Hybrid Sales and Operations Planner en CONN-SELMER INC

Description

At Conn Selmer, we're passionate about music and dedicated to producing the highest-quality instruments for musicians of all skill levels. As a member of our organization, we seek candidates who possess the following values: Integrity, Excellence, Teamwork, Inclusivity, and Innovation. Please see our Conn Selmer website (www.connselmer.com) for more information about who we are.  

The Sales & Operations Planner will lead overall demand planning, forecasting, and inventory management processes. This role will play a key part in facilitating the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) cycle, aligning demand and supply plans, and optimizing inventory levels to achieve customer service and cost objectives at the North Brass Plant. The role is responsible for high levels of data accuracy and analysis to align demand and supply plans. Planner will oversee production planning at the manufacturing plant in Elkhart. Support root cause analysis and implementation of strategies with site MES & ERP/MRP. Support the reduction of costs while increasing efficiencies under the direction of the Sr. Manager of Sales & Operations Planning.  

Responsibilities:

• Prioritize and release work orders based on Master Production Schedule.
• Support Production Scheduling through visual systems, MRP, and Shop Floor Control
• Assist with implementation of ERP (D365) & MES (Shop Floor Control) at North Plant Support Production Scheduling through visual systems, MRP, and Shop Floor Control
• Identifying opportunities for improvements in existing MES processes, modeling, documentation, and training to optimize workflow and efficiency
• Review and analyze the forecast demand versus actual demand, understanding changes and trends
• Analyze and interpret supply chain data such as SIOP, shipments, and delivery times, costs, and inventory levels.
• Measure, control, and improve S&OP plan accuracy at plant through clearly defined metrics
• Develop and implement data collection systems and other strategies that optimize statistical efficiency and data quality.
• Analyze capacity plans to ensure plants can meet sales forecasts and demand in production planning and execution. 
• Focus on order planning, inventory control, and delivery.
• Lead production planning at Elkhart brass plant.
• Analyze production capacity and adapt schedules to meet customer needs and optimize utilization
• Communicate production changes, deviations from schedule, and updates to manager.
• Assist in facilitating S&OP meeting cadence for Plant
• Responsible for oversite of metric and status reporting to leadership.
• Process improvements that result in realized cost savings
• Assist with data analysis for materials, operations, and engineering groups to ensure effectiveness of processes, reduce costs, and management inventory
• Create and maintain Standard Operating Procedures & Operational Plans
• Collect and interpret analytical and performance data 
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• 4-year supply chain, commercial operations, IT, or business management degree preferred
• Working knowledge of ERP or other materials management systems- experience with Dynamics 365, Infor, and AS400 is a plus.
• Working knowledge of MES systems
• Experience with SQL, Excel Queries & Formulas, and Power BI needed.
• Experience in LEAN and Six Sigma techniques and practices is a plus.
• Excellent Communication skills, verbal and written expected.
• Understands the concept of Bills of Materials, Material Orders/Work Orders executed within a manufacturing environment. Understand use of MRP in production planning.
• Requires repetitive upper body movement – keyboard and monitor use