Production Planner

Job Description:

Choosing where to start and grow your career has a major impact on your professional and personal life, so it’s equally important you know that the company that you choose to work at, and its leaders, will support and guide you. With a diversity of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with other curious, creative 3Mers. 3M is seeking a Production Planner for its Supply Chain team located in London, Canada.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role 
As a Production Planner, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by: 

• Create production and procurement schedules for area of responsibility
• Identifying and leading cross functional projects across the business to effectively drive improvements in service, cost, and inventory
• Utilizing Supply Chain tools and processes to make data-driven decisions to improve service, inventory turns, and non-working inventory
• Provides a high degree of planning analysis to support decision making
• Publishes and presents service and inventory metrics and results
• Analyzes capacity to determine equipment loading and resources required
• Works closely with the business unit to understand customer requirements and forecasts. 
• Works closely with manufacturing to ensure alignment to business requirements by setting and maintaining target inventory levels and lead times
• Actively manage working and non-working inventories in assigned businesses to maintain compliance and achieve inventory investment target

Your Skills and Expertise   

To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start)
• One (1) combined year of experience working with Supply Chain, Logistics, Engineering and/or SAP in a private, public or government environment

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include: 

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Supply Chain, Operations and/or Business
• Two (2) or more years of experience in Supply Chain within a manufacturing plant
• 3M systems experience (Peoplesoft, ERP / SAP) & BT knowledge
• History of successfully applying business knowledge to support business needs and goals
• Initiates, leads, and implements the process of supply chain problem identification and resolution
• Advanced Microsoft Suite skills
• Excellent written & oral communication skills, presentation skills, and interpersonal skills including the ability to influence others and work effectively in a team environment
• Business Transformation or SAP experience
• Strong desire to advance in the Supply Chain field

Work location:

• On-site, London Canada

Travel: May include up to 5% domestic/international

Relocation Assistance: Not authorized 

3M Canada welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

We work to reflect the diversity of our global customers, suppliers and channel partners, and build on each individual employee’s abilities.

At 3M, we know that inclusion is the key to unlocking the power of our diversity. An inclusive culture is one that supports and appreciates differences and provides fair and equal opportunities for everyone. It’s a place where people realize they are respected for their whole and unique selves, and that they belong. Inclusion leads to engagement, which in turn fosters the collaboration, creativity and innovation that drive long-term growth – for 3M as well as for our people and our teams.

Please note: your application may not be considered if you do not provide your education and work history, either by: 1) uploading a resume, or 2) entering the information into the application fields directly.

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