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Wave Planner at Levi Strauss & Co.

Posted in General Business 30+ days ago.

Type: Full-Time
Location: CANTON, Mississippi





Job Description:

JOB DESCRIPTION ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:



  • Plan waves to be processed, while ensuring workflow balance throughout the facility.

  • Build and prioritize customer orders into waves that ensure a balance of workflow through the facility and primarily Crisplant Sorter



  • Research inventory to fill wave shortage and communicate information to the Receiving leadership team.


  • Provide information to the Receiving, Inventory, and Audit departments to ensure full inventory availability for current and future waves.

  • Ensure errors are corrected in a timely manner without interruption to workflow.

  • Immediately reply to emails requests for order tracking information and order status requests

  • Build cross-departmental partnerships to optimize daily activities and coordinate work with other areas to ensure workload requirements are met.

  • Ability to interact in a team environment and exhibit superior customer service skill in facilitating and building collaboration within a team.

  • Identify and communicat e issues or concerns to workload throughput. Participate in problem solving and decision-making process related to wave planning, allocating, and cancellations.

  • Monitor assigned area to identify any problem s and provide assistance when needed

  • Complete all required paperwork in an accurate and timely manner. Send daily handoffs to the next shift.

  • Communicate with Business Technologies (IT) (BT) and Technical Services (Maintenance) (TS) for script runs and mechanical issues.

  • Immediately communicate any and all issues with wave planning to the management team and IT support.

  • Participate in the identification of opportunities and implementation of continuous improvement of facility operations.

WAREHOUSE MARGINAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Perform other work area functions as needed to accommodate changing workload priorities

COMPREHENSIVE REQUIREMENTS:


  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to quickly assess situations and develop creative solutions to complex problems.

  • Experience in an environment with fluctuating volumes and changing priorities is preferred.

  • Strong, practical understanding of automated and warehousing processes

  • Strong interpersonal and influencing skills

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills

  • P.C. Skills (ability to learn and utilize Manhattan, SAP and other software programs as needed)

  • Ability to work effectively cross-departmentally to address and resolve conflicting and changing priorities

  • Thorough knowledge of company policies and procedures and warehouse procedures

  • Act as a positive role model to employees

  • Maintain confidentiality

  • Ability to work 80% of the working day unsupervised

  • Demonstrated exemplary attendance and work habits

  • Ability to work flexible hours as needed to accommodate workload

  • Follow established ergonomic body mechanics


  • Mobility necessary to traverse stairs to different levels as needed

  • Participate in safety initiatives and promote consistent adherence to facility safety rules.

EDUCATION:


  • High School Diploma or G.E.D

  • Experience in workflow or production planning preferred

  • Past leadership roles preferred

TECHNICAL:


  • P.C. Skills (Excel, Word, Email)

  • Wave planning

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:


  • Acceptable vision to perform job functions

  • Mobility necessary to work all levels of building

  • Ability to work at a computer for 95% of the workday

COMPETENCIES:


  • Follow all safety rules and requirements

  • Strong Number recognition and correlation

  • Ability to read and write in English

  • Follow LS&CO. Polices and Procedures

  • Maintain facility housekeeping standards

EOE M/F/Disability/Vets

LOCATION Canton, MS, USA FULL TIME/PART TIME Full time Current LS&Co Employees, apply via your Workday account.





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