Wave Planner Job Description
Wave planner
provides periodic status reports in written and verbal formats to Warehouse Management, Client Services, IT and Inventory.
Wave Planner Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective wave planner job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included wave planner job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Maintain a current and accurate system
Works with Customer Service Representatives and the Master Scheduler to ensure all orders are planned and prioritized in order to meet or exceed customer schedules
Responsible for keeping the operations teams busy with work or advising when work is limited
Notifies Operations of all requested changes from the customer regarding scheduling, processing and shipping
Ensures all customer orders are waved and processed in order of priority
Run daily air and expedited orders
Run WFM labor reports daily and review with Dock Supervisors and Operations Manager
Review/Update product code A,B,C velocity zone assignments monthly along with Operations Manager and Inventory
Review/update optimal static and dynamic pick locations monthly along with Operations Manager and Inventory
Review/Update product code A,B,C velocity zone assignments monthly along with Operations Manager
Wave Planner Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Wave Planner
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: APICS
Education for Wave Planner
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the wave planner job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as High School and Bachelor's Degree in General Education, Associates, Business, Education, Operations Management, Engineering, Military, Technical, Finance, Computer Science
Skills for Wave Planner
Desired skills for wave planner include:
Warehouse Management Systems
Microsoft Office Suite
Computer operations
Excel and PowerPoint
Warehouse Management Order processing systems
Microsoft Office
Arms
Back to lift objects
Carry heavy objects
Correct bending and lifting techniques as needed to properly position and use one’s hands
Desired experience for wave planner includes:
Must be a self-starter and able to prioritize to successfully complete tasks, both long-term and short term
Interact well with customers, both internal and external
Must have the ability to multi task be detail oriented
Requires the ability to work in a fast paced, high pressure environment
High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) preferred, or at least one year related work experience
Plans, schedules and monitors the work of various warehouse personnel, replenishment and picking
Wave Planner Examples
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Wave Planner Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of wave planner. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for wave planner
- Updates the wave and wave planning sheet
- Ensures communication between Pickers and Replenishers for stock replenishment needs
- Plans to ensure various on-counter dates are met for the respective Brands
- Ensures daily pick workload tasks are completed by the Pickers
- Ensures tasks are correctly processed on the system
- Attempts to maximize delivery consolidation
- Ensures all orders are delivered as per customer SLA
- Troubleshoots orders that fail to PGI
- Works closely with Customer Care to manage workload
- Produce and maintain reports such as wave tracking throughput, wave cancellation rates as required
Qualifications for wave planner
- Effectively distribute work to warehouse personnel according to priority, best efficiency, and type of equipment utilized
- Systematically coordinate and dispatch outbound shipments
- Adherence to and promotion of all safety and DOT policies and regulations
- Associate’s degree or at least 2 years completed toward bachelor’s degree
- Research and resolve any issues that arise during waving, including inventory discrepancies, wrong ship method, invalid order type
- Process standard daily reports such as backlog/order pool report, truck dispatch report
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Wave Planner Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is hiring for a wave planner. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for wave planner
- Co-ordinate and manage release of orders from WMS to automation
- Manage the priority of pick level process of orders and maintain priority of emergency orders and service cut offs
- Ensure communication between pickers and replenishment associates
- Ensure communication with all operational stakeholders with regards to waves
- Understand, teach and train on new technology
- Collaborate with your Line Manager and the Senior Operations Manager to understand the team objectives
- Train and develop the Assistant Wave Planner
- Problem solve and escalate if there are issues with waves
- Ensure proactive intervention of workflow imbalances
- Accountability of agreed KPI`s for the team
Qualifications for wave planner
- Extensive experience in WMS systems required, proficiency in system is desired
- Processing incoming orders and liaising with warehouses and distribution center
- Accurate preparation and processing of orders for customers both externally and internally
- Assign and monitor the work including staging, wave times and pick assignments for various teams
- Ensure communication between pickers and replenishment associates for stock replenishment needs and troubleshoot, as needed
- Oversee the process of batching all incoming orders together by service level and order type
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Wave Planner Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking for a wave planner. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for wave planner
- Maintain the operational standards of printers during the pick
- Possess a strong working knowledge of all department groups, including Warehousing, Distribution and Transportation
- Review upcoming work
- Set work into obtainable work groups, re-prioritization when necessary
- Assign and monitor the work of various warehouse personnel
- Complete the waves in warehouse management system
- Release orders based on pick-up time/date, order size, type, and complexity
- Update the wave and loading dashboards
- Ensure clear communication to picking and replenishment teams to ensure that operators understand which queue they are to be working in
- Ensure loads are completed by pick-up time and reprioritize work TO’s to facilitate this
Qualifications for wave planner
- Previous experience with Red Prairie or other WMS
- Professional customer service skills with a confident approach
- Ability to show professionalism
- Ability to articulate both written and verbally
- Experience in a warehouse or inventory role
- Must have basic comprehension of and fluency in the English language, to include speaking, listening, and reading
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Wave Planner Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a wave planner. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for wave planner
- Plans, assigns, and breaks new store and daily replenishments into waves
- Enters sequencing numbers and updates deliveries in Manhattan (WMS)
- Releases waves and updates DC progress statistics throughout the day
- Prints and sorts picking labels
- Tracks label inventory
- Assist in supporting standard facility Key Performance Indicators (KPI) which consistently meet/exceed established goals in safety, quality, sanitation and maintenance
- Create and maintain daily dock schedules
- Communicate with carriers regarding setting appointments and upating load statuses
- Work closely with the inventory department and on-site personnel to resolve and problems with the day's orders
- Interact with the customer to communicate order changes and updates
Qualifications for wave planner
- Has a strong written, organizational, and verbal communication skill
- Bachelor's degree preferred in Distribution, Supply Chain, Logistics or a related field
- Proven operations leadership skills including leading a team with a clear vision and strategy, results-orientation, change catalyst, and developing people
- Facility start-up experience strongly preferred
- Minimum 3 years of experience in warehouse operations
- Strong analytical skills withfocus on accuracy and attention to detail required
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Wave Planner Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is looking for a wave planner. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for wave planner
- Run waves in warehouse management system
- Assign and monitor the work required for wave (picking and replenishments)
- Ensure work balance across warehouse zones
- Communicate and work closely with other departments to resolve order release issues, expedite rush orders
- Coordinate locations moves and wave planning issues with technology team
- Ensure compliance with all safety policies, housekeeping rules, OSHA standards/regulations and procedures
- Foster clear communication with your team and internal contacts to address service related interests
- Develop close relationships with key vendors concerning contract terms, payments and service while complying with all safety and regulatory requirements
- Act as a subject matter expert and perform various logistics activities such as account management, database maintenance, replenishment and inventory forecasting, shortage resolution, distribution planning, delivery execution and exception management activities
- Manage quality, service and cost metrics
Qualifications for wave planner
- Required be able to walk on a concrete floor up to 8 hours a day
- Equipment certification may be required, depending on location
- Two plus years of forklift or order pulling experience required
- Must have experience with a Warehouse Management System (WMS), or other comparable computer experience
- Bachelor’s degree OR a High School Diploma and minimum 3 years of related experience
- Responsible for product flow throughout the building including overseeing the Distribution buffer lanes, Bulk isles, Shipping open door locations, open pallet locations and other areas as needed