Production Planner - Purple : Job Details
Production Planner
PurpleJob Location : Mcdonough,GA, USA
Purple is a digitally-native vertical brand with a mission to help people feel and live better through innovative comfort solutions. To us, comfort means more than great products, it means empowering every employee to feel comfortable being themselves. We believe your career at Purple will be a one-of-a-kind Career in Comfort because our workforce is one-of-a-kind. We are committed to a culture of collaboration where every voice is heard and understood. As an innovation company at our core, we believe a diversity workforce brings better insights, solutions and products and serves as the backbone to bettering our company. Join with us as we add to our team of exceptional individuals who will help us take over the world - one mattress at a time. Compensation The compensation target range for this role is: $59,500 - $70,000 Job Summary The Production Planner is responsible for creating, scheduling, and publishing production plans to satisfy customer demand. The schedule for this position is Monday-Friday from 8:00am-5:00pm. Job Description Production Planning:
- Act as the coordinator and expediter between production, procurement, operations, fulfillment, this role takes into consideration customer expectations, S&OP forecasts, production capacity
- Publish and maintain daily, monthly, quarterly reports that display progress and KPI's against the production schedule plans.
- Work directly with production line managers to create and release work orders and maintain ERP system data integrity.
- Work directly with production line managers to analyze and identify risks associated with the production schedule and make appropriate adjustments that will maximize output and utilization of available resources.
- Attend production and operations planning meetings to align with management and report on day-to-day results.
- Proactively identify and communicate potential issues that prevent execution of the production plan and work with management to overcome obstacles, improve processes and drive continuous improvement efforts related to production scheduling.
- Ability to handle multiple projects effectively in a fast paced cross-functional team environment.
- Hands On experience with daily scheduling and production planning of production lines.
- Advanced communication and attention to detail.
- Strong analytical skills especially in dealing with complex issues and data.
- Advanced proficiency with MS Excel and ERP systems (Netsuite a plus).
- Understanding of production scheduling methodologies.
- Strong negotiation skills, and the ability to work closely with functional areas to execute plans.
- Well-developed organizational, problem solving, and reporting skills.
- College degree, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Manufacturing planning or purchasing experience a plus
- APICS - CPIM certification a plus.
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- 401(k) Match
- Flexible PTO
- Earn a Mattress
- Purple Swag
- Amazing Purple Products
- Make your mark: We value innovative thinking. At Purple, you will be empowered to bring your ideas to life as we work together to improve people's lives through comfort.
- Gain unique experience: Be a part of one of the fastest growing companies in Utah! The contributions you make will matter at Purple as the company continues to grow with you.
- Awesome culture: Join the tight-knit team at Purple and you can enjoy working alongside industry experts, making close friends, and annual employee appreciation events.