Job Description Summary

Job Description

Position Summary:                                            

This position is responsible for planning, scheduling, coordinating and/or monitoring the flow of products through the complete production and sterilization cycle. Coordinates and expedites the flow of work and materials to assure the plant meets scheduled production demands. The production planner will establish, maintain and ensure proper execution of a valid production schedule for respective items, and is responsible for level loading daily production schedules through analyzing resource capacity and other constraints to optimize thorughput, while minimizing manufacturing cycle time, and inventory and achieving on-time delivey goals.  This function supports manufacturing from the initial purchase of raw materials through their conversion to finished goods.  Responsible for production planning and for achieving targeted schedule compliance goals with departments.  They provide future demand to Finance for forecasting and budgeting.  Buyer/Planners are also responsible for assuring that the raw materials and other production related items assigned to them are available to meet the planned production schedules.  Ensures compliance with BD quality systems, policies, procedures and best practices, and all local, state, federal and BD safety regulations, policies and procedures.  Regular, punctual attendance is an essential job function.  Ability to read and write and converse in English.  Willing and able to uphold BD Values.

Duties/Responsibilities:     

• Supports manufacturing from initial purchase of raw materials through there conversion to finished goods.  Responsible for production planning and for achieving schedule compliance goals with departments

• Works with production operators, production management, Planner/Buyers and Logistics management across BD.

• Balance raw materials and supplies to minimize on hand inventory.  Ensures scheduling does not result in outages of material and production stoppages that could negatively impact other plants/customers, causing backorders and/or revenue loss to the company.

• Owns/Drives monthly Master Data activities.  Assist in the development of the annual department budgets, including personnel and equipment requirements.

• Provides delivery promise dates/lead times to internal and external planning teams for incoming orders

• Provide future demand to Finance for forecasting and budgeting, responsible for assuring that the raw materials and other production related items assigned to them are available to meet the planned production schedules.

• Responsible for Production Order Review, Master Data, Monthly PPH & Scrap trend files and Budget preparation activities 

• Budget activities include: Creating file of current production BOMs/Routings for review. Review ‘Version 1’ master data.  Recap current PPH trend for use in setting new year standard.  Recap current component/operational waste for use in setting new year standard.  Scheduling review meetings w/BLT to set new year standards – pph & waste.  BOM/Routing copy process – production master data copied for budget and validated.  Create budget BOM/Routing files for planner/business review.  Compare current year budget master data to new budget master data.  Review usage probability on BOMs with alternate materials (eg, Brazil or SLP cuts).  Add operational scrap to routings where needed

• Long Term Planning activities include: Prepare units input file and load to SAP. Evaluate errors and master data issues for resolution, including contacting other sites.  Recap Cannula requirements for sourcing evaluation

• General master data support activities include: Assist setting up new materials, work centers.  Field specific questions because of our knowledge of processes and systems

• Other duties as required to support the needs of the business

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree or associate degree in supply chain, Operations Management, or related Business field is preferred

• In lieu of associate or bachelor’s degree, 3 years’ experience in manufacturing/planning is required.

• APICS certification preferred

Experience:          

• SAP/MES experience preferred

• MRP/ERP experience preferred

• Planning/Buying experience preferred

• Background in Lean manufacturing preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Computer (Microsoft Word, Excel, SAP, MES) – Proficient, with Advanced in Excel

• Ability to adapt to changing priorities, multitask, remain organized and by a detail-oriented approach – Proficient

• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills and the ability to interact with all levels of employees – Proficient

• Continuous improvement mindset and passion for driving innovation and change - Proficient

• Analytical skills – Proficient

• Providing feedback – Proficient

• Action oriented – Proficient

• Organizational Agility – Proficient

• Strategic Agility – Proficient

• Process Effectiveness - Proficient

• Customer Focus - Proficient

• Personal initiative – Proficient

• Teamwork - Proficient

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