Snr Production Planning Coordinator

Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) is a global materials science and digital identification solutions company that provides a wide range of branding and information solutions that optimize labor and supply chain efficiency, reduce waste, advance sustainability, circularity and transparency, and better connect brands and consumers. Our products and solutions include labeling and functional materials, radio frequency identification (RFID) inlays and tags, software applications that connect the physical and digital, and a variety of products and solutions that enhance branded packaging and carry or display information that improves the customer experience. Serving an array of industries worldwide — including home and personal care, apparel, general retail, e-commerce, logistics, food and grocery, pharmaceuticals and automotive — we employ approximately 35,000 employees in more than 50 countries. Our reported sales in 2023 were $8.4 billion. Learn more at www.averydennison.com.

Avery Dennison is an equal opportunity employer.
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This individual acts as a team lead, oversees the clerical, support, analysis, and research tasks, and reviews reports compiled for Planning.

Based on properly authorized customer demand, analyze materials and capacity requirements and communicate constraints to the concerned teams.

• Be responsible for production planning for all production lines available on site. 

• Set priorities for the team to ensure task completion; coordinate work activities with others

• Coordinate the business planning process (S&OP process) involving all the business functions (Sales, Customer Service, Product Development, Production, Warehouse & Shipping, Finance…) to ensure excellent customer service at optimized cost

• Be primarily responsible for capacity planning for the designated product line, coordinates with the operations teams to develop robust supply strategies that will drive improvement in service and cost

• Work with regional Supply Chain Planning teams and the country Demand Planning contacts (who will be charged with capturing and aggregating demand information from the country commercial organizations)

• Continuously monitor and check actual performance of the designated product line vs. objectives via weekly/monthly report, prepares gap analysis and corrective action

• Initiate and coordinate special Lean/Sigma and Kaizen projects (e.g. Inventory Reduction, Vendor Managed Inventory…) in the designated product line(s)

• Experience in Printing Manufacturing Industry is an advantage.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Production, Logistics, Business, or related field. 4+ years SML or related experience. Supervisory or Lead experience preferred, particularly within the printing industry.
• Product or production process knowledge in Offset, PFL, RFID, Flexo and Thermal preferred
• Proficient understanding of the fundamental concepts, practices and procedures of Supply Chain, Materials Management, and Logistics and all related focus areas.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Understanding of applicable computer systems, such as Google Workspace, Microsoft Office, and function specific software.
• Advanced Excel or Google Sheets skills, some macros or script writing skills preferred.
• Excellent oral, written communication and presentation skills.
• Good project management and business partnering skills.
• Effective supervisory skills.
• Green Belt or ELS certification preferred.