Planner

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Position Overview

The Planner III is responsible for executing the S&OP Demand Plan provided to them through Demand Management. This role will ensure that the SSIP/SSIS schedule is executed at the facility level to meet customer needs.

Responsibilities:

• Monitor Inventory and Service positions of plant products, take necessary actions to control Inventory and provide the best possible product service.  

• Maintain effective communication flow among division level planning, plant level planning, plant manufacturing, and customer service areas.  

• Coordinate tufting process to improve overall plant efficiencies  

• Based on backorder demand, sales activity, shop order performance, and manufacturing capacities, establish daily tufting schedules  

• Plan and schedule both predyed and natural yarn, including multiple threadup styles.  

• Disposition yarn small lots and UPA’s through backwinding, beaming, or sale yarn  

• Work closely with R&D to expedite XR’S TPR’s MTRs in a timely manner. 

• Work with business partners to resolve any issues including but not limited spec errors, off quality, and paperwork discrepancies  

• Monitor daily tufting production on TMS.  

• Create Manufacturing and Tufting orders on Demand Management using MOGS and TOGS  

• Make any necessary changes needed to shop orders on Shopflex.  

• Coordinate and request yarn as needed from warehouses to meet tufting requirements on SREQ or through Gmail.  

• Monitor yarn requests from other plants and release yarn as needed on Shop Flex  

• Comply with SMS and/or standard operating procedures  

• Produce and distribute the daily Tufting Schedule from Shopflex/OMP.  

• Schedule NSPs for PreDyed and Natural yarns  

• Set up merge orders and update merge order tracking spreadsheet  

• Set up shipping requests for yarn shipments and roll shipments  

• Set up shipments for yarn going to outside vendors for backwinding  

• Distribute and maintain Tufting priorities when Manager II is absent  

• Understand and maintain key production planning reports 

• Any other duties assigned by the manager 

Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED  

• Computer Knowledge and working with databases  

• Must be able to sit or stand intermittently for an 8-hour shift  

• Accept work assignments that could require additional training both formal and on the job, travel to other northwest Georgia locations and/or collaboration with other business partners. 

• Keep company information on equipment and materials confidential   

• Good communication skills in both written and oral form  

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills  

• Preferred: 2+ years in Production Planning, Customer Service or similar experiences within a manufacturing facility preferred.

Preferred Skills:  

• Demand Management/OMP Planning tools  

• Tableau 

• Working knowledge of Microsoft 365 (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

• Proficiency in using AI tools 

Competencies:

• Demonstrate Good Judgement

• Build Customer Satisfaction

• Executes Action Plan

• Build Trusting Relationships

• Influence Others

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