Job Description

At Syngenta, our goal is to build the most collaborative and trustworthy team in agriculture, providing top-quality seeds and innovative crop protection solutions that improve farmers' success. To support this mission, Syngenta's Formulation Fill and Pack Team is seeking an Asset Planner in St Gabriel, LA. This role will work with supply chain teams to develop the best production options for FF&P and A.I. production at the St. Gabriel Plant by delivering daily, weekly, and monthly production plans.

The Asset Planner will be responsible for creating and maintaining detailed manufacturing schedules to satisfy supply requirements for formulation and packaging units within SAP. Also performing vendor scheduling activities requiring SAP-MRP transactions for production planning, material scheduling and receipts, master data management, production reporting, and analysis of consumption against standards for St. Gabriel production units. This position is a liaison for communication of production schedules and material delivery status to supply chain stakeholders in Greensboro and St. Gabriel Plant.

Accountabilities:

• Create daily production schedules for formulations and packaging based on demands in SAP for saleable finished goods and availability of all key AI's and raw materials.
• Review monthly supply requirements and ensure that short and long range plans meet requirements.
• Identify and resolve capacity constraints between shared resources. Develop solutions to bottlenecks and inefficiencies.
• Review MRP generated requirements for lower level materials and create purchase orders for delivery of materials to support the production plan. Work to resolve supply issues and lead time problems that affect the production plan.
• Provide forecast information to purchasing for monthly supplier schedules.
• Monitor production performance against plan and adjust production schedules as necessary.
• Monitor regulatory changes to all lower level components and ensure that all materials used in production are in compliance.
• Manage inventory of lower-level components including physical inventories and reconciliations to achieve high accuracy of inventory data. Accountable for cycle count accuracy.
• Maintain all production planning master data in SAP such as material masters, BOM's, routings and work centers.
• Analyzes standard vs. actual consumptions to minimize variances and maintain consumptions within standard limits (25%).

Qualifications

• Production targets and customer needs met.
• Clear accurate communications of real time production status and plan changes to stakeholders via SAP and other related meetings such as ROPs /New Product Intros/ Rough Cut Capacity.
• Develops networks with Syngenta stakeholders and with key suppliers.
• Understands flexibility and responsiveness of production at St. Gabriel Plant.
• Must prioritize and modify production schedules and ensure material deliveries in the face of changing markets and customer demands.
• Collaborate with the Greensboro Planning group to follow standardized planning processes and procedures.
• Utilize and improve harmonized communication processes for Asset Planners managing production schedules.

Critical knowledge:

• MRP III philosophy and principles.
• Computer proficiency including SAP and Microsoft Excel.
• Verbal communication skills.
• Strategic and tactical thinking.
• Minimum high school diploma, Bachelor's degree preferred.

Additional Information

What We Offer:

• A culture that celebrates belonging and collaboration, promotes professional development and strives for a work-life balance that supports the team members. Offers flexible work options to support your work and personal needs.
• Full Benefit Package (Medical, Dental & Vision) that starts your first day.
• 401k plan with company match, Profit Sharing & Retirement Savings Contribution.
• Paid Vacation, Paid Holidays, Maternity and Paternity Leave, Education Assistance, Wellness Programs, Corporate Discounts, among other benefits.

Syngenta has been ranked as a top employer by Science Journal. Learn more about our team and our mission here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVCN_51GbNI

Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

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