Planner II

The Planner II manages production planning and control for assigned lines, ensuring timely material availability and schedule adherence. This role coordinates with vendors, purchasing, engineering, and operations to resolve shortages, clear inspections, and maintain quality standards. By proactively addressing production issues and maintaining strong cross-functional relationships, the planner supports efficient, on-time delivery in a fast-paced, engineer-to-order environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all production planning and control issues for assigned production line(s).
• Coordinates production plans to ensure materials are provided according to schedules.
• Build and maintain good working relationships with Outside Vendor Suppliers (OVS).
• Handles all Purchase order creation, releases, completion, and closing.
• Troubleshoot all production control problems and drove them to a correct closure.
• Monitors all process shortages and ensures resolution is attained.
• Builds positive relationships with manufacturing and materials in a quick-turn, engineer-to-order environment.
• Works closely with engineering, quality, purchasing, and other operations staff to ensure functional specs are met, parts are available as needed, and quality is maintained.
• May interface with customers to schedule deliveries or discuss issues.
• Manage Receiving Vendor Notification (RVN) clearance, working with Receiving Inspection, Purchasing, and Account Operations to clear within the 3-day requirement.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organization skills and the ability to build effective working relationships with internal customers/suppliers.
• Strong PC skills to include Microsoft Office software suites.
• Meeting management skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Knowledge of MRP/ERP applications.

Educational/Certification Requirement:

• High School Diploma / GED equivalent

Experience Requirement:

• 2+ years procurement and/or planning experience with working knowledge of quick-turn, low-volume, engineer-to-order production environment.

Work Environment:

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Work is performed primarily in a standard office environment.

Physical Demands:

• Work may require the ability to lift 10-20 pounds infrequently.
• Ability to stand for sustained periods of time.
• Ability to move arms, hands, and fingers.
• Ability to lift over 25 lbs. with assistance
• Ability to sit for sustained periods of time.
• The ability to talk on the phone and use a computer for extended periods of time may be required.

Environmental Exposure:

• Subject to frequent interruptions.
  Required to wear personal protective equipment where applicable.
• May involve exposure to moderate noise levels from printers, faxes, computers, etc.

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $70,200.00 and $112,200.00 /year; however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including variable pay and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as PTO (Paid Time Off) and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these additional compensation and benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired, employee will be in an "at-will position" and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.