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Production Planner Why WWT? Fueled by creativity and ideation, World Wide Technology strives to accelerate our growth and nurture future innovation. From our world class culture, to our generous benefits, to developing cutting edge technology solutions, WWT constantly works towards its mission of creating a profitable growth company that is a great place to work. We encourage our employees to embrace collaboration, get creative and think outside the box when it comes to delivering some of the most advanced technology solutions for our customers. At a glance, WWT was founded in 1990 in St. Louis, Missouri. We employ over 8,000 individuals and closed nearly $13 Billion in revenue. We have an inclusive culture and believe our core values are the key to company and employee success. WWT is proud to announce that it has been named on the FORTUNE "100 Best Places to Work For®" list for the eleventh consecutive year! Want to work with highly motivated individuals that come together to form high performance team? Come join WWT today! Job Summary A Production Planner manages analytical and transactional work to support the Production Planning and Scheduling elements of WWT's Global Order Operations function. Reporting to leader within Production Planning & Scheduling, an individual in this role manages the production plan and development of schedules to meet the overall demand of the Integration Centers, which includes creative solutioning to mitigate risks or resolve issues related to capacity and customer timelines. This individual works cross functionally and applies a continuous improvement mindset to make recommendations on process and/or system enhancements. Responsibilities
- Promote the World Wide Technology Core Values and Corporate Goals
- Maintains production plan from planning through scheduling/release to execution (assigned by time horizon, work cell and/or level of complexity)
- Performs detailed analysis on the demand picture against material availability, identifies gaps and collaborates with cross-functional teams to provide solutions
- Analyzes capacity plan, maintains changes to the plan and proactively seeks solutions to potential capacity challenges that will resolve schedule issues
- Facilitates dynamic solutioning, as needed, and performs data analysis that influences improvements to the tools, process, and systems.
- Leads daily/weekly, cross-functional meetings, to ensure clarity and alignment across teams, hold teams accountable to key actions required for effective planning and scheduling
- Bachelor's Degree or 2-4 years equivalent industry experience in Production Planning / Scheduling
- 1+ years' experience or technical training in Production Planning and/or Scheduling in the supply chain or manufacturing industry
- Familiarity with supply chain management disciplines and capacity planning is preferred
- Experience in ERP System along with a high proficiency in MS Office Software
- Experience in a fast-paced production environment with various constraints
- Experience in production planning, manufacturing, or supply chain, preferred
- Experience with Microsoft Excel and data analysis
- Enjoys tackling new challenges and seizing the opportunity to deliver results through hard work
- Efficiently and effectively communicates information to promote collaboration and HPT
- Able to convey ideas clearly and succinctly through written communication
- Effectively manages their time to deliver work efficiently
- Always applies a customer service mindset and strives to deliver customer delight
- Persistent and determined in the face of adversity
- Demonstrates effective prioritization skills in an environment with many competing demands
- Possesses a strong intellect with ability to comfortably navigate complex concepts
- Comfortably navigates unstructured and ambiguous situations with flexibility and confidence
- Applies superior critical thinking skills to identify solutions to difficult problems data and make decisions in a fast-changing environment where there is typically risk and ambiguity
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