Senior Manufacturing Planner

This role is pivotal in ensuring efficient material flow and production alignment across a dynamic manufacturing environment. Following recent organizational changes, the position now includes full responsibility for post-placement Purchase Order (PO) management, significantly expanding its operational impact.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage production schedules that align with customer demand, inventory goals, and manufacturing capacity.
• Oversee post-placement PO activities:
  • Expedite critical materials to meet production deadlines.
  • Adjust delivery schedules in response to evolving production needs.
  • Resolve invoice discrepancies in collaboration with Finance and Procurement.
  • Address receiving issues and coordinate with warehouse and suppliers.
• Partner with cross-functional teams including Procurement, Manufacturing, Engineering, and Quality to ensure timely material availability and issue resolution.
• Monitor and respond to material shortages, lead time fluctuations, and supply chain disruptions.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance planning efficiency and supply chain agility.
• Maintain ERP system accuracy related to material planning and cost standards.

Required skills/experience:

• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in a Supply Chain related position, ideally in a low-volume, high-mix production environment.
• Proficiency in MRP/ERP Systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle) ideally SAP.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities and solve complex problems.
• Proficiency inMicrosoft 365, with a strong emphasis onExcelfor data analysis, scheduling, and reporting.
• Familiarity with Power BIis a plus for creating dashboards and visualizing production and inventory metrics.
• Familiarity withPower Automateis a plus, especially for streamlining planning workflows and automating routine tasks such as expediting.
• Experience in the railroad or heavy industrial sector is highly desirable.

Education:

Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering or a business related field or equivalent experience

Language:
English

Benefits
Hitachi Railemployees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package including Competitive Pay, Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance, Short & Long Term Disability, Life & Accident Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts,a RetirementSavings Plan, and Paid Vacation. We also offer a number of Work/Life Programs such as Flextime and a variety of Training and Development opportunities.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those under consideration will be contacted. Join us atwww.hitachirail.com/careers

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