Production Planner

Job DescriptionJob Description

All jobs at Southern Champion Tray (SCT) require Team members to act in accordance with the shared Core Values and Operating principles of the company as they perform specific job functions. These include:

• Trustworthy – We strive for our actions to match our words in all our relationships.
• Servant – Hearted – We enable and empower our team to serve the needs of customers, Team members, suppliers and the community.
• Relational – We aim to build healthy relationships while fostering an environment that promotes compassion, balance, and personal and professional growth.
• Resourceful – We value strategic insourcing, first looking to create solutions internally, and then looking to apply that knowledge to future opportunities.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY:

Plan, communicate and monitor the flow of products through the production cycle to achieve the optimal balance of product availability, inventory turns, and financial goals.

SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITY:

• Utilize ERP/MRP system to improve the overall planning process.
• Utilize forecast data to determine run sizes factoring in operational and warehouse capacity
• Analyze and recommend staffing, equipment, and raw materials needed to cover production demand
• Determine the manufacturing facility that best fits SCT’s equipment and manufacturing strategy
• Support the board purchasing/planning where needed
• Manage the planning of purchased finished goods, working closely with SCT Global and our Purchasing team
• Communicate with Demand Planning when irregular order patterns are identified
• Partner with the scheduling and operations team to ensure Planning is presenting a plan that is attainable and meets Company objectives
  • Prepare and submit status and performance reports
  • Contribute to the S&OP process through data preparation, etc.
  • Participate in Continuous Improvement projects
  • Participate in IT improvement projects with a focus on planning
  • Lead various data tracking and gathering initiatives
  • Cross-train and fill in for others in the department as well as Production Scheduling

QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Minimum three years experience in production scheduling, Planning, and logistics, understanding of supply chain and manufacturing process. Proficient in MS Office applications - Word, Outlook, Excel, experience with ERP, MRP, or other scheduling systems software. Bachelor’s degree in business, Supply Chain or a related field.

SKILLS: Must have the ability to read and understand complex documents, letters, etc. and write legibly in English. Must be able to understand and speak clearly, and communicate in English.

1st Shift
Downtown Location - 220 Compress Street, Chattanooga, TN 37405