Unigen Corporation

Senior Planner

Unigen Corporation$100K — $120K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS/BA degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, or Industrial Engineering
  • Minimum 7 years of experience in material planning and production scheduling
  • Proven ability to coordinate across various departments to meet customer deadlines
  • In-depth understanding of backend operations from sourcing to work order completion
  • Proficiency in planning and scheduling based on material availability

Responsibilities

  • Manage Project Material Requirements Planning (MRP)
  • Load and create demand in the ERP system
  • Align and prioritize material to meet customer demand
  • Oversee Master Production Scheduling (MPS) from demand to shipment
  • Conduct material What-if-Analysis for loading demands
  • Ensure efficient material movement through production cycles
  • Report on production progress and coordinate with Program Managers and Buyers
  • Resolve material issues and maintain work order aging
  • Analyze demand schedule and inventory status
  • Monitor inventory to meet turnover goals
  • Identify cost reduction opportunities through production optimization

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • 401(k) plan
  • Paid time off
  • Paid holidays
  • Professional development opportunities
Full Job Description
Location and Work Arrangement
This position is based in Newark, California and is onsite.

Benefits
Unigen offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage; a 401(k) plan; paid time off; paid holidays; and professional development opportunities. Benefits are subject to eligibility requirements and applicable plan terms.

Job Title: Senior Planner
Department: Planning
Reports to: Planning Manager

Job Overview: The Senior Planner plans, schedules, and coordinates the efficient movement of material through the production cycle, creates and manages work orders and is responsible for materials data input and integrity to effectively manage delivery and inventory costs. Reports to Planning Manager. Located at the Unigen Headquarters in Newark, CA.

Job Responsibilities and Duties:
  • Manage Project Material Requirements Planning (MRP).
  • Load and create all demand into ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)
  • Align (and prioritize and allocate material to meet actual demand (customer build plan/forecast (FCST), Sales Order (SO) and Plan Order)
  • Manage Project Master Production Scheduling (MPS) from Demand to Ship. Maintain and plan work orders accordingly to meet OTD objectives.
  • Perform material What-if-Analysis (WIA) for demand loading.
  • Coordinate the efficient movement of material through the production cycle.
  • Determine progress of work against the production schedule.
  • Provide information to Program Manager (PM), Supply Chain Management (SCM) & Buyer for constraint materials and/or manufacturing issues if any.
  • Coordinate & resolve material issues for work order (WO), Rework WO, pilot build, or qualification build. Maintain WO and SO aging to ensure proper MRP notifications.
  • Analyze and communicate demand schedule, material data & inventory status.
  • Monitor inventory levels to ensure they align with Unigen's inventory turns goals.
  • Work to obtain cost reductions through optimizing production through a constant production flow, resource utilization as well as inventory utilization.

Other tasks and responsibilities related to Purchasing and Warehouse/Logistics function as assigned.

Job Requirements and Qualifications:
  1. BS/BA degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, or Industrial Engineering field.
  2. Minimum 7 years of work experience in material planning and production scheduling in fast pace working environment like Contract Manufacturing (CM) or Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) industry.
  3. Be able to work and coordinate with different departments and functional teams to achieve the customer's required date.
  4. Have in-depth understanding of how backend operation works from sourcing, purchasing, tracking PO, receiving, IQC, warehousing, kitting, SMT, and system integration to close the cycle of work order completion.
  5. Be able to plan and schedule based on materials availability and work with MPS to schedule work order.

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