General Job Description

The Planner monitors the status of art approvals, inventory availability and capacity to identify bottlenecks, partner to develop solutions, and communicate with stakeholders on relevant issues. The Planner partners with Art, Production, Receiving, and Purchasing to ensure all in-house orders are scheduled and produced by the required due date. They understand the flow of orders throughout the order process, understanding the capacities and challenges and developing strategies and solutions to meet or exceed customer expectations. He or she will act as a facilitator, finding solutions to challenges, and maintaining focus on delivering quality products, on-time, and efficiently.

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Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Schedule or update jobs daily, assigning work centers based on capabilities, capacities, deadlines, or changes in customer requirements. This includes art jobs, manufacturing jobs, and pack out jobs.

• Monitor the status of all art approvals to ensure timely completion within deadlines needed for on-time delivery. Coordinate with the art department to proactively identify bottlenecks and strategize to develop solutions for meeting goals.

• Monitor the status of inventory levels and product availability. Communicate with sales, production, logistics, and purchasing on inventory issues that impact on-time delivery.

• Update and communicate schedule changes to all stakeholders including Sales, Purchasing, Production, and Logistics, to adapt to changes in production status.

• Ensure changes in job status are effectively communicated to all stakeholders.

• Understand third party support capabilities and suggest strategies to leverage vendors to meet customer deadlines.

• Create and maintain process documentation (SOPs) and partner with the training department to ensure all training modules are current.

• Collaborate with production teams to determine when additional shifts or overtime is needed to meet customer requirements.​

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Qualifications for the Job:

• Education:

  • Associate degree (NOTE: A comparable combination of education/experience and/or training will be considered equivalent to the education listed.)

• Experience:

  • 2 years in manufacturing production planning

  • 1-3 years sales/customer service experience or 1-3 years in a manufacturing/production role

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Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Competencies:

• Strong analytical skills and positive attitude.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, changing, deadline-driven environment.

• Demonstrated ability to collaborate and negotiate effectively.

• Solutions oriented: Ability to look for creative ways to accomplish objectives.

• Excellent organizational skills, detail-oriented, exceptional time-management skills

• Ability to multi-task and prioritize based on changing business needs.

• Continuous improvement mentality. Constantly seeking to learn and grow.

• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.

• Excellent software skills.

• Ability to analyze data to spot trends and identify opportunities.

• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing.

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Monday – Friday | 8 am – 5 pm | $20.00 – 24.00 per hour