Planner

Littelfuse is one of America’s Best Mid‑Sized Companies (Forbes) and has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Illinois (Best Companies Group) for 11 consecutive years. With its global headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Littelfuse is a leading, global manufacturer of electronic components serving more than 100,000 end customers across industrial, transportation, and electronics end markets. We have more than 17,000 employees with operations in 15 countries. From semiconductors to sensors… switches to fuses and more… we produce billions of electronic components that help our customers empower a sustainable, connected, and safer world. In 2021, Littelfuse had net sales of $2.1 billion. Reporting directly to the Senior Planning Supervisor, you as a Planner I will be responsible for ensuring a balanced production plan aligned with customer requirements and business needs, while maintaining optimal inventory levels and accurate planning systems. You will play a key role in customer and supplier coordination, ensuring service expectations are met and exceeded through effective communication, analysis, and execution. You will support production and material planning activities, maintain updated operational metrics, and provide reliable information to enable timely and data‑driven decision‑making. Your role will require strong analytical skills, numerical agility, and the ability to anticipate risks within planning systems to ensure continuity of supply and customer satisfaction. About the Job: Plan production and material requirements based on customer demand, following established procedures and planning guidelines. Provide customer and supplier service, ensuring timely communication, accurate information, and effective resolution of delivery commitments. Send future demand forecasts to suppliers and service providers to enable improved service levels and proactive capacity planning. Maintain planning systems and ERP data updated with the latest customer and supplier information, identifying and analyzing potential variations. Monitor and maintain defined operational metrics, providing information required to support management decision‑making. Negotiate delivery dates with customers based on supplier lead times and material availability. Coordinate with Production to review special shipping plans and scheduling requirements when necessary. Anticipate material purchases even when not generated by MRP, when system anomalies are identified and supported by cycle counts, BOM reviews, or supplier shortage risk notifications. Participate directly in compliance with ISO14001, ISO45001, ISO9001, IATF, CELC, and C‑TPAT standards, supporting sustainable processes and workplace safety initiatives. Exercise authority to stop processes or activities that pose imminent risks to health, safety, or product quality. Collaborate effectively with cross‑functional teams to support planning, production, quality, and supply chain objectives. Location: Matamoros, Tamaulipas. About You: Strong customer service orientation with the ability to meet and exceed service expectations. Experience in production and material planning within a manufacturing environment. Highly analytical with strong mathematical and numerical skills, capable of managing conflict and resolving planning challenges. Effective communication skills across all organizational levels. Results‑oriented mindset with a strong sense of urgency. Advanced conversational English. Basic knowledge of safety and hygiene principles. Knowledge of ERP systems (applicable within Littelfuse). Proficiency in Microsoft Office, with advanced Excel skills required. Ability to work collaboratively in cross‑functional environments while maintaining accountability for planning outcomes. Littelfuse strives to empower associate growth and development in a culture of ongoing collaboration and respect for diverse global perspectives and expertise. Our Core Values — Customer Focus, Teamwork, Results‑Driven, Integrity, and Innovation — support us on our mission to improve the safety, reliability, efficiency, and performance of our customers’ products and systems. We are an equal opportunity employer that takes pride in giving every associate the means and courage to make a difference — everywhere, every day. #J-18808-Ljbffr