Capacity Planner jobs in Elgin, IL

Capacity Planner plans, measures, and monitors operating limits and capacities of an organization. Forecasts and plans capacity requirements to ensure alignment with department or unit and determine variance from production schedules, resource levels, and inventory demand. Being a Capacity Planner identifies and troubleshoots production issues or bottlenecks that impact plant capacity. Coordinates with internal stakeholders like engineering, sales, and marketing to understand and develop current and forecasted plans. Additionally, Capacity Planner utilizes manufacturing data and reports to drive key insights into efficiency, production rate, and other performance metrics. Produces reports that evaluate plant capacity and identify areas needing improvement. Recommends process and equipment improvements to optimize production capabilities. Requires a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to a supervisor. The Capacity Planner occasionally directed in several aspects of the work. Gaining exposure to some of the complex tasks within the job function. To be a Capacity Planner typically requires 2 -4 years of related experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)

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Demand Planner / Capacity Analyst
  • Georgia Nut Company
  • Skokie, IL FULL_TIME
  • SUMMARY

    This position is responsible for all sales forecasting and capacity analysis activity for all manufactured items and associated production work centers. The demand planning responsibilities include the annualized sales quantity forecast by item to support the financial budget plan as well as providing monthly inventory stock levels for the GNC Stock and Customer Specific production group items. Inventory stock levels will be determined by the average daily rate of sales for specific days of coverage as well as include new items and / or additional sales of existing items. The capacity analysis responsibilities include the annual capacity load by month by department / work centers to support the financial budget plan as well as providing a rolling capacity load to include new sales and potential new sales opportunities. Capacity loads will be determined by using trend percentages of actual to the financial budget plan, actual production schedules, and overlaying new sales and new sales opportunities. The Demand Planner / Capacity Analyst is the integration point of new sales opportunities and operations scheduling and capacity planning. This position will be involved in financial budget planning and new item commercialization while interacting with sales, production scheduling, product and equipment engineering, and production.


    PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

    • Provides previous year's rollover of actual / forecasted sales by item by customer to the sales group as the starting point of new fiscal year financial sales budget plan
    • Works with sales group on annualized financial sales budget plan adjustments including new and discontinued items, new and discontinued customers, sell price trade agreement adjustments
    • Uploads financial sales budget into system to provide total sales revenue number and machine hours required
    • Uses financial budget machine hours to determine capacity load by month by work center
    • Uses financial budget capacity plan to determine production staffing requirements by work center by department
    • Monthly analyzes sales movement by item of GN Stock and Customer Specific items and identifies trends to determine inventory stock levels required
    • Monthly provides production scheduling with schedule quantities by month for 3 months (covering 4 months of requirements) for all items in the GNC Stock and Customer Specific production groups
    • Weekly involvement in the stage gate commercialization process, reviewing capacity requirements to incorporate potential new opportunities into a rolling quarterly twelve month capacity model
    • Monthly provides sales with quarterly increments of capacity availability over a rolling 12 month period by work center using historical trends to financial plan and layering in new opportunities
    • Monitors and identifies capacity constraints and provides volume justification to support capital investment additional capacity

    KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS

    • 7 years of increasing responsibilities as a production scheduler / demand planner / capacity analyst / project management within a multi-functional "job shop" type food manufacturing environment
    • Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
    • Excellent computer skills and proficient in excel, word, power point, and outlook
    • Experience with ERP / MRP programs / systems
    • Excellent interpersonal skills
    • Team concept (employee empowerment / engagement) management style
    • Excellent time management and organizational skills with the ability to multi task in a fast paced / opportunistic environment
    • Ability to measure / monitor inventory stock levels and capacity demand / availability
    • Strong mathematical and analytical skills
    • Ability to create a future vision and implement strategies towards accomplishing that vision - continuous improvements
    • Ability to analyze a process flow, identify root cause process breakdowns, and implement process changes / improvements / corrective actions
    • Develop goals and objectives; monitor / measure with key performance indicators (KPI’s)
    • Strong leadership skills – providing clear expectations and responsibilities
    • Bachelors degree in Business / Demand Planning / Scheduling

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Capacity Specialist
  • Rush University Medical Center
  • Chicago, IL FULL_TIME
  • Job Title: Capacity Specialist Department: RUMG Administration Shift: 1st Specialty: Scheduling Job Number: 2023-2131 Date Posted: 06/21/2023 Position Type: Administrative/Clerical Job Qualifications:...
  • 10 Days Ago

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Pricing and Capacity Analyst
  • MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company SA
  • Chicago, IL FULL_TIME
  • Pricing and Capacity AnalystMSC USA - Chicago 0.00 - 0.00 USDLooking for a career opportunity but have no experience? At MSC, we are looking for candidates that would like to challenge themselves in t...
  • 18 Days Ago

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Utility Capacity Manager, Supercharger
  • Tesla Motors, Inc.
  • Highland, IL FULL_TIME
  • Utility Capacity Manager, SuperchargerJob CategoryChargingLocationHighland Park, IllinoisReq. ID214654Job TypeFull-timeTesla participates in the E-Verify ProgramWhat to ExpectThe Supercharger Utility ...
  • 2 Days Ago

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Analyst II, Capacity Planning
  • Southern Company
  • Naperville, IL OTHER
  • Gas Supply Operations Analyst I, II, Senior, Lead JOB SUMMARY This Gas Supply Operations position is responsible for capturing and maintaining historical data and developing system load forecasts and ...
  • 11 Days Ago

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Planner
  • Amphenol Energy Technologies
  • Des Plaines, IL FULL_TIME
  • Job Description Summary: As an Amphenol Energy Technologies, the Production Planner is responsible for managing all production order dates, communicating ship plans and working with Operations and Pur...
  • 20 Days Ago

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Transportation Capacity Planner
  • Hispanic/Latino Professionals Association
  • Lake Forest, IL
  • **Transportation Capacity Planner** ** Lake Forest, IL** Employer: Job Type: Full Time **Description** **Job Description...
  • 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Associate Director of Development, Financial Aid (Hybrid work schedule)
  • Northwestern University
  • Evanston, IL
  • Department: Alumni Relations & Development Salary/Grade: EXS/10 Job Summary: Identifies, cultivates & solicits major gif...
  • 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Project Management Specialist
  • PCMI LLC
  • Park Ridge, IL
  • Job Description Job Description Who We Are PCMI (Policy Claim Management International) is a fast-growing, leading provi...
  • 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Customer Service Representative
  • The Boyd Group
  • Orland Park, IL
  • Company: Gerber Collision & Glass WELCOME TO GERBER COLLISION & GLASS Our Team Members Drive Us! Gerber Collision & Glas...
  • 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Operations Trainee
  • Vulcan Materials Company
  • Bartlett, IL
  • Build Your Career. Build America's Future. Vulcan Materials Company is the nation's largest producer of construction agg...
  • 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Transition Specialist
  • Chicago Public Schools
  • Chicago, IL
  • Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is one of the largest school districts in the United States, serving over 320,000 students ...
  • 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Access Specialist II - Remote
  • RUSH Oak Park Hospital
  • Chicago, IL
  • Location: Chicago, IL Hospital: RUSH University Medical Center Department: Rush Access Center - Office Work Type: Full T...
  • 3/26/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Talent Development Specialist
  • Chicago Public Schools
  • Chicago, IL
  • Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is one of the largest school districts in the United States, serving over 320,000 students ...
  • 3/24/2024 12:00:00 AM

Elgin (/ˈɛldʒɪn/ EL-jin) is a city in Cook and Kane counties in the northern part of the U.S. state of Illinois. Located roughly 35 mi (56 km) northwest of Chicago, it lies along the Fox River. As of 2017, the city had an estimated population of 112,456, making it the eighth-largest city in Illinois....
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Income Estimation for Capacity Planner jobs
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