Demand Production Planner

Georgia-Pacific - Phoenix, AZ

Full-time

Phoenix, AZ

Wood Product Manufacturing

About the position

The Demand Production Planner at Georgia-Pacific's Hummingbird® facility in Phoenix, Arizona, is responsible for managing production planning and inventory control while collaborating with various teams to ensure efficient operations. This role emphasizes adaptability, effective communication, and a commitment to quality and product stewardship within a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Foster a culture based on the Principled Based Management (PBM®) Philosophy.
• Understand overall quality and product stewardship to ensure all team members understand their part and are executing the strategies as required.
• Update production run dates in Plex to maintain accurate Material Requirements Planning (MRP) data.
• Purchase and manage production materials inventory.
• Support management of production materials suppliers.
• Effectively communicate with the team using verbal, written, and electronic communication skills.
• Know and understand all identified Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) and proactively execute action plans to close the gaps.
• Travel to other Georgia-Pacific sites for training and knowledge sharing collaboration.

Requirements

• Experience in production, planning and/or scheduling.
• Experience using SAP or other production planning system.
• Experience working in a manufacturing, industrial, or military environment.
• Experience using Microsoft Office applications (such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc).
• Ability to travel per needs of the business.

Nice-to-haves

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration or Industrial Engineering.
• Experience in supply chain (including planning, scheduling, raw material, procurement, receiving, and shipping).