The Planner is responsible for the full life cycle of the woven belting and heavy-duty filter cloth value streams from scheduling the appropriate amount of material to planning the production orders to fulfill the customer delivery date. The Planner will also collaborate with internal teams such as Sales, Customer Service, Logistics and Production to efficiently plan capacity and revenue goals. 

This role is not eligible for sponsorship or relocation. Candidate must live in Minneapolis, MN area.

• Analyze and forecast inventory needs to maintain optimal stock levels.
• Generates and analyzes capacity report for assigned production area, working with production to resolve capacity constraints.
• Create and implement improvements to streamline processes and improve efficiency in supply chain management.
• Identify gaps to goals and collaboratively adjust production plan to help close the gap to reach revenue.
• Collaborate with production supervisors, Engineering and Logistics to ensure availability of capacity, materials and resources for planned orders.
• Maintains data integrity of Planning documents to ensure the data is always accurate and the material supply equals the demand.
• Creates purchase orders for materials, components, equipment and services in a cost-effective and timely manner.
• Identify and monitor material shortages and implement corrective action to support production.

Education and Experience:      

• Bachelors degree in Business, Supply Chain or related field preferred.   
• 3 years of experience in logistics, supply chain management or related field required.
• Experience with Microsoft Business Central, Power BI, Microsoft Excel preferred.

Other skills and abilities:

• Ability to handle ambiguity
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to make data-driven decisions.
• Strong communication skills written and orally with internal and external customers.
• Strong attention to detail and organization skills