$39.00-44.00/hour
1st Shift: 7-4pm or 8-5pm (Mon-Fri)
Contract

Position Summary
Accountable for the development and execution of all or a designated part of long-term Master Supply Plan (0-18 months), medium-term Master Production Schedule (0-13 weeks) and short-term Production Schedule (0-2 weeks daily and shift level build plan). Improves business and operational performance (Customer Delivery, Inventory Optimization and Productivity). Will ensure that there is cross-functional involvement & alignment with all the stakeholders, including securing approval to the plan in the monthly S&OP Supply Review and Operational Planning execution meetings.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Development and approval of the cross-functionally aligned Master Supply Plan for designated site bottleneck resources, which will:

• Balance demand with supply in the 18 – 24 months horizon.
• Provide a set of planning scenarios to manage capacity imbalances and satisfy the Demand Plan.
• Provide long-term Inventory projections.
• Provide the baseline for a long-term supplier capacity evaluation.

Development and approval of the Master Production Schedule for designated critical/bottleneck manufacturing resources:

• Fulfils all internal and external customer demand in minimum 13 weeks rolling horizon.
• Balance with available resources capacity (Machine and/or Labor).
• Aligns with delivery plan of externally purchased raw materials and services.
• Aligns with the first 3 months of S&OP Master Supply Plan assumptions for production and inventory targets.

Development of a sequenced production schedule, which will:

• Disaggregate first two weeks of the Master Production Schedule into daily and shift level build plan.
• Prioritize the Work Orders in a sequence which will allow reduction / optimization of an operation setup time.
• Own and ensure that the relevant ERP planning master data is regularly updated and accurately reflects supply capability and lead-time.
• Report out on Operational Planning KPI performance and develop root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Report out and provide recovery actions into the Site DLA process / Weekly Operations Planning meeting / S&OP process.

Minimum Qualifications

• The following are the minimum job-related qualifications which an individual needs in order to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the job
• Education Level (Required): Bachelor's Degree - Field of Study/Area of Experience (if more than 5 years’ experience required, provide overview in the experience comments to support objective justification).
• 5 Years of experience in Supply Chain Planning.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of manufacturing resources planning theories, principles, and industry practices.
• Proficient in standard business application software, manufacturing resource planning systems, and interface operations.
• Ability to effectively apply continuous improvement methods to the planning function (e.g. pull systems, process mapping, JIT) and related areas.
• Knowledge of legal, regulatory and internal policy requirements related to production control. Ability to work on a variety of problems of moderate scope and complexity where analysis of the situation or data requires thorough identification of factors and analysis of impact.
• Ability to work within general work objectives regarding projects and team goals.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret financial reports and policies and recommend changes to procedures.
• Ability to effectively communicate and present information to team members, team leaders, and top management.
• Ability to respond to significant inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to effectively demonstrate team member competencies and participate in goal-setting, performance feedback, and self-development activities.