Production Planning Analyst
National Black MBA Association, Knoxville, TN, United States
Production Planning Analyst
Collaborate with Innovative 3Mers Around the World.
The Impact You’ll Make in this Role
Planning and scheduling of production work centers, monitor work center output to meet customer requirements and improve work center operational efficiency.
Strong written or oral communication with Production Planning, Lean Value Stream, and Operations Team members along with active participation in the Tier process.
Working closely with the business to understand customer requirements and forecasts. Working closely with the manufacturing team, value stream leadership, and Supply Planners to determine how best to prioritize and resolve supply constraints and balance service, inventory, and cost to meet business targets.
Parameter Management: optimizing and maintaining production lot sizes, production cycles and safety stocks to deliver the desired balance between inventory and service.
Managing capacity including identifying, resolving, and escalating production constraints. Managing assigned working and non‑working inventories to maintain compliance and achieve inventory investment targets.
Executing the production planning standard work utilizing supply chain tools, IT systems, and processes. Providing a high degree of planning analysis to support data‑driven decision making.
Identifies, leads, and participates in Continuous Improvement projects that improve customer service, inventory investment, flow, and supply chain efficiency.
Your Skills and Expertise
Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start).
Additional Qualifications That Could Help You Succeed
Bachelor’s degree or higher in Supply Chain, Operations Management, and/or Business Analytics from an accredited institution.
ASCM (APICS) CPIM certification is preferred. If not completed at the time this position is assumed, the certification will become part of the employee professional development plan as agreed between management and the employee.
Two (2) years combined experience in supply chain, planning, logistics, and/or manufacturing in a private, public, government or military environment.
Experience with SAP ERP Software.
3M systems experience (Factory Planner, PMCS/IMES, Peoplesoft).
Experience in Production Planning.
Knowledge of Supply Planning (SP), Demand Planning (DP), and Integrated Business Planning (IBP) processes.
Strong data mining, data analysis, problem‑solving, and decision‑making skills.
Advanced Microsoft Suite experience.
Strong leadership, communication, interpersonal, and self‑motivational skills.
Experience working on cross‑functional teams.
Experience utilizing Lean and Six Sigma / Continuous Improvement methodologies.
Work location:
On-site at 3M Knoxville, IA.
Travel:
May include up to 5% domestic/international.
Relocation Assistance:
May be authorized.
Must be legally authorized to work
in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).
Safety is a core value at 3M. All employees are expected to contribute to a strong Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) culture by following safety policies and engaging in continuous improvement.
3M does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
The expected compensation range for this position is $84,595 – $103,394, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay if eligible.
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Collaborate with Innovative 3Mers Around the World.
The Impact You’ll Make in this Role
Planning and scheduling of production work centers, monitor work center output to meet customer requirements and improve work center operational efficiency.
Strong written or oral communication with Production Planning, Lean Value Stream, and Operations Team members along with active participation in the Tier process.
Working closely with the business to understand customer requirements and forecasts. Working closely with the manufacturing team, value stream leadership, and Supply Planners to determine how best to prioritize and resolve supply constraints and balance service, inventory, and cost to meet business targets.
Parameter Management: optimizing and maintaining production lot sizes, production cycles and safety stocks to deliver the desired balance between inventory and service.
Managing capacity including identifying, resolving, and escalating production constraints. Managing assigned working and non‑working inventories to maintain compliance and achieve inventory investment targets.
Executing the production planning standard work utilizing supply chain tools, IT systems, and processes. Providing a high degree of planning analysis to support data‑driven decision making.
Identifies, leads, and participates in Continuous Improvement projects that improve customer service, inventory investment, flow, and supply chain efficiency.
Your Skills and Expertise
Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start).
Additional Qualifications That Could Help You Succeed
Bachelor’s degree or higher in Supply Chain, Operations Management, and/or Business Analytics from an accredited institution.
ASCM (APICS) CPIM certification is preferred. If not completed at the time this position is assumed, the certification will become part of the employee professional development plan as agreed between management and the employee.
Two (2) years combined experience in supply chain, planning, logistics, and/or manufacturing in a private, public, government or military environment.
Experience with SAP ERP Software.
3M systems experience (Factory Planner, PMCS/IMES, Peoplesoft).
Experience in Production Planning.
Knowledge of Supply Planning (SP), Demand Planning (DP), and Integrated Business Planning (IBP) processes.
Strong data mining, data analysis, problem‑solving, and decision‑making skills.
Advanced Microsoft Suite experience.
Strong leadership, communication, interpersonal, and self‑motivational skills.
Experience working on cross‑functional teams.
Experience utilizing Lean and Six Sigma / Continuous Improvement methodologies.
Work location:
On-site at 3M Knoxville, IA.
Travel:
May include up to 5% domestic/international.
Relocation Assistance:
May be authorized.
Must be legally authorized to work
in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).
Safety is a core value at 3M. All employees are expected to contribute to a strong Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) culture by following safety policies and engaging in continuous improvement.
3M does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
The expected compensation range for this position is $84,595 – $103,394, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay if eligible.
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