Job Description:
Production Planner
Collaborate with Innovative 3Mers Around the World
Choosing where to start and grow your career has a major impact on your professional and personal life, so it’s equally important you know that the company that you choose to work at, and its leaders, will support and guide you. With a wide variety of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with other curious, creative 3Mers.
This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military experience to a 3M career.
The Impact You’ll Make in this Role
As a Production Planner, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:
Creating Production and Purchasing Schedules for area of responsibility to meet Service targets
Utilizing Supply Chain tools and processes to make data-driven decisions to improve Service, Cost, and Inventory
Identifying and leading cross functional projects across the business to effectively drive improvements in Service, Cost, and Inventory
Providing a high degree of analysis to support decision making
Publishing and presenting relevant metrics and results (ex. Aged Backlog, OTIF, NWI, etc.)
Analyzing Capacity to determine alignment with Requirements
Working closely with the Business to understand Customers and Forecasts
Working closely with Operations to ensure alignment to business requirements by setting and maintaining target Inventory and Lead Times
Actively managing working and non-working inventories in assigned businesses to maintain compliance and achieve targets
This position may support both the Oak Hills and Monrovia sites
Manages supply chain product flow to support customer requirements.
Schedules procurement and manufacturing for a specified group of products.
Reviews material flow parameters such as order quantity, lot size, make cycle frequency, replenishment interval, and recommends appropriate levels to support the business/customer requirements.
Manages raw material and semi-finished inventory buffer quantities. Monitors and reports capacity requirements, special order and stock service levels.
Continuously works to improve the planning and scheduling process.
Identifies ways to improve customer service, inventory investment, and supply chain efficiency to achieve measurable results; participates in implementation.
The supervisor provides guidance and is consulted for assistance in problem areas and major changes to supply chain parameters.
Your Skills and Expertise
To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start)
Two (2) years combined experience in supply chain, planning, logistics, and/or manufacturing in a private, public, government or military environment.
Current Valid Driver's License
Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:
Bachelor’s degree or higher in Supply Chain, Operations Management, and/or Business Analytics from an accredited institution
ASCM (APICS) CPIM certification is preferred.
Three (3) years combined experience in supply chain, planning, logistics, and/or manufacturing in a private, public, government or military environment.
Experience with SAP ERP Software
3M systems experience (Factory Planner, PMCS/IMES, Peoplesoft)
Experience in Production Planning
Knowledge of Supply Planning (SP), Demand Planning (DP), and Integrated Business Planning (IBP) processes
Strong data mining, data analysis, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
Advanced Microsoft Suite experience
Strong leadership, communication, interpersonal, and self-motivational skills
Experience working on cross-functional teams.
Experience utilizing Lean and Six Sigma / Continuous Improvement methodologies.
Work location: On-site at 3M…