Job Description
Join Plymouth Tube, a company with over 100 years of manufacturing excellence, where your planning expertise will directly impact customer satisfaction, operational efficiency, and business success.
As a Site Planner, you will play a critical role in balancing customer demand, production capacity, inventory levels, and raw material availability. Working closely with operations, sales, purchasing, and finance, you'll help ensure the right materials are available at the right time to keep our mill running efficiently and our customers satisfied.
Site Planner – Core Responsibilities:
• Adheres to and models all site and corporate Safety, Environmental, and Regulatory requirements
• Ensures supply of material to support demand which may include assisting in resolving shortages, assisting in allocations of limited materials, and preventing potential schedule interruptions
• Ensures gaps in ability to supply are addressed, scenarios established and issues appropriately escalated
• Works with manufacturing to help create production plans that meets inventory targets for finished goods and customer requested delivery dates
◦ Sets the weekly production schedule which is approved by mill operations
◦ Adjusts the daily production schedule based off of previous day’s results and anticipated capacity requirements for the remainder of the week
• Analyzes schedule adherence, inventory and forecasting performance and identifies process improvements
• Participates in weekly planning meetings in addition to monthly Supply Reviews as part of the S&OP process
• Supports introduction of new products and product discontinuation
• Works cross functionally with all areas of the business, i.e.: Sales & Marketing, Finance, Operations, Demand Planning and Purchasing to solve problems and identify business improvement opportunities
• Leverage system settings and parameters to drive planning efficiency
• Manage Schedule Agreements and/or Purchase Orders for inbound finished goods and assemblies
• Communicates supply position to the business and performs “what if” analyses as required
• Maintains planning system and master data integrity as well as keeps assigned documentation updated following all departmental policies, corporate procedures and work instructions
• Contributes to business process definition and documentation and generally supports Supply Chain performance improvement plans
• Manages and controls the finished goods supply to ensure customer demand fulfillment is balanced with service, delivery and inventory
Key Metric Accountability (Tracks and Owns Status)
• Daily schedule adherence (at the mill order level)
• Weekly schedule adherence (at the mill order level and in absolute feet for key plant resources)
• Order backlog by days past due, value, order quantity
• Order backlog by key resource and absolute feet
• Inventory turns
Qualifications and Education Requirements:
• Desired: Bachelor’s Degree in supply chain management or Business Management plus 1+ years of Supply Chain/Master Scheduling experience
or
3+ years progressive experience in Supply Chain/Master Scheduling role with proven and documented success in lieu of a degree
or
Commensurate experience within a discrete manufacturing environment similar to a Plymouth Tube mill
• ASCM (APICS) certification preferred or attained within the first year in the role
Additional Requirements
• Lean Manufacturing/Continuous Improvement experience a must
• ERP System experience a plus
• Ability to work within and experience with MRP and Shop floor Control Systems
• Proficiency with MS Office applications (i.e. Word, Excel, Outlook, advanced Excel)
• Demonstrates proficiency in use of a computer and various programs—including Microsoft Excel.
• Understands how to document production goals and deviations from these goals on a regular basis.
• Shows the ability to understand customer demand and how to optimize production schedules to meet customer demand.
• Acts as a liaison between vendors, customers, laborers and other departments within the company.
• Works efficiently under pressure and helps motivate employees to meet demands.
Competencies that will make you successful
• Strong planning and scheduling skills with the ability to balance customer needs, capacity, and inventory.
• Sound judgment and decision-making abilities.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Customer-focused mindset with a strong sense of urgency and accountability.
• Ability to identify issues, solve problems, and drive continuous improvement.
• Commitment to safety, teamwork, and operational excellence.
Additional Information:
Plymouth Tube Company has retained a recruiter for this position. We are not accepting submissions from additional recruiters or recruiting agencies. Interested candidates should apply directly.
Plymouth Tube is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Disability/Veteran