**Responsibilities**:- S&OP- Sales & Operation Process, Demand, Production plan, shipping plan.- Preparation of Master plans Firm Orders and Forecast Review to determine Month Closing Sales (Sales projections), considering material restrictions.- Demand Analysis Vs Capacity line rates to convert them to MO (Manufacturing Orders)- Close communication with internal and external customers for the planning and execution of production.- Maintain finished product levels according to the customer required dates to achieve RDSL Metric.- Create orders in MRP IndustrIOS based on the loaded Sales Orders (Customer demand) and present planning programs.- Production Control of MO manufacturing orders of production plan.- Clear to build verification with buyers to view material availability dates and prepare the production schedule or reschedule.- Create recovery plans based on high priorities and material coverage.- Accountable for Finish Good and WIP inventory levels according to the Targets- Coordination with Warehouse and Production for sequence of Kitting required for Production plans.- Active interaction with Purchasing, Warehouse, Production, Engineering, Maintenance areas.- Attend both internal/external meeting where the Planner be required.- Maintain planning metrics at set levels.- Knowledge in ECN & RMA processes.- Participation in annual physical inventories, Analysis as required by the company.- Comply with the safety guidelines established by the company.- Meet the trainings, certifications needed in planning- Coordination of Shipments with Customers, Production, Warehouse for Sales Compliance.- Check inventories in final line process and packaging area.- Establish procedures for effective implementation in planning- Work on process improvements projects- Coordinate the implementation of New Products and Engineering Changes, related to the execution within the Materials Department Ensure all the tasks-activities before the product launch and the engineering changes are executed.- The activities listed for this position are illustrative not limited to include others as required.
**Authority:It is the main contact with customers, receives and analyzes demand, determines the production program by model according to customer requirement, deliver the Production Plan, Sales projection, and ensure shipments in a timely manner to customers.
**Basic Qualifications:- Bachelor's degree and / or equivalent experience.- Minimum 5 years' experience in a manufacturing and materials environment.- Experience required on production planning and production control for discrete orders.- Analytical approach to problem solving- Working knowledge of ERP-MRP functionality (Industrios, SAP, Oracle, JDE, other),- Bilingual English-Spanish.- Effective communication skills.- Strong Leadership skills and teamwork- Excellent Computer Skills (excel, word and Power Point)