Production Planner II - (US-IL-Chicago - 60827)

Minimum Education: None
Job Type: Full Time
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Responsibilities : The Production Planner provides production planning, scheduling and inventory management to maintain production operations, effectively utilize facilities, and assure availability. Main responsibilities include: - Analyze planning requirements and initiate appropriate action to support the master schedule or independent demands. - Schedule Manufacturing Operation to ensure availability of items. - Plan manufacturing schedules to efficiently utilize facilities; diagnose manufacturing and QC testing problems to minimize interruption to production. - Ensure finished goods and work-in-process availability. - Forecast requirements and schedule production to meet these requirements. Respond to unplanned demand or quality problems. May suggest changes to production schedules to meet changing production constraints. - Maintain raw material and work in process inventories in accordance with pre-determined inventory levels and targets. - Monitor inventories and take action as appropriate. Develop procurement strategies for internal and external supplies compatible with economic, supply and quality goals; understand raw materials needs and translate these needs into inventory plans and strategies. - Manage material flow from external and internal suppliers through manufacturing channels to achieve maximum production efficiency, minimizing waste and impacts to customers. - Creates creates production schedules and inventory management plans.

Requirements :Knowledge of regulations and standards affecting IVDs and BiologicsBachelors Degree: BA, BBA, or BS is required. Preferred with 2 - 4 years relevant operations/distribution experience: CS certification desired. Experience should include manufacturing environment, experience with financial modeling and analysis, familiarity with materials and inventory computer systems, understanding of Abbott planning and scheduling systems, some project leadership roles.

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