Planner Iii

In our 'always on' world, we believe it's essential to have a genuine connection with the work you do.

We are looking out to for a **Planner** to join our Material planning team in **Goa** This is an Individual contributor role. Activities that ensure the correct and smooth movement of the material from suppliers to production floor and supporting manufacturing process to complete costumers’ orders more efficiently. Primary goal will be balancing the competing objectives to maximize customer service, minimize supply chain costs and better Inventory Controls.

**How You'll Help Us Connect the World**:
Using corporate ERP system (SAP), create material inventory/purchasing plans, capacity plans, based on customer forecasts, current sales, seasonal trends and information received from sales to decrease response time to Customer demands and increase market share.

Maintain this forecast in response to the following situations:

- availability and lead-time of components
- market forces
- increased/reduced demand.
- global corporate inventory policy
- weekly exception report

Work with Local and Global procurement teams to resolve any supply issues resulting in delay to serve customer.

Direct the control processes including measurement of key performance indicators and recommended actions over the supply chain, planning procedures, manufacturing, and distribution. These include metrics for customer service, supply chain costs, and working capital.

Use inventory management tools to improve turns and reduce non-moving inventory. Expect analytical skills to monitor and call out planning issues.

Expedite supplier materials to meet master schedule needs, Liaising with Shipping Agents regarding imports of Air and Ocean Freight, providing VAT Deferment Authorization, delivery schedules and requests.

Liaise with counterparts at other locations to reduce the interval to customers who require high value/low usage components within a short lead times.

Collaborate with other functional areas to improve planning processes, including Manufacturing, Customer Care, Engineering, Logistics, Purchasing, and Product Line Management.

Investigating any discrepancies, using ERP systems, around accuracy of inventory (raw, WIP, finished goods), shipments, returns, and invoices.

Responsible for investigating possible alternative uses of excess and slow-moving stock in order to reduce and eliminate this specific area of inventory and optimize usage of material.

ECR review in CMO and approval/disposition actions.

Daily review of JIT parts coverage and coordinate with vendor.

Release of Subcontract POs and coordination for DC creation, Responsible for DC closure as per the Finance Norms

Responsible for Monthly reconciliation of Subcontract stocks

**Required Qualifications for Consideration**:

- Qualification: Diploma/Bachelor’s in related curriculum such as Engineering
- Preferably 5-8 Years of similar Planning & production experience in a high volume/mix manufacturing environment, ideally filter parts to meet needs, minimum 3 years’ experience of working directly with vendors and planners at sister facilities to acquire parts to meet needs
- Minimum 2-3 years of SAP (MM) / ERP hands on in Material planning

**You Will Excite Us If You Have**:

- Abilities - Can demonstrate experience and skills in understanding and interacting with sales-team, suppliers, and production teams.
- Accurate, decisive, data-driven abilities, to deliver to personal commitments in a complex tight-schedule environment.
- Strong IT skills with a zeal to learn new operating / reporting processes.
- Very good communication skills in English language
- Strong PC skills required (MS Office) required.
- Significant experience with ERP and reporting tools required, SAP preferred required.

**Why CommScope?**

CommScope is on a quest to deliver connectivity that empowers how we live, work, and learn. Our employees push the boundaries of communications technology that enables groundbreaking discoveries like 5G, the Internet of Things, and gigabit speeds for everyone, everywhere. With our unmatched expertise in copper, fiber, and wireless infrastructure, our global clients rely on us to outperform today and be ready for the needs of tomorrow.