About the role
This position is for an experienced professional with deep knowledge and highly developed technical expertise who leads in the supply and demand planning process, and is responsible for making significant improvements of processes, systems, and products to enhance performance of work area and team. Works with internal and external team leaders to develop financial forecasts.
Creates and executes plan for every part and maintain master data for purchased parts, sub-assemblies, end items and other parts as required. Facilitates the capacity management process, including identification and escalation of long term capacity gaps to ensure successful execution of customer demands in support of SI&OP. Executes continuous management of the master demand schedule, including adherence to all required validations using the best information available, in order to provide long range OE and aftermarket demand visibility in support of financial planning, internal and external capacity management, and the overall SI&OP process. Monitors the transportation and delivery of inter/intraplant parts and outbound finished products. Tracks and manages inter/intraplant work in process (WIP), promise dating, expedite orders to ensure on-time delivery and flow. May oversee command center and drive part shortage resolution. Monitors tracking and shipping. Performs escalated expediting when required to ensure on time delivery of material. Mitigates risks for short term shortages with internal suppliers to ensure successful customer delivery.
Key Responsibilities:
As a Manager, Materials Planning SIOP, you’ll be responsible for:
- Leads in the development of strategies for materials planning and SIOP.
- Spearheads the development of standardized processes within materials planning and SIOP in order to optimize the utilization of business resources and meet customer expectations for delivery
- Leads in the development of indicators that enable visibility to short and long-term market trends and demand.
- Analyzes identified demand streams and leads in the establishment of data relationship linkages. Collaborates with product development leaders and sales and marketing team leaders to develop demand forecasts.
- Leads in the planning of capacity and fulfillment demand with plant manufacturing operations.
- Facilitates with operation team leaders and leads in the development of monthly production volume planning using the business forecast, inventory position, actual customer orders, and the defined capacity parameters.
Requirements
We are looking for people who possesses good communication skills and proficient in Microsoft ERP. If this is you, get in touch.
As a minimum you must have:
- Bachelor's Degree with 5 years of Manufacturing, Operations or Supply Chain experience.
- Strong written and oral communication skills, demonstrating creativity and technical expertise.
- Ability to influence, collaborate and work across all levels of the organization, both internally and externally.
- High degree of independence
- Problem solving attitude with focus on teamwork
- Proficient in Microsoft Office programs (Excel, Office, PowerPoint)
- Engage with program team daily and provide solutions to potential risks
- Relentless drive to overachieve, outstanding team player, strategic vision with ability to execute
- Ability to work on complex problems in an ambiguous environment
- Knowledge of Microsoft ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), Power BI, Oracle, JDE (SAP support) systems.
