Senior Production Planner

Waters - Milford, MA

Full-time - Mid Level

Milford, MA

5,001-10,000 employees

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

The Senior Production Planner at Waters Corporation is a key role within the Milford Manufacturing team, responsible for managing production schedules to support manufacturing and new product introduction plans. This position requires collaboration with various departments to ensure plan attainment, delivery performance, and inventory management, ultimately ensuring product availability for customers. The role demands strong leadership, problem-solving skills, and the ability to drive organizational success in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for production schedules utilizing SAP APO and ensuring on-time delivery of product to our primary distribution centers
• Ensure accurate and executable production plan accounting for capacity and lead-time constraints
• Execute discrete production plan that supports forecast, which includes issuing of production orders, rework orders, and managing outstanding demand
• Liaise with internal customers regularly to align on priorities, commitments, constraints and recovery plans
• Support new product development and introductions and successful transition to volume manufacturing
• Review and approve ECRs from a supply chain perspective and execute on follow-up actions as required
• Actively manage finished goods inventory pipeline at plant level in line with KPIs
• Lead initiatives to improve and optimize planning processes and systems resulting in enhanced supply delivery and efficient coordination of materials and resources used in manufacturing processes.

Requirements

• BA/BS in Supply Chain related field required
• Minimum 4 years related experience in production planning and inventory management in a manufacturing environment
• APICS CPIM certification or equivalent highly desired
• Advanced proficiency with SAP APO and Microsoft applications required
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, verbal, written and presentation skills
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and drive corrective actions
• Strong leadership skills, self-directed and the ability to make independent decisions
• Experience with New Product Introduction (NPI) processes
• Familiarity with cGMP, ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 13485:2016 is desired.

Benefits

• EAP, Physical Therapist, and a clinic with a dedicated nurse practitioner is onsite
• Tuition reimbursement
• Team environment
• Competitive pay