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Junior Production Planner

$65,000 - $70,000

Franklin, MA

Direct Hire!

Kelly Services in partnership with a global producer of packaging solutions, is seeking a Junior Production Planner . The Junior Planner plays a vital role in daily planning and driving production with maximum productivity. This position ensures timely delivery of customer orders by overseeing the production process, coordinating machine operations, and monitoring worker activities. The Junior Planner also provides lead times for new orders, forecasts and issues purchase orders for raw materials, and collaborates with planning and sales teams to address potential delivery delays.

Responsibilities:

• Provide lead times for new orders received.

• Compile daily planning, optimizing productivity and scheduling production phases.

• Utilize ERP system to create production orders.

• Provide weekly updates on the expected readiness date for ongoing production.

• Identify potential delivery problems and collaborate with planning and sales teams to find solutions.

• Coordinate with the planning team and Operations to address machine or personnel issues.

• Input production specifications, quality requirements, and customer orders.

• Support logistics by loading received base paper into the system.

• Assist in creating articles on the ERP system.

• Analyze production needs to generate purchase forecasts.

• Create and manage call-off/purchase orders for raw materials based on production requirements.

• Utilize ERP system to create purchase orders and communicate with suppliers regarding forecasts and raw material arrivals.

• Use Excel, including Pivot tables, for daily tasks such as inventory checks and sales order progress.

• Analyze inventory, purchase, and sales data to inform S&OP strategies.

• Maintain inventory levels (RM/WIP/FP) within target and provide explanations for any deviations.

• Collaborate closely with other departments, including quality and CSA.

• Maintain a customer-driven approach and work well under pressure.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, engineering, or a related field preferred.

• Minimum of 2 years of planning or supply chain experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably in the paper or packaging industry.

• Highly organized with excellent multitasking, prioritization, and time management skills.

• Experience in creating and tracking KPIs.

• Proficiency in MS Office, especially Pivot Tables in Excel.

• Experience with an ERP or MRP system, preferably Microsoft AX.

Helping you discover what’s next in your career is what we’re all about, so let’s get to work. Apply to be a Junior Production Planner today!

Please send resumes or questions to Lisa at lise129@kellyservices.com .

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here (https://www.mykelly.com/help-support-working-with-kelly-us/#Benefits) for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

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Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly’s Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment.

Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly’s Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment.