Sr. Supply Planner (Manufacturing Site, Grecia)

This is an on-site position at our manufacturing site in Alajuela, Grecia (Evolution Free Zone).

The Senior Supply Planner is responsible for ensuring a smooth and efficient flow of materials to meet production needs. This role involves planning, forecasting, and managing inventory levels to ensure that production processes and product deliveries are optimized, minimizing both excess stock and stockouts. The Senior Supply Planner is responsible for ensuring a smooth and efficient flow of materials to meet production needs. This role involves planning, forecasting, and managing inventory levels to ensure that production processes and product deliveries are optimized, minimizing both excess stock and stockouts.

What you will do:

• Develop production schedules in accordance with sales forecast, inventory targets, as well as equipment and work center capacity.
• Interface with procurement to resolve due date and material shortage issues.
• Work with warehouse personnel to prioritize work order picking.
• Coordinate monthly build plan meetings.
• Participate in the analysis and planning of direct labor and equipment capacity.
• Identify and develop potential solutions to improve production performance and efficiency .
• Generate weekly production status reports.
• Manage and update target work order start and completion dates within ERP.
• Manage the release of work orders for production as per the established schedule.
• Update/maintain ERP work center resource counts.
• Track production performance vs schedule weekly to drive root cause and corrective action on production issues.
• Monitor and manage inventory levels, ensuring the right amount of stock is available while minimizing excess inventory and obsolescence.
• Coordinate the timely ordering of materials and products from suppliers, ensuring timely delivery to meet customer demand.

What you need:

• Good written and verbal communication, organizational skills, and customer-service oriented .
• Strong analytical and planning skills.
• Able to analyze information gathered to identify potential problems or discrepancies.
• Knowledge of supplies, equipment, and/or services ordering and inventory control.
• Strong proficiency in word processing and spreadsheet applications.
• Bachelor’s degree in related field.
• Minimum 3 years of production planning/scheduling experience, preferably within the medical device industry.
• Comprehensive computer skills including Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Experience working with ERP systems, preferably Netsuite.