Production Planner

About the role

Ascend Performance Materials is the premium provider of high quality chemicals, fibers and plastics. With world scale integrated manufacturing facilities we are able to develop new products from our core technologies, and provide flexibility to respond to the expanding needs of customers. Ascend has global sales and distribution facilities across the globe and six manufacturing facilities globally. As a privately-held company, our people do big things and make big decisions, often much earlier in their careers than at larger companies. Ascend Performance Materials offers team members the opportunity to contribute in big, meaningful ways-all within a stable and growing business. Why work at Ascend? Our vision is to be the recognized leader in the nylon 6,6 value chain, creating new possibilities with PA66 for everyone, everywhere, every day. We achieve that through living our Ascend values. We care . We operate safely with high integrity for our employees, our customers and our communities. Our people are our greatest assets, and our Total Rewards Program extends beyond traditional benefits to include access to on-site medical clinics at our U.S. facilities, a global wellness rewards program and Performance Matters, an employee-driven recognition plan. Our Commitment to Zero demonstrates our belief that is it possible to operate with zero personal injuries, zero process safety incidents and zero environmental releases. And the Ascend Cares Foundation, led b

Responsibilities

• Support ops daily production plan operations:
• Supporting SAP transactions
• Supporting material validation and production readiness
• Supporting asset production schedule.
• Resolve customer order issues/exceptions by working closely with Customer Operations Specialists on day-to-day issues.
• Reconcile scheduling issues and report to scheduling management as needed.
• Manage supply and asset network and develop plan that coordinate material movements between plants and assets.
• Maintain safety stock and/or inventory target values by monitoring inventory levels and coordinating actions with sales on slow moving inventory; control the production to prevent building excess inventory, monitoring metrics.
• Work closely with Logistics to coordinate replenishment shipments
• Escalate replenishment issues to Planning Supervisor and Supply Chain Manager as required
• TEAM
• Reports to: Planning Supervisor
• REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business Economics, Supply Chain & Logistics or related field. Extensive experience may be considered in place of a degree.
• Minimum of 3+ years of relevant experience of planning within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience in SAP or other planning software is a strong plus.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Products..
• REQUIRED SKILLS
• Demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative manner with diverse groups and in cross-functional and cross-business teams is needed
• Results oriented; able to translate business requirements to system-based solutions and implement these solutions to improve business performance
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills are a must
• Fluent in English
• Flexibility: the role will evolve to match a dynamic business environment
• Supply Chain experience to facilitate informed decision making is desired
• Perform quality work within guidelines, deadlines, and processes with limited supervision
• Skills Summary:

Benefits

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POSITION OVERVIEW The Production Planner is a key member of the Supply Planning team within the Supply Chain organization. They will be responsible for developing and maintaining a detailed plant production schedule, working with manufacturing, operations, and business planning teams to meet the delivery commitments of the business. Responsibilities will also include coordinating the internal replenishment process with a focus on Italy warehouses and plants associated with Mozzate operations. TARGETED OUTCOMES Align production schedule with the approved supply plan. Support efficient execution of monthly sales. Find inefficiencies in our process and recommend process improvements. Learning operational capabilities and preferences on assets, products, and BOMs. Develop a working knowledge of SAP and other technical tools to make informed and timely decisions while processing replenishments and creating production schedules.

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