Global Supply Planning Manager

Role Overview

• Direct management of the supply planning function by maintaining and improving a disciplined supply planning process.
• Work with the Master Schedulers to develop, maintain, and communicate master production schedule at all locations.
• Ensure adequate training and work instructions to the Master Schedulers.
• Provide oversight and guidance to the Materials Management team.
• Ensure compliance with operating procedures as defined in position work instructions.
• Ensure customer fulfillment goals are achieved on a consistent basis.
• Ensure compliance with inventory investment objectives.
• Manage specific Supply Planning KPI’s necessary to clearly identify functional performance and opportunities for improvement.
• Manage the maintenance of all supply planning and inventory management parameters within the corporate supply chain applications.
• Lead the material expediting, transfer or substitution processes to ensure maximum service to the customer base.
• Perform capacity planning analysis for multiple time horizons as part of a supply planning function monthly and on an as needed basis.
• Communicates supply plan and inventory estimations to management.
• Review historical resource capability and prepare supply planning data to share at multiple levels of the organization.
• Performs scenario planning based on changing demand and contingency planning.
• Interact with demand management and sales to understand demand drivers, machine installation timelines, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with the procurement team to ensure an adequate supply of raw materials exists within the defined stocking window.
• Collaborate with Demand Management group to align Supply and Demand plans.
• Aligning with Materials Managers to manage all Planner/Scheduling activities, corporate-wide assuring coverage and labor utilization is consistent with corporate goals.
• Reroute jobs where capacity constraints have been identified.
• Review product mix requirements and plant capabilities and advise when additions to capabilities may be necessary to maximize utilization.
• Create and maintain standard lead times to be shared with cross functional teams.
• Additional assigned duties as needed by the Director of Global Supply Planning.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related field. MBA preferred.
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in supply chain roles, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• Excellent planning skills and computer skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the proven ability to work well with all levels of management and staff.
• Prior supervisory/team leadership experience preferred.
• Oracle experience preferred.
• Advanced Planning Software experience preferred (SAP, Oracle, Kinaxis, ketteQ)
• APICS-CPIM certification preferred.
• Familiarity with supply chain and inventory management systems.
• Knowledgeable of forecasting and budgeting.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office

Tech Stack

• Oracle

Benefits

• Zeus offers competitive pay and a great benefits package.