Yaskawa is currently seeking a Supply Planning Analyst A to be responsible for all planning, purchasing and/or scheduling related activities to maintain on time delivery
performance levels within assigned product lines to support the business plan and customer expectations. Assists with the establishment of the Corporate Sales & Operations Plan and execution of the plan. Communicates requirements to internal and external customer base, monitors performance to targets and works with supply base to achieve short lead times with high inventory turns and high customer fulfillment rates. Works with supply base on improvement action plans as deemed appropriate.
The successful candidate will be able to meet customer KPIs for customer fulfillment and inventory metrics through participation in the S&OP process. The candidate will also align stocking strategies based on forecast accuracy, production capacity and supplier performance. Along with reviewing MRP on assigned product lines to obtain optimal inventory levels and resolve related issues including expediting product to meet customer expectations. This role will perform all planner/buyer tasks with supply base and maintain ongoing communications in relation to purchase order placement, expedites, product quality (MRN's), CPAR's, ECO's, lead time reductions, costing discrepancies and vendor performance. More specifically, we are looking for someone who:
- Possesses a degree in business or related field. Operations Management or Supply Chain concentrations preferred.
- Has a minimum of four years experience in Supply Chain as a Planner, Buyer and/or Production Scheduler.
- Minimum of four years experience in Material Requirements Planning Systems.
- SAP experience highly preferred.
- APICS certification preferred (CPIM/CIRM) and/or ISM/NAPM certification (CPM).
- Has strong PC skills, creative problem solving abilities, attention to detail and accuracy.
Some key advantages of working at Yaskawa include: career opportunities in diverse areas, a highly competitive benefit package, including a generous 401(K) plan, profit sharing, corporate wide bonus plan and educational assistance program offering up to $10,000 a year for graduate courses. Additional information regarding the benefit package can be found at the following link.
https://www.yaskawa.com/about-us/careers/benefits
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Skills Required
- Degree in business or related field
- Operations Management or Supply Chain concentration
- Minimum of four years experience in Supply Chain as a Planner, Buyer and/or Production Scheduler
- Minimum of four years experience in Material Requirements Planning systems
- SAP experience
- APICS (CPIM/CIRM) and/or ISM/NAPM (CPM) certification
- Strong PC skills, creative problem solving, attention to detail and accuracy
What We Do
Yaskawa America, Inc. - Drives & Motion Division manufactures industrial control and automation products. It offers industrial AC drives, commercial HVAC drives, spindle drives and motors, servo systems and motion controllers, medium voltage switches, breakers, contactors, and low voltage industrial control products. The company’s products are used in air handler, blanking/shearing press, cartoner, clean room fan, compressor, conveyor, cooling tower fan, decanter centrifuge, engine dynamometer, extruder, grinder, injection molding, labeler, lathe, linear flying shear, machine tool, metalforming, mixer, pump, rotary knife, rotary placer, rotary table indexer, screw feeder, synch-belt, vibration feeder, water condenser chiller, and winding applications. It serves automotive, building automation, chemical/petrochemical, converting, food and beverage, machine tool, material handling, metal forming, packaging, pharmaceutical, plastics and rubber, and textile industries. Yaskawa America, Inc. - Drives and Motion Division began operations in 1967 and is headquartered in Waukegan, Illinois. Yaskawa America, Inc. - Drives and Motion Division operates as a subsidiary of Yaskawa Electric Corporation.








