetic information or any other status protected under federal state or local applicable laws.

EEO and AA Policy

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.

Preference will be given to qualified candidates who do not reside or plan to reside in Alabama Arkansas Delaware Florida Indiana Iowa Louisiana Maryland Mississippi Missouri Oklahoma Pennsylvania South Carolina or Tennessee.

We provide marketcompetitive compensation packages inclusive of base pay incentives benefits and equity. It would not be typical for someone to be hired at the top end of range for the role as actual pay will be determined based on several factors including experience skills and qualifications. The target salary ranges are listed.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime