Production Planner - Milpitas, CA
Kelly Project Services, a managed solution provider and business unit of Kelly Services, Inc., is currently seeking a Production Planner for a long-term engagement at one of our Global clients in Milpitas, CA.
This role is a full-time, fully benefitted position. As a Kelly Project Services employee you will be eligible for Medical, Dental, 401K and a variety of other benefits to choose from. You ll also be eligible for paid time off, including holiday, vacation and sick/personal time. All Kelly Project Services employees receive annual performance reviews.
Title: Production Planner
Location: Milpitas (95035) onsite
Hours: M-F 8am-5pm
Pay: $37 hr; plus benefits and PTO
Duration: Six month contract with possible extension.
Job Description: Production Planning's purpose is to enable improved and/or sustained customer service satisfaction through meeting demand for a product over a period of time. What to make, when to make it, how much to make, where to make it and what materials and resources are required are determined through the production planning process. In addition to ensuring the desired customer service level is maintained, production planning seeks to maximize operating efficiency and optimize resource usage and inventory investment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Convert the unconstraint net requirements into a site level feasible, constrained capacity plan for key resources for finished goods and FRU's (Field Replaceable Units). Works closely with manufacturing to set the constrained plan.
- Manual or systematic calculation of netted supply requirements for both purchased and manufactured upstream materials.
- Ensures accuracy of signals for the timely ordering and delivery of components to support manufacturing activities. Determine if current suppliers' deliveries adequately provide needed raw material. Set raw material inventory at appropriate target levels, take material yield into account. Expedite raw material supply necessary to meet demand.
- Works closely with Supply Planning to insure we are meeting customer expectations and desired customer service level.
- Establishes effective communication with supporting functions to resolve issues that my impact the production schedule. This includes but not limited to purchasing, manufacturing planning, repair depot, engineering, quality, regulatory, customer service and document control.
- Set target stocking levels for FRU's based on historical usage and based on input from product experts. Maintains appropriate target and reorder points to meet business fill rate targets.
- Participates in new product launch meetings and assist in developing new product forecasts and production schedules.
- Minimize SLOB, perform excess and obsolete inventory reviews. Timely dispositions of materials; plan and reserve for EOL (End of Life) support.
- ECO (Engineering Change Order) review and implementation, work with Engineering and Service Planning to disposition to minimize impact to SLOB and service level.
- Develop production and procurement plans, meeting demand, supporting inventory objectives, and aligned with S&OP.
- Escalate potential constraints to STEM (Short term exception management) process.
- Creates and maintains all SAP material master data including routings, cycle times, inventory targets in all spare parts service locations.
- Supporting EOL by working with purchasing to complete last time buy or engineer to quality replacement.
Qualifications:
Education:
University/bachelor's Degree required and 4-6 Years related work experience.
Experience and Skills:
Required:
- ERP System experience.
- Data analytics capabilities.
- Self-starter, highly motivated, and able to see problems and recommend or take appropriate actions to solve them, ability to work in detail and be result oriented.
Preferred:
- SAP, APO, OMP, Data Guru or BW knowledge.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel capabilities.
- Familiar with FDA, cGMP, CE and other Medical Device Industry regulations and requirements.
- Familiarity or experience with lean, six sigma (i.e. DMAIC), and other continuous improvement methodologies
- Medical devise background preferred.
Other:
Excellent verbal and written communication. Ability to read, write, speak and understand the English language.
Lean/Six Sigma Green Belt preferred. Experience with Lean/Six Sigma problem solving tools may be considered.