Production Planner - Military veterans preferred

Other information:Are you a customer centric individual looking for a growth-focused company? Do you have a passion and drive to continuously improve processes, procedures and employees in order to meet operational excellence? Do you want to take that passion and work for a World-Class organization? Then apply today to Ashley Furniture – the World’s Largest Furniture Manufacturer and the number one retailer of furniture and bedding in the United States! Since 1945, our teamwork, systems and desire to continuously improve demonstrates a company whose passion is put into every action. Production Planner What Will You Do? You will develop, coordinate and execute schedules by tracking production capacity and material availability to achieve optimum production efficiency.This position will recommend schedule adjustments as needed to maximize production progress, labor and material availability. You will utilize the Supply Chain Management System to create a manufacturing schedule, plan, edit and release manufacturing component Part orders, with the goals of minimizing excess work-in-process and finished component inventories.This will allow a final assembly schedule to be executed at or above schedule completion goals considering production process, labor and material availability. What Do You Need?2 years’ experience in manufacturing or inventory related area, Required Supervisory/Management experience Supply Chain Management Methods ? Capacity planning and production flowFundamental understanding of MAPICS, MRP, MRP II and Theory ConstraintsDirect knowledge of principles, practices and methods of materials management and related disciplines, including:bill of material (BOM); capacity requirements planning (CRP); capacity management; cycling counting; inventory management (IM); just-in-time (JIT); Kanban; manufacturing resource planning (MPR II); master production scheduling (MPS); material requirements planning (MRP); repetitive manufacturing; order management;supply chain management and shop floor reporting systemsUnderstanding of fundamental manufacturing methods: Bill of Materials, Routings, Item Master, Item Warehouse, Standards and Item TypesFundamental knowledge of Warehouse Management System and the AS400 Transfer SystemKnowledge of Zebra printer operation to generate production labelsDocument management systemsHandle multiple projects simultaneously within established time constraintsProficient computer skills, including experience with Microsoft Office Suite, internetWorking knowledge of Continuous Improvement and Lean ManufacturingHigh School diploma or equivalent,RequiredWho Are We?·We offer competitive pay and excellent benefits!·We are a multi-billion dollarcompany and the largest manufacturer of furniture in theworld, andoffer one of the industry’s broadest product assortments at over 20,000 storefronts in 123 countries.·Growth-Focused is one of our core values, and we are dedicated to helping you grow with us through training, mentoring, and coaching as well as investing in the latest design tools, production equipment and new technologies.·Environmental efforts are a priority as we continually seek to recycle, reuse and replenish every day.·Millions of dollars are contributed annually to local and national charities as we seek to improve the lives of people around the world.