Title:  Senior Associate, Production Liaison

Job Title:  Production Planner (Production Liaison)

Job ID: 28555

Job Location: Orange, VA

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

 We are currently seeking a Senior Associate, Production Scheduler (Liaison) to join our team in Culpepper, Virginia. You will be a part of our Scheduling and Material Planning team which networks across all departments and plays a key role from proposal to product delivery. We are looking for a highly analytical, self-motivated, and organized individual. A successful candidate for this position will have a strong background in MRP/ERP (SAP, Oracle). A good understanding loading a Master Production Schedule that supports contractual/sales/program needs. Is able to determine bottlenecks, constraints, and resource issues through the use of ERP and other capacity analysis tools. Is familiar with BOM structure in a production and new product introduction environment.

Essential Functions:

• Manages and provides dispatch reports to operations areas (Manufacturing, Quality, and Assembly floor).
• Performs comprehensive schedule assessments and identifies schedule risk at the operation level.
• Responsible for MRP output for their respective programs.
• Works with Operations Managers or Supervisors on work orders that are past due and adjusts them accordingly.
• Works with Production Scheduling, Supply Chain and Operations to ensure the ERP system is in alignment with production build plans.
• Partners with Planning, Operations, and scheduling to ensure the Master Production Schedule reflects what is in the Program Integrated Master Schedule (IMS).
• Understands key metric outputs and can articulate discrepancies and drive gaps to closure.
• Works to achieve operational targets with moderate impact on departmental results. Contributes to the completion of specific programs and projects. Exerts some influence on the overall objectives of the project.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related Production Planning/Scheduling experience. Graduate Degree or equivalent with 0 to 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 6 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Prior Oracle/Delmia/Windchill experience.
• Willingness to learn Material Requirements Planning (MRP) and Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) such as Delmia, ASCP, Oracle Enterprise Business Suite, etc.
• Exceptional verbal, written and presentation skill, as well as the ability to effectively interface with all levels of personnel expected.
• ERP/MRP Experience Oracle is preferred but experience with any major MRP system is a plus.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Project, Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Experience with Integrated Master Schedules or Microsoft Project
• Good communication and interpersonal skills with a hands-on approach to process improvements.