Production Planner

1 Month ago • 3-5 Years • Product Management • $70,000 PA - $80,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

The Production Planner will be responsible for creating and managing a manufacturing plan for various areas, including automation and hand lines. This role involves managing ship dates, lead times, and working cross-functionally to monitor inventory, align production, and meet customer expectations. The planner will also analyze and update MRP, determine resource needs, and develop recovery plans for shortages, ensuring efficient workflow and resolving discrepancies in the SAP system. The role requires continuous improvement of the SAP system, optimizing plans based on lead times, and communicating any schedule changes. The Production Planner will also need to resolve SAP discrepancies and errors. Overall the candidate will have to foresee and mitigate potential problems in production.
Must have:
  • 3+ years experience in purchasing/production scheduling.
  • Strong understanding and experience with ERP/MRP systems (SAP).
  • Knowledge of global scheduling and supply chain.
  • Experience in manufacturing planning or purchasing.
Good to have:
  • SAP experience preferred.
  • 1+ years experience leading a team.
  • APICS CPIM, CSCP or CPSM certification.
  • Knowledge and experience with Sales Inventory & Operations Planning (SI&OP).
Perks:
  • Comprehensive health and wellness coverage.
  • Monetary rewards towards health goals.
  • Numerous company-provided personal protection benefits.
  • Employee discounts.
  • Financial, legal, and/or childcare resources and support.

Job Details

JMA is restoring U.S. leadership in wireless technology at a critical time in the transition to 5G. It makes the world’s most advanced software-based 5G platform, designed, coded, and manufactured in Syracuse, NY at the only U.S.-owned 5G factory in the country.

 

Across its global tech centers, JMA makes 5G possible for organizations with the most critical connectivity demands in the world. JMA’s technology is ushering in a new era of connectivity for leading mobile carriers, the most iconic stadiums, major universities, leading healthcare centers, the busiest transit centers, and the U.S. Military.

 

5G is more than another G on your phone — it is a generational opportunity to change the way the world operates. Join the industry’s fastest growing technology company to shape that future today. 


Job Summary


We are seeking a Production Planner to create and manage a manufacturing plan for multiple areas of manufacturing, including but not limited to automation, hand lines, and other equipment, as well as assisting in management of new product introductions into manufacturing. This position will provide, manage and communicate ship dates and lead times to customer service based on the manufacturing and delivery plan of materials. This role will be responsible to work cross functionally with all operations teams to monitor inventory, align production, project requirements, and meet customer expectations of delivery and quality.


Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

    • Create and manage a manufacturing plan based on forecast and customer orders utilizing SAP GIB Module to ensure maximum performance
    • Release manufacturing orders based on Materials Requirement Planning system (MRP)
    • Analyze and update MRP to ensure data is accurate and up to date
    • Determine manpower, equipment, and raw materials needed to cover production demand
    • Track and monitor inventory to support the schedule requirements
    • Develop and execute a recovery plan for any shortages
    • Assist in the release process of new product
    • Oversee the workflow of the production facility
    • Help to resolve SAP discrepancies and errors
    • Execute material movement transactions where necessary (Reservations)
    • Continuous improvements to SAP GIB for antenna planning with IT and system ops teams
    • Review bookings daily and optimize manufacturing plans based on lead times and customer requirements
    • Analyze and foresee potential obstacles and devise proactive strategies to mitigate risk
    • Communicate with all departments about expedites, delays, or any changes to the schedule
    • Review and understand drawings, deviations, and quality alerts and the impact to the product and schedule
    • Interface with manufacturing facility and other departments and maintain a good working relationship
    • Actively promote company core values, vision, and mission
    • Other duties as assigned

Key Competencies:

    • Bias for Action: Evaluates, acts, and communicates in a timely manner. Decisive, makes timely practical, effective decisions. Takes initiative without being asked.
    • Critical Thinking: Ability to analyze information objectively and evaluate sources such as data, facts, observable phenomena, and research to make a reasoned judgment.
    • Problem Solving: ability to identify problems as they arise, gather quantitative and qualitative data, and bring forth a recommendation toward a solution
    • Manages Systems and Processes: Effectively uses systems and processes to measure, monitor, manage, and impact performance.

Required Skills & Experience:

    • Associate or bachelor’s degree in business, Technical or Supply Chain or related field required – experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
    • 3+ years’ experience in purchasing and/or production scheduling for a manufacturing organization in an MRP environment, Strong understanding and experience with ERP/MRP systems required. (Oracle, SAP)
    • Knowledge of global scheduling practices, supply chain, understanding of inventory best practices and Minimum 3-5 years professional experience in subcontract manufacturing planning or purchasing
    • Exceptional computer skills and speed; SAP experience preferred
    • 1+ years’ experience leading a team and/or department
    • Applicable APICS CPIM, CSCP or CPSM certification
    • Knowledge and experience with Sales Inventory & Operations Planning (SI&OP)
    • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Access (Pivot Tables, V-Lookups), Power BI, Teams, and PowerPoint
    • Ability to work independently and make sound decisions while working with changing priorities and competing demands
    • Ability to effectively present information, data, recommendations to all organizational levels
    • Some travel required
$70,000 - $80,000 a year
The US annual base salary range for this is $70,000 - $80,000. The range includes base salary that is expected to be paid for this role. Actual base salary will be based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the scope and complexity of the role, the successful candidate's relevant experience, skills, and knowledge, peer and market data and geographic location.

At JMA, our people are deeply committed to their work and we provide benefits to match. When you join JMA you have immediate access to everything you need. Whether you're looking for employee discounts, financial, legal and/or childcare resources and support, we have you covered. We believe in providing comprehensive health and wellness coverage along with monetary rewards towards health goals, in addition to numerous company-provided personal protection benefits at no additional cost to you.

 

At JMA, we don’t just accept differences — we embrace them. JMA is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristic.

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