Planner

• The EMEA planner buyer will be responsible to plan, release and manage production work orders and purchase orders to fulfill Europe, North American and International Demand.
• This position will also be responsible for monitoring and managing assigned value streams and planner codes including inventory management and customer service levels.
• Places and manages purchases orders in accordance with MRP, Kanban signals, production plan goals and related planning data.
• Determinate level load production run rates for assigned value streams based on PSI (Production, Sales, and Inventory) conditions to meet financial goals.
• Works closely with manufacturing and supplies to prioritize, expedite and de-expedite work orders and purchase orders based on material availability, department resources, changing requirements and customer service requirements.
• Manage the assigned value streams including the management of inventory turns improvement (Using IMAG Tool – Inventory Management at Gemba), backorder reduction and coordinating activities with other planner buyers and departments.
• Participates in the new product development process and supports supply chain planning activities at the new product team level.
• Manage, monitor, and update Kanban for assigned value streams and production cells.
• Lead DK’s (Dynamic Kanban) and Kanban implementation thru our new EMS Process (Envista Material Process), including calculation of the bin quantity and size, coordinating supplier requirements and daily management requirements.
• Analyzes production plans and plant capacity, lead times, safety stocks and lot sizes to determinate resource requirements and constraints.
• Releases and manages production work orders in accordance with MRP, Kanban signals, production plan goals, Intercompany Production level loading run rates and related planning data.
• Participates in cross-functional project teams related to planning, purchasing and process improvement initiatives.
• Have strong working knowledge and apply the principles of planning/pull system, MRP horizontal plan, AMU and projected balance calculations.
• Have understanding of lean manufacturing and JIT principles including DBS tools and how to apply them in the appropriate situation.
• Manage and maintain inventory levels to the company goals at finished good levels.
• Develop short- and long-term unit and dollar inventory projections at finished good levels.
• Monitors and understands key planning parameters such as safety stocks, buffer stocks and lot sizes.
• Support special projects related to material planning, purchasing, system changes and inventory management.
• Review and fully understand the monthly Rolling Heijunka Plan (Production Plan) for specific product areas.
• Works closely with vendors to manage and control “Purchase for Resale” Finished Goods product lines, to prioritize, expedite and assure enough material supply to support customer demand.
• Travels up to 10% domestically and internationally.

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EMEA Planner, Buyer