Job Description

We are a manufacturing company in the Greater Boston area and are looking for a Buyer  Production Planner If you are looking to join a stable, long standing, profitable company in the area and sees continued growth year over year and you have background in manufacturing, supply chain, and buyer / production planning this may be the opportunity for you!

As our new Production Planner / Buyer, you will:

• Effectively plan the daily & weekly production of the Company to achieve targeted financial performance objectives
• Work with all production, production support, sales, and accounting functions to effectively produce on target production plans
• Send out purchase orders (POs)
• Properly and effectively manage inventory levels for both, raw materials and components to ensure Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) system accurately reflects min/max levels and customer demands can be met
• Proactively meet and work with finance and manufacturing management team to ensure operational & financial performance objectives are defined, understood and achieved
• Promptly communicate, document, and maintain product information, production schedules, and operational objectives on a daily, weekly and monthly basis and is able to update as required
• Additional responsibilities as required by management

Qualifications of our next Production Planner /Analyst

• Minimum AS degree, Bachelor's preferred
• 3+ years experience in production planning
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing principles 
• Strong ERP, MS Office Suite, computer skills
• Able to understand customer demand schedule and be proactive for such
• Manufacturing, operations procedures, math skills, and time management
• Able to stand for long periods of time - you will be monitoring all facets of production daily!
• Reports to VP, Manufacturing

What's in it for you as our next Production Planner / Buyer

• Comprehensive Benefits Package
• Paid time off
• Competitive Salary
• Opportunity for continued career growth with an industry leader!