The Role Plan the procurement of the material required to support Customer Demand and New Product introduction, and develop and execute the business unit production schedule.
How Will You Make An Impact? Planner Develop and schedule the Manufacturing Production Plan from the Master Production Schedule requirements with some level of complexity. Development includes the following:Manage issues preventing execution of the MPS and production plan. Issues include but are not limited to non-conforming materials or processes, material or equipment availability, completing unplanned requirements.Analyse resource availability, develop short and mid-range capacity plans with manufacturing teams, and lead teams to ensure plans are met.Generate work orders using system (e.g., JDE).Manage work order progress, including working with production and other supporting departments (e.g., quality, microbiology, engineering) to ensure production plans are met.Provide ship schedule to Supply Chain/Demand team.Creation of reports of key performance indicators and identify opportunities for potential report automation and drive these to completion.Establish and maintain gross inventory targets with a limited scope. Includes developing action plans to minimize inventory exposure and for scrapping or mitigating excess and obsolete parts based on business information, and assess inventory management.Logistics Liaise with the warehouse team for shipping and receiving of material with some level of complexity.Ensure shipment of materials by applying knowledge of import and export laws and regulations.Buyer Plan materials requirements and provide to Suppliers / Other Edwards sites to support production schedules and new product launches with some level of complexity, including:Working with the supplier to ensure materials are made to the proper specs.Leading cross-functional teams to resolve obstacles to meeting the schedule, including, but not limited to, resolving issues with non-conforming material, unclear specifications or vendor capacity constraints.Expediting purchase orders as required. Includes expediting material from the receiving dock through receiving inspection, to production stores.What Will You Need? Bachelor's Degree in related field, 4 years of related experience required.Experience in purchasing, logistics and/or production control.Experience working in a medical device and/or regulated industry.What Else We Look For? Proven expertise in Microsoft Office Suite (Advanced Excel / Good PowerPoint & Word skills preferred).Experience MRP and ERP (e.g. JDE) preferred.Excellent written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal relationship skills including negotiating and relationship management skills.Good problem-solving and critical thinking skills.Solid knowledge and understanding of Edwards policies, procedures and guidelines relevant to purchasing material, logistics, and/or production control.Solid knowledge of material requirements planning (MRP) and inventory management programs (e.g., Kanban, Min/Max).Solid knowledge of market and economic indicators, practices and procurement procedures.Strong analytic skills, with demonstrated capability in the areas of data analysis and report generation.Strict attention to detail.Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels.Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.Adhere to all EHS rules and requirements and take adequate control measures in preventing injuries to themselves and others as well as to the protection of environment and prevention of pollution under their span of influence/control.
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