Description
As a Production Planning Analyst at 3M, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with innovative people around the world and make an impact by planning and scheduling production work centers, procuring materials, and communicating with suppliers.
Responsibilities:
- Plan and schedule production work centers to meet customer requirements and improve operational efficiency
- Procure materials and communicate with suppliers on future requirements
- Provide strong written and oral communication with Production Planning, Lean Value Stream, and Operations Team members
- Work closely with the business to understand customer requirements and forecasts
- Determine how to prioritize and resolve supply constraints and balance service, inventory, and cost
- Optimize and maintain production lot sizes, production cycles, and safety stocks
- Manage capacity, identify, resolve, and escalate production constraints
- Manage assigned working and non-working inventories
- Execute production planning standard work utilizing supply chain tools, IT systems, and processes
- Provide planning analysis to support data-driven decision making
- Identify, lead, and participate in Continuous Improvement projects
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited institution
- Two years of combined experience in planning, inventory control, or supply chain
- OR two years of experience in a manufacturing setting
Preferred qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or higher in supply chain management, logistics, operations management, business administration, or engineering
- Three years of experience in supply chain within a manufacturing plant
- APICS certification
- Experience with Factory Planner or another MRP or ERP application
- Knowledge of Supply Planning, Demand Planning, and Integrated Business Planning processes
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Office applications
- Strong analytical and decision-making skills
Benefits:
- Competitive pay and benefits
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- Health Savings Accounts
- Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Disability Benefits
- Life Insurance
- Voluntary Benefits
- Paid Absences
- Retirement Benefits