Sr. Planner

Title: Sr. Planner

Department: Costa Rica Materials Management

Job Summary
The person in this position is responsible for planning both inventory components and manufactured products for the Costa Rica manufacturing site, ensuring proper inventory levels are maintained to meet production needs while keeping within inventory guidance from RWC HQ, and ensuring satisfactory fulfillment of products ordered by the RWC HQ.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Monitors ERP action messages for Planner 05 (manufactured items)
• Creates work orders for manufactured items
• Monitors shop floor activity and QA releases to ensure materials needed for production and shipping are available
• Coordinates outbound shipments with RWC HQ and warehouse
• Maintains ERP system planning factors in the Item Master files to ensure proper MRP for all inventory items.
• In conjunction with the Buyer, routinely review and update safety stock and lead time parameters for inventory and non-inventory items
• Maintains appropriate metrics related to inventory, production to plan, and customer service, analyzing these metrics to identify trends, determine root causes, and initiating action to address negative trends.
• Ensure compliance of the organization's management systems to guarantee effectiveness and adherence to established policies, standards, and regulatory requirements.

Experience

• At least 3 years of planning-related experience in a regulated industry, medical device preferred
• Well-versed in the use of MRP functionality in ERP software, QAD preferred
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel
• APICS or CPSM certification desirable

Skills & Knowledge

• Fluent in written and verbal English and Spanish
• Bachelor's Degree in Business/Finance/Engineering/Operations Management or equivalent work experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Working knowledge of industry-standard planning and inventory management methods & techniques
• Understanding of business and financial impact of planning decisions
• Sound judgment and decision making, problem solving, flexibility, assertiveness, resilience, and strong quality orientation
• Ability to influence, excellent follow through and organization skills
• Ability to work in a fast paced and changing environment to accomplish goals while multitasking
• Ability to manage multiple tasks, with a customer-focused sense of urgency
• This position resides at the Costa Rica manufacturing site with possible occasional travel to the US corporate HQ