Project Planner

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🔍Houston, Texas, United States

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Company Summary

TechnipFMC is a global oil and gas leader, specialized in subsea, onshore, offshore, and surface technologies. Our mission: to enhance the performance of world's energy industry. How we do it: by constantly challenging conventions and investing in our 37 000+ employees, across 48 countries. At TechnipFMC, we aim to offer an inspiring working experience: tackling some of the most complex technical and engineering challenges in the world in collaboration with a truly global team.

DEPARTMENT:
Reports to the Manager/Supervisor, in the North America Subsea Projects Organizational Unit in Houston, Texas.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Plans, schedules, monitors, executes and controls key support functions, manufacturing sources and suppliers to meet scheduled shipments in a quality and cost effective manner. Monitors and schedules the flow of materials, components, assemblies, and inventory. Performs detailed inventory analyses and addresses problems in an effort to keep system data accuracy high, excess inventory minimized, and manufacturing plans on schedule.

• Works without regular direct supervision.
• Works on more complex products that may require some new engineering and design, and may be larger in scope.
• Conducts more complete, broad-scope inventory analyses, and able to make decisions based on such analyses.
• Executes inventory analysis and supports inventory utilization and availability through management of Safety Stock, procurement lots and master data with little to no assistance from the Materials Manager.
• Adapts quickly to perform other roles within Materials department with little instruction and oversight.
• Regularly interfaces with Materials department, Engineering, and Project teams when making decisions requiring judgment or resolving issues requiring creative solutions.
• May be required to lead teams of planners and other functions in specific planning and problem-solving activities and Process Improvement efforts.
• Identifies improvement opportunities and suggests solutions to issues related to or including Material Planning and execution.
• Lead implementation of process improvement efforts once approved by the necessary management teams.
• Gives direction to other functions within organization (Fabrication team, engineering, project teams, supply chain, etc.) on proper execution of Project or Fabrication Scope and engineering activities as it relates to production.

MAIN TASKS:
• Initiates manufacturing sales orders for entry into the ERP system.
• Determines the sources of the components (to make or to buy) per current Houston operation sourcing strategy and enters into the system to notify manufacturing and supply chain of project demands.
• Enters and releases milestone sales orders at the direction of the Project Manager.
• Maintains sales order due dates based on the Project schedule and Fabricator Capacity Slots and updates due dates as the master schedule changes.
• Updates the manufacturing/fabrication execution plan for assigned projects to ensure that parts are produced or purchased as needed and in the proper sequence.
• Reports manufacturing/fabrication status to the Project Team.
• Assists with the project team effort to synchronize project priorities and Engineering design release dates to ensure acceptable procurement and manufacturing schedules.
• Monitors the flow of inventory through assigned projects.
• Avoids creation of excess inventory and makes recommendations for substitutions & alternates, where possible, to use and to reduce existing inventory.
• Maintains and updates the manufacturing execution plan for assigned projects to ensure that parts are produced or purchased as needed and in the proper sequence.
• Initiates the project team effort to synchronize project priorities and Engineering design release dates to ensure acceptable procurement and manufacturing schedules. May handle multiple project plans simultaneously.
• Interfaces with Engineering to define the manufacturing bill of material. Works with Engineering to establish release schedules.
• Performs and documents an inventory impact review at project closing.
• Coordinates with Engineering Class 1 & 2 ECN's as they affect inventory and schedules and completes the ZIMPACT analysis and report per the Global work instructions.
• Generally assists manufacturing and fabrication areas in prioritization efforts.
• Analyzes supply and demand of inventory and long-lead parts and takes corrective actions as needed to alleviate schedule impacts or excess inventory.
• Provides timely updates to the Project Schedulers on Procurement and Fabrication activities within assigned Project Primavera Schedules.
• Analyzes inventory for supply/demand mismatches, takes appropriate action to correct.
• Analyzes and corrects excess supply orders in the ERP system.
• Assists in training of new Material Planners on functional responsibilities.
• Makes recommendations to Management for system improvements to support functional areas.
• Reviews Excess Inventory of Project and Non-Project parts, recommends actions to be taken.
REQUIREMENTS:
• BS in related field preferred, or equivalent years of experience.
• Generally 5+ years of experience performing inventory analysis, supply/demand analysis and reconciliation, and/or manufacturing scheduling in materials planning, scheduling, production control or procurement with working knowledge of ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems.
• Thorough knowledge of typical procurement, manufacturing and fabrication processes, as well as a thorough understanding of typical ERP system capabilities, inputs, and outputs.
• Ability to read and understand manufacturing routings and identify when changes need to be made.
• Understands BOM structures and supply/demand information related to sales order items.
• Understands system shortage reports and accurately ascertains critical path issues preventing on time delivery to Project requirement dates.
• Demonstrates strong organizational skills, strong interpersonal skills, and strong negotiation skills in order to interact with suppliers and co-workers.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks in a high volume environment.
• PC skills including proficiency in spreadsheet and word processing applications.
• Extensive SAP system experience and understanding in manufacturing and procurement. SAP MD04 command mastery is preferred.
• P6 experience in a similar position preferred.
• Strong understanding of machining, fabrication and manufacturing processes.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: Office environment with frequent trips to the shop, supplier facilities and other plant locations. Some exposure to possible shop hazards including high noise, heavy machinery and shop traffic. Fast paced environment with repetitive transactions. Multiple priorities and constant change.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Frequent walking and standing in shop or fabricator facility during final project stages. Frequent sitting and operating PC.

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