Planning Specialist

Description

The Planning Specialist will create the daily, weekly, and monthly production plan while ensuring packaging supplies are stocked by working with other members of the operations and planning team to deliver on customer requirements. In addition, this individual will be responsible for managing the prepackaged inbound forecast and inbound railcar forecast versus what customers have shipped, in order to effectively manage the inbound pipeline relative to warehouse capacities. Other responsibilities will include creating reports, streamlining processes, and identifying planning gaps to boost efficiency and drive ongoing improvements.

Summary of Essential Job Functions

• Develop and maintain a pipeline model to provide visibility into the railcar status and dwell times.
• Establish, monitor, and communicate a detailed daily and weekly production needs for all parts of the operation to meet customer requirements.
• Responsible for communicating and updating production plan daily in the WMS.
• Develop reporting solutions to provide timely updates for customer meetings and enhance transparency.
• Develop and maintain capacity reporting to optimize railyard and packaging operations.
• Implement an operational supplies planning system that incorporates reorder signals to accurately determine packaging supply requirements, ensuring lead times align with the established packaging schedule.
• Support EOM supply inventory reporting and the subsequent reconciliation of discrepancies.
• Develop and manage a process for nonconforming and nonmoving supplies.
• Complete Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for supply-related issues.
• Lead project work focused on automation initiatives to improve planning processes, team efficiency, and standardization.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Required Skills and Qualifications

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.