Demand and Production Planner

About the job

As a member of the Operations team, you will be responsible to accurately predict and respond to device demand in-order to plan equipment, people, and material resources to meet customer demand.

Responsibilities Include:

Demand Planning

• Estimate future product demand through development of forecast models
• Conduct monthly forecast maintenance and revise ERP as required
• Successfully communicate forecast and inventory estimations to management
• Address demand-related issues in a timely and effective manner, through production planning and communication of device availability dates
• Create and maintain KPI and demand level dashboards
• Manage Inventory of onsite and offsite warehouses through demand monitoring and production planning

Production Planning

• Create a rolling multi-week schedule for all production lines prioritizing job orders for production optimization
• Create executable manufacturing plan for production sub-assemblies
• Follow-up as required with all teams to expedite flow of materials and documents to meet production schedule and customer expectations
• Interact with shop floor management on a daily basis to resolve issues regarding manufacturing efficiencies or to provide additional information as requested from Manufacturing, Customer Service
• Confer with department supervisors to determine progress of work and completion dates; inventory levels and solving production problems

Bill of Materials

• Set up and monitor the integrity of Bill of Materials (BOM)
• Ensure proper part coding, BoM structure, and manufactured assemblies cost roll-up.
• Maintain and update master files [items, etc.] including new item setup

Transition Planning

• Set and monitor in/out dates of materials in transition
• Advise procurement of changes to plans
• Manage BOM changes because of the material transition

Materials Planning

• Create weekly items to purchase
• Account for changes based on demand analysis, transition planning
• Outside of the ERP, plan for New Product Introduction (NPI), considering materials and manufacturing time

Health & Safety

• Comply with relevant health and safety legislation, including the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, the Occupational Health and Safety Act, etc.

Qualifications:

• BA in Business, Supply Chain or Engineering or a related field of study
• 1+ years in planning or scheduling

Specialized Skill or Knowledge

• Knowledge or experience in an ISO environment is an asset.

Computer literate with:

• Intermediate experience in MS Word, MS Power Point, TEAMs
• Advanced experience in MS Excel
• Strong understanding of MRP and supply chain software
• Extremely strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Self-Starter, Curious, and an Independent Worker
• Outstanding planning and organizational skills

At an applicant’s request, TMI will make accommodation to its recruitment process to meet the needs of applicants with disabilities.

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