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**MASTER PLANNER**
**JOB SUMMARY**
Works under little supervision, plans and prepares the production master program to supply the sales demand plan, as well as to comply with inventory plans.
Plans, programs and monitors the progress of current product supply according to the program.
Supervises the execution of the production program and interplant requirement plant and takes actions when necessary to ensure compliance.Responsible for Production Planning Schedulers (PPS), supervising their activities execution in timely manner.
**DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES**
Under limited supervision and in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws/regulations and Corporate Johnson & Johnson, procedures and guidelines, this position:
- Revises the worldwide demand of product codes assigned and the production master program in such way that the finished product inventory is maintained within the goal and plans to provide support to a level of service according to the objectives of the organization.
- Serves as first contact with manufacturing for matters of planning.
- Alerts the worldwide planner about potential mistakes of demand established in the system.
- Guides efforts to avoid delayed orders, communicating to Demand Planning, Manufacturing, Quality, Customer Service andPurchasing to increase the material supply when customer service is at risk.
- When the supply is less than the demand, he/she recommends inventory assignment plans so that the customer service is taken to the maximum levels.
- Monitors the load capacity in the assigned production lines and forecasts future loads.
- Determines the programming of new products and continuously updates the team about new products and plans of the demand when the production plan decreases.
- Determines the initial inventory requirements jointly with demand planning in terms of sales weeks for the launching of a new product.
- Manages phases of the products in way that obsolete material inventory is minimum.
- Identifies the products of little use or obsolete when necessary.
- Continuously modifies the safety inventory.
Monitors all the standard operation procedures.
Recommends changes and improvements to the procedures.
Elaborates and analyzes the report of obsolete and surplus material.
- **Supervision responsibilities**: Daily supervision of production activities (real production vs. planned production) and maintains priorities to expedite, when necessary, availability of raw material, production in process, liberation of products and/or movement of product to finished product inventory.
- Responsible for communicating business related issues or opportunities to next management level
- For those who supervise or manage a staff, responsible for ensuring that subordinates follow all Company guidelines related to Health, Safety and Environmental practicesand that all resources needed to do so are available and in good condition, if applicableoEnsure PPS publish production programand monitor it during all production process, PPS should maintain planning parameters in JDE and ensure the proper functioning of MRP.
Guarantee good communication with purchasing team, engineering, operations teams for current and NPI programs to support all these functional areas.
Assurance PPS are responsiblefor communication businessrelated issues or opportunities tonext management level
- Responsible for ensuring personal and Company compliance with all Federal, State, local and Company regulations, policies, and procedures
- Performs other duties assigned as needed
**Qualifications**
EXPERIENCEAND EDUCATION**
- Bachelor in a related area.
- Masters or postgraduate are desirable.
- APICS certification preferred.
- 5 years of experience.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES,CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES and AFFILIATIONS
- Excellent communication skills in English (spoken and written).
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Strong knowledge of the basic principles of planning of material requirements and inventories.
- Ability for the use of personal computers and associated software.
- Ability for the use of computer systems (e.g.
JDE, SAP)
**Primary Location**
Mexico-Chihuahua-Juarez
- **Organization**
Cordis de Mexico S.A. de C.V. (8286)
**Job Function**
Operations
**Requisition ID**
220600