Production 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 sensorsswitches to fuses and morewe 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 to the Production Planning Supervisor Manager, you as a Production Planner will be responsible for maximizing service levels while minimizing inventory levels, requisitioning of both purchased and manufactured component materials, expediting materials through production and the analysis of materials and the releasing of plans to plants.About the job:- Interface with Sales and Customer Service with regard to servicing and prioritizing customer orders as needed.- Analyze inventories to maintain lowest possible inventory level while still meeting customer order requirements and service levels (Fill Rates).- Analyze demand forecasts for products provided by Demand Management Group.- Establish master production schedules for finished good parts within capacity constraints.- Requisition purchased materials to meet Master Production Scheduling in quantity and timing.- Work directly with schedulers and production staff to establish business rules for order priorities and expedites.- Provide individual plants/production schedulers with weekly build schedule.- Planner will be responsible for checking material availability of all components prior to order firming.- Planner in conjuction with team leaders will be responsible for communicating issues out past the planning horizon that will have a significant impact on the plant scheduling operations.- Allow no past due’s in the production schedule and expedite late STO’s / Planned orders.- Investigate root cause to fill rate failures and ensure appropriate corrective actions are initiated and track solutions are executed on schedule.About you:- Bachelor or university degree- Background and understanding of supply chain management principles such as (but not limited to) Production Planning, Inventory Control Techniques, Material Planning, Purchasing, Forecasting, and Logistics is vital for person to successfully navigate the diverse business departments.- English.- Up to one year of experience.- Knowledge of BOM usage, structures and where used functionality.- Familiarity with manufacturing assembly process.- Familiarity with Lean manufacturing.- Familiarity with basic supply chain.- High attention to detail.- Strong communication skills.- Strong technical skills.- Strong analytical skills knowledge in MS Office Package.- Preferred SAP.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, Integrity, Innovation, Teamwork and Results Driven - 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.We offer a competitive salary package and a variety of benefits, including as well as development opportunities like internal Lean Six Sigma Certification.LF-PFC