Escalate demand issues to upper management for immediate resolutions.Proactively review material supply and demand to determine push/pull actions appropriate to impact manufacturing.Support material requirements for new product development through cooperative scheduling of model introductions, end of life and prototype processing with the potential suppliers.Facilitate Weekly Demand and Supply and SIOP meeting with stakeholders.Review and update forecast, production schedules and material requirements.Develop, maintain, and update Forecasts, master schedules and procurement plans based on history, Seasonality, promotions, discounts, patterns, trends and sales opportunities.Drive, promote and develop positive communication with Marketing and Sales to Continuously Improve forecast accuracy.

Analyze inventory levels and product demands to determine reorder levels and safety stocks that will ensure product availability and minimize inventory costs.

Improve forecasting tools and procedures through application of innovative ideas and projects.

Further develop existing forecast and supply programs to improve current days of inventory and cash cycle.

Identify and implement system and process improvements within the supply chain to enable overall business process improvement.

Major Tasks, Responsibilities & Key Accountabilities: Strong collaboration with Supply chain, Operations, Sales, Customer Service, IT and Executive Management will be critical to meeting business goals. Demand forecasting is the building block for Sales, Inventory, Operations Planning (SIOP).

The sales forecasts, new business opportunities, promotional launch needs, customer expectations, and internal supply constraints will be used to develop production plans, by week. The planner is responsible for accurately forecasting the desired inventory levels down to the pack size including safety stock levels. The qualified individual will be responsible for providing the operational teams with a weekly production plan consistent with the available raw materials, plant capacity and sales forecast. The Master Production Planner/Scheduler is responsible for developing the master production plan to satisfy customer demand while carrying minimum effective inventory. We are currently seeking an experience Production Planner and Scheduler to join our manufacturing operations. Master Production Planner / Scheduler - Lebanon, PA

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