Production Planner - London, Canada - Glen Dimplex Americas

Glen Dimplex Americas
Glen Dimplex Americas
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London, Canada

1 week ago

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About Us


Focused on leading the transition to a sustainable future, Glen Dimplex Americas is enhancing the moments that matter in life with a commitment to delivering the best design and efficiency in the areas of temperature control and comfort creation.

With operation throughout North America the success of the Glen Dimplex Americas organization is a testament to the strength of our people and investment in innovation and technology.

Our portfolio of industry recognized brands includes Dimplex, Cadet and Faber.

Together these brands provide complete product offerings in the residential and commercial comfort categories, ranging from electric heaters, to fireplaces and controls.


Glen Dimplex Americas is a division of the Glen Dimplex Group - the world's largest manufacturer of electrical heating, which holds significant global market positions in domestic appliances, heating, cooling, ventilation, and renewable energy solutions.

Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland the Glen Dimplex Group privately owns over 40 brands with operations in 80 countries.

Our Values
We Think Customer - we aim to put our customers at the center of everything we do, taking time to understand their needs; creating solutions that meet and exceed their expectations, enhancing everyday moments
We Care About People - we recognize the power of a community with a common purpose; empathizing with others' point of view and acting with integrity to create a safe and healthy environment
We Value Innovation - we are building a better future day by day; developing innovations that will create quality, consumer-centric, sustainable solutions
We Keep it Simple - we make the complex simple by driving out inefficiencies; which enables us to be agile, responsive and to get the job done

The Opportunity
The Production Planner will be responsible to create and maintain a finite schedule for multiple production lines.

Working with the supply planning team, this role will support and provide transparency to internal stakeholders, identify supply risk, and maintain inventory at targeted levels.

The Production Planner will be responsible for planning and preparing production schedules for fabrication, finning, paint, and final assembly.


In this role you will:


PRIMARY JOB FUNCTIONS

  • Create the Master Production Plan for the London Plant. Utilize the production capacity, taking into consideration the forecast, historical sales, and new business opportunities.
  • Plan, organize and schedule production orders for the plant to ensure that the required products are manufactured in time to meet the customer demands.
  • Monitor actual output versus the Master Production Plan. Identify gaps and drive solutions, including a metric on production performance to the requested production schedule.
  • Facilitate morning planning meetings and manage scheduling matters within the Materials department, as well as other departments.
  • Provide daily manpower requirements to production and HR to obtain the necessary headcount to perform desired schedules.
  • Set schedules daily for all equipment and monitor production progress.
  • If bottlenecks occur, define, communicate, agree on, and/or report counter measurements.

SUPPORTING JOB FUNCTIONS

  • Identify the need for freight expedites and provide a written request to the logistics department for execution.
  • Communicate all component shortages to Material Manager for further escalations.
  • Create and execute Purchase Orders and Purchase REQs as required.
  • Work closely with the purchasing team to ensure that inventory is correct and up to date.
  • Monitor inventory against production demands and advise inventory issues.
  • Ensures FIFO rotation is being adhered to
  • Train and correct cycle count practices performed by the team
  • Audit counts and determine items that require recounts.
  • Proactively flags inventory discrepancies and follows up with an investigation to determine the root cause analysis of the Inventory Variance
  • Generate inventory stock reports, discrepancies, and other statistical data.


In addition to the job duties as listed above, GD Americas may require you to perform the duties of other people or require you to perform additional duties from time to time.

You shall perform your duties faithfully and to the best of your abilities and shall devote your time and attention to the business of GD Americas.

What You Need


Required:


Preferred:


  • Bachelor's degree in Materials Management, Supply Chain, Business Administration, or related field preferred.
  • Certification in APICS (Association for Supply Chain Management) and CPIM (Certified in Planning and Inventory Management) an asset.
  • Understand the importance of details. You don't sweat the small stuff and thrive in a fastpaced and everchanging environment.
  • You are team oriented. You understand the importance of a positive attitude, you are always seeking personal and professional growth.
  • You have a good eye for detail, and advanced problem
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