**Job Description:** At GAF, we cover more than just buildings. We cover each other. Under this roof, you will have the tools and resources you need to grow and develop in your career. You will experience our incredible culture and will be empowered to support your teammates, your customers, and especially your community. Under this roof, we define the future while leading the present through our deep well of experience and our responsibility to the future to drive improvements and innovation in our products. We are GAF. And under this roof, we protect what matters most. **Team or Function Overview** Collaborative supply chain and production planning team who support each other as needed across the network. This role reports directly to the Supply Chain Manager located at the Baltimore plant. **Summary** The Planner's primary responsibilities include daily reviews of the production schedule to meet customer demand and ensuring timely communication with the customer care team. The Planner will be tasked with creating and maintaining an efficient weekly production schedule that enhances production efficiency, maximizes asset utilization, minimizes waste, and aligns with customer-requested delivery dates. Collaboration with customer care, supply chain planning, operations, and the manufacturing plant is essential to maintain the desired production schedule. This includes identifying potential schedule changes that could impact customer orders, addressing potential issues with raw material receiving, and ensuring sufficient product inventory levels are maintained. The Planner is actively engaged in a collaborative team, with daily communication among planners, as they collectively participate in cross-training between business units to support the needs of all plants. Furthermore, the Planner will bring expertise in material requirements planning (MRP) to the table, working closely with raw material receivers and production teams to ensure the timely receipt of raw materials necessary for finished goods production. The Planner will also be responsible for determining raw material needs and ensuring they are readily available to support production requirements. **Essential Duties** Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to: **50%** Create and maintain finished goods production schedules on a daily basis, enables efficient production schedules that optimize product change-overs and drives higher asset utilization. Coordinates production scheduling with corporate supply chain planning to satisfy customer request dates and identifies potential issues that impact customer orders. Actively supports other production planners and consistently seeks opportunities to enhance process efficiency. **20%** Maintain a high-level of communication across functions, including; production, shipping and receiving, procurement, supply chain planning and operations, and customer service to provide and share information about production schedules so that any necessary changes can be made smoothly with minimal impact to the customer. Maintain on-going communications and alignment with raw material receiving, production managers, and buyers regarding potential schedule changes. **20%** Coordinate inbound raw materials through MRP planning to ensure plant operations are not impacted by delays in raw material supply. Monitor and coordinate shipments in such a way that railroad demurrage and additional delivery costs are kept to a minimum. Maintain regular communication with corporate procurement and raw material suppliers on the forecasted raw material needs to ensure adequate manufacturing lead times for suppliers. Audit and maintain production reports, perform other production planning duties as assigned. **5-10%** Conduct and assist with physical inventories of raw material and finished product. Maintain required specifications and quantity at the most economical costs of delivery, ensuring timely delivery. Perform granule inventory on a daily basis. **Level Based Competencies:** + Sense of Urgency + Adaptability + Building Strategic Working Relationships + Technical/Professional Knowledge & Skills + Stress Tolerance + Planning & Organizing + Communication **Physical Demands** + Must continuously be able to accommodate (change focal length), use peripheral vision, maintain accurate near vision (correctable to 20/20), and maintain accurate depth perception. + Must be able to sit frequently and maintain finely developed balance and coordination. + Must be able to move throughout the office area and handle small bundles of materials, up to ten pounds in weight. + Must continuously maintain comprehensible speech and be able to perceive the spoken voice clearly. + Must continuously have the ability to differentiate colors precisely. **Under This Roof, We Require** + High School Diploma Required. + 3+ years of related experience in any of the following fields is highly desirable: o Production Planning o Material Requirements Planning (MRP) o Customer Service o Manufacturing Accounting o Logistics o Shipping **Under This Roof, We Also Value** + Bachelor’s Degree Preferred + Intermediate Excel/Google Suite skills + Intermediate to advanced computer skills + Familiar with standard GAF Logistics tools and practices + Excellent interpersonal skills + Strong attention to detail + Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously + Ability to work as a team player **How We Protect What Matters Most** + We offer a wide range of health insurance options that include medical, dental, and vision for you and your family. + Our Family-Building benefits support the many different journeys to fertility and parenthood. + Our robust 401K plan includes an employer match contribution with your pre-tax and/or Roth contributions. + Other exciting programs and perks are available to help employees achieve work-life balance, including (but not limited to) a wellness program, free financial coaching, a referral program, and product rebates when purchased for an employee’s primary residence. + Professional growth and development are very important to us! We offer internal training programs and courses, as well as a generous tuition reimbursement program. + We put diversity and inclusion into action with our Employee Resource Groups, which unite employees based on common perspectives, identities, demographic factors, or out of a desire to be an ally. GAF complies with federal, state, and local disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR Services at 833-HR-XPERT. We believe our employees are our greatest resource. We offer competitive salary, benefits, 401k, and vacation packages for all full time permanent positions. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and GAF, Standard Logistics, SGI, and Siplast are proud to be affirmative action employers. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know. If applying for positions in the U.S., must be eligible to work in the U.S. without need for employer sponsored visa (work permit). Privacy Policy (https://www.gaf.com/en-us/about-us/privacy-and-legal/privacy-policy) **CA Privacy** Applicant Notice (https://www.gaf.com/en-us/about-us/privacy-and-legal/applicant-privacy-notice) With 130+ years in the industry, GAF is the leading roofing manufacturer in North America. As a member of the Standard Industries family of companies, we are also part of the largest roofing and waterproofing business in the world. Our communities help give our work meaning and the products we manufacture help protect what matters most. The shingles help to shelter the families living in the homes in our towns. The TPO helps protect what is under that hospital’s roof. In addition to quality products, we make sure they are installed by quality craftsmen and women. The full GAF portfolio of solutions is supported by an extensive national network of factory-certified contractors. GAF continues to be the leader in quality and offers comprehensive warranty protection on its products and systems. Our success is driven by a commitment to empowering our people to deliver advanced quality and purposeful innovation and the desire to protect what matters most. ​