Production Planner and Inventory Control Specialist at KGPCo in Warsaw, Indiana

Job Description:

Production Planner and Inventory Control Specialist
Join a team at a company uniquely positioned for growth in the booming communications industry!
Responsible for day to day production planning and inventory control function. Ensures appropriate inventory levels based on customer's forecasts. Establishes and follows standard work for planning and inventory control. Maintains matrices that define key control fields.

This isn't just a job - it's the start of a career!

What you'll do:

Effectively plan, lead and direct the planning and inventory control function

Monitor production load/capacities and inventory levels including raw materials, components, WIP, sub-assemblies, finished goods to ensure material availability and timely release to production to achieve OTD objectives for customers, x-plant and distribution.
Work collaboratively with team members to establish and maintain inventory levels that support the factory build schedule.
Monitor creation and distribution of execution level production schedules; conferring daily with operations leadership to determine progress of work and completion dates; and resolving issues on work in progress, inventory levels, and production problems with major emphasis on planning and inventory control excellence in material availability and production delivery reliability.
Coordinate directly with product managers, customer service and operations management to evaluate and process expedite requests.
Escalates issues to management, make recommendations and implements solutions.
Manage the inventory control function to ensure policy compliance and objectives of accuracy (count, serial, lot, etc.), product protection, timely and correct flow of paperwork and materials, and employee productivity are achieved.
Execute and improve inventory investment processes related to:

Strategic finished goods stocking levels
Excess and Obsolete
Cycle Count Program
Safety Stock

Education and Experience

Minimum of 2 years of work experience in manufacturing production planning, inventory and forecasting.
Build good partnership within organization by exhibiting excellent interpersonal leadership
Detailed oriented and a good problem solver
Ability to prioritize work and handle change management.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Proficient in Microsoft Excel

KGPCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer - M/F/Veteran/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity