Merchandise Planner - Produce jobs in Danbury, CT

The Planner is responsible for overseeing and managing the logistical details and schedules of projects. They work closely with teams to develop comprehensive plans, allocate resources efficiently, and ensure timely completion of tasks. The Planner must be adept at problem-solving, anticipating potential issues, and implementing solutions to keep projects on track. Additionally, they may be required to analyze data, track progress, and make adjustments to plans as necessary to meet objectives.

• Based on the MPS driven demand, select and sequence available jobs to be run at specific workstations or machines
• Meet weekly with Contracts to review all pending and recently received demands and assign planner responsibility to the appropriate individual
• Manage overall workload and align resources as needed to maintain balance
• Drive consistent communications between planning, project accounting, and project management for consistent project Material EAC's and Execution Charts
• Improve current system, functions, and daily operations to more effectively meet goals
• Maintain manufacturing build plans on a daily basis
• Maintain the run and set up times associated with each job / product / part
• Create and maintain the expected completion of each scheduled job
• Review the schedule and ensure the raw materials are available when needed to run according to the schedule
• Create a forward-looking plan to create purchase requisitions and monitor material deliveries to support the run schedules
• Ensure all outside services are planned and monitored
• Consolidate demand for purchase requisitions
• Highlight critical parts and any issue, which may keep operations from meeting the MPS
• Support, communicate and defend the mission, values and culture of the company
  

• Minimum of 2 years of planning experience
• High School Diploma required Associates or Bachelor's degree is preferred
• Skilled in the use of Excel, Excel Pivot Tables, Power Point, Word, as well as Sharepoint
• Strong understanding of MRP systems
• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds
• Solid understanding of business processes and functional inter-relationships
• Strong background in project material management
• Extensive experience in production planning