Material Planning Manager
Cleveland, OH
Responsibilities
- Lead the Material Planning Process and team in creating aspirational but realistic plans that support business and financial plan and targets.
- Teamwork and coordination to ensure alignment of backlog, production plans and schedules and execution of the Supply Plan.
- Identify and develop best practices in Planning and Scheduling.
- Develop organizational capability in world class Planning and Scheduling processes and use of ERP systems for planning and scheduling.
- Identify and bring to resolution any demand/supply imbalances that would prevent an achievable, effective, and level-loaded Master Production Schedule.
- Leverage data and analysis to improve the ability to accurately forecast production output as well as business, operational, financial and customer outcomes.
- Own Production Plan for Every Part development and implementation of a process to define and implement appropriate production strategies.
Requirements
- A Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Engineering or Business.
- 5+ years of work experience leading the Production Planning processes for a business or division in a manufacturing environment.
- 2+ years of experience in leading and/or managing teams.
- Experience defining and implementing planning policies, inventory control, scheduling, ERP and work instructions at an enterprise level.
- Knowledge of operations and exposure to commercial sales, customers, manufacturing processes and controls, procurement of raw materials and utilization of human resources.
- Continuous improvement and flexibility are required to be successful and adapt to the changing requirements of our customers and business.