3M Production Planner 

United States, South Dakota, Aberdeen 

607318230

Production Planner

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

In this role as a
Production Planner , you will manage 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.

As a(n) 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:

• Lead cross functional projects across the business to effectively drive change in service, cost, and inventory.
• Develops and maintains operating rhythms to ensure smooth supply chain operations, aligning supply with demand.
• Provides a high degree of planning analysis to support decision making.
• Publishes and presents service and inventory metrics and results.
• Identifies and leads projects that improve supply chain speed and inventory investment. Review and reports on project progress with management.
• Works closely with the business unit to understand customer requirements and forecasts. Works closely with manufacturing to ensure alignment to business requirements by setting and maintaining sufficient inventory levels and lead times. Manages the S&OP process.
• Actively manage working and non-working inventories in assigned businesses to maintain compliance and achieve inventory investment targets.
• Utilize Supply Chain tools and processes such as DMPT, Peoplesoft and Dynamic Supply Chain Planner
• Utilize Lean Six Sigma methodologies to improve service, inventory turns, and non-working inventory

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 from an accredited university
• One (1) combined year of experience in supply chain, transportation, logistics, manufacturing, production, and/or customer service

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

• Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited university
• APICS (American Production and Inventory Control Society) certification is preferred. If not complete at the time this position is assumed, the certification will become part of the employee professional development plan as agreed between management and the employee.
• APICS certification or willingness to pursue
• Six Sigma Green Belt project experience and/or certification
• Experience with SAP a plus
• Experience in Lean Scheduling or Lean Manufacturing
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft office – (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

Please note: your application may not be considered if you do not provide your education and work history, either by: 1) uploading a resume, or 2) entering the information into the application fields directly.

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