Production Planner

This role contributes to success by preparing and managing the production plan for all assigned resources. This position is a key tactical planning role; responsible for understanding material availability, capacity availability and providing clear direction to the production team.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Implement and drive the production schedule to ensure an optimization of production resources to meet market needs, customer delivery and lead time requirements
• Alignment of supply and demand across production areas to ensure clear direction and visibility
• Work with manufacturing to expedite operations where necessary to minimize impact on customers and establish recovery plan for customers if commitment date cannot be met
• Monitor and communicate current capacity to provide lead-times for new opportunities, and to establish the standard lead-time for products
• Ensure data integrity of our SAP system
• Accountability for key performance indicators that measure plan and schedule execution and drive implementation of action plans
• Actively participate, identify and lead continuous improvement projects
• Collaboration with Purchasing, Production Development, Operations, Product Centers, R&D and Project Management with the ability to influence and attain agreed upon executable plans

Required Skills 

• Highly skilled in Microsoft Office Suite, SAP and GIB
• Understanding of master data, production control, supply chain, manufacturing and basic planning methodology
• Proficient analytical and problem solving skills
• Effective communicator with proven ability to work in a collaborative environment to achieve balanced business objectives with focus on customer satisfaction

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree with 1+ years of supply chain experience, or 5+ years of supply chain experience in lieu of a degree
• Prefer experience with production planning, labor analysis and/or capacity planning
• Experience in lean manufacturing, pull systems and SAP

For New York, the expected salary range for this position is between $65k and $95k per year. In addition, INFICON employees are eligible for a profit sharing bonus with a target of 10%. The actual compensation will be determined based on experience, location, and other factors permitted by law.

INFICON provides a dynamic work environment that promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our employees experience ongoing green initiatives, flexible work hours, and a variety of health and wellness programs.

INFICON’s forward-thinking approach offers countless opportunities to design, support, and manufacture a diverse product portfolio that expands globally. Our Lean and Agile work environment offers competitive compensation, relocation assistance, a discretionary bonus, and generous employee benefits; major medical, dental, health, vision, 401K, vacation and sick time, tuition reimbursement, and more!

INFICON is committed to ensuring that our online application process provides an equal opportunity to all job seekers that apply without regard to race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, gender, age, protected veteran status, disability status, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic. A notice describing Federal equal employment opportunity laws is available here to reaffirm this commitment.   Any contact that would like to request a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application process should contact us.careers@inficon.com.

INFICON, Inc. strictly complies with all aspects of the Export Administration Regulations ('EAR'), including those sections dealing with deemed exports to foreign nationals.