Demand Planner

Responsibilities

• This position requires the ability to plan, maintain and analyze production and inventory requirements, compare progress to schedule, resolve scheduling conflicts, assess data and coordinate solutions.
• Plan products in JDE utilizing MRP.
• Open and manage production Work Order packages.
• Manage material shortages for production build and communicate status to management.
• Coordinate with Purchasing on the status of parts being procured for production orders to ensure timely release and completion of production orders.
• Communicate with Production Supervisors and Leads to determine status of production orders.
• Attend Production Meetings to provide detailed updates on the plan and manage promise dates.
• Review customer requirements with Customer Service and convey promise dates.
• Set and maintain product master and planning fields in JDE.
• Coordinate stock issues and outages.
• Setup and maintain a master schedule based on customer requirements to drive MRP.
• Setup BOM's inside of JDE and item branch records for all component items.
• Ability to monitor and manage load vs. capacity to maintain efficient business practices.
• Assist Management in setting build priorities, assessing master schedule changes, identifying bottlenecks and constraints, etc.
• Create outside service purchase orders and manage material through the processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is an advantage
• 3+ years planning/scheduling experience in an MRP-driven manufacturing environment (preferably in Oil & Gas)

Skills

• Strong organization and time-management skills
• Experienced in ERP systems (Oracle JDE/SAP)
• Ability to work as part of cross-functional teams
• Excellent understanding of Materials Requirement Planning (MRP)
• Good communication skills (oral and written). Ability to effectively interface and collaborate with all departments to ensure positive results.
• Able to multitask and manage priorities effectively
• Quick learner with the ability to adapt rapidly
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Proficient in English