Production Planner

Run MRP efficiently and schedule production to meet customer order due dates; develop and maintain daily, weekly, and monthly production plans to ensure customer service levels, minimize production costs, and optimize product sequencing. Review the hot sheet daily, update plant remarks, and apply late codes to drive KPIs such as SIFOT, Reliability, Responsiveness, and Overall Performance. Participate in alignment meetings with cross-functional teams to ensure schedule accuracy and operational efficiency. Provide daily status updates to internal and external stakeholders regarding open order exceptions, recommending re-planning actions to minimize non-conformances. Identify and implement cost-reduction and availability improvement initiatives. Review process orders to confirm raw material availability prior to releasing to production. Schedule bulk orders to meet on-time loading requirements. Manage batch adjustments, including cancellations, reschedules, and modifications. Enter repacks and relabels for customer-specific requirements. Collaborate with the raw material planner to ensure timely material availability. Lead scheduling for new product introductions and break-in batches. Communicate daily with the production team on critical priorities, especially bulk loading needs. Coordinate with tactical planning to prioritize schedules and meet customer commitments. Work closely with the inventory team to resolve discrepancies and maintain accurate stock levels. Adhere to all safety policies, supporting GOAL ZERO principles to continually improve safety, health, environmental performance, and compliance. Promote a culture of safety by reporting observations and incidents promptly. Support and uphold the Quality Improvement Process, ensuring error-free work and a “do it right the first time” mindset. Identify and drive process improvement opportunities within the planning function to support continuous improvement initiatives. Resolves variances in inventory, conducts investigations and reports corrections of inventory to the Plant Manager. Daily Review of all Process Orders for completeness and accuracy. Generate Cycle Count Sheets, Freeze Inventory, and Create Inventory Documents in SAP. Provides inventory SAP support for Materials Movement, Operations, and Administrative staff. Provides daily, weekly, and monthly reporting as required. Clear SAP System Database error logs by conducting investigations and makes appropriate corrections. Process and schedule New Orders/Shortages. Other various tasks connected to incoming materials and production scheduling.