What are the responsibilities and job description for the Producton Planning Manager position at Industrial Electric Mfg Inc?
PURPOSE OF POSITION :
This position is primarily responsible for overseeing the planning and management of production schedules to meet customer delivery requirements and best utilize the company's productive capacity.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :
- Oversee and seek to improve all aspects of Jacksonville production planning by reviewing current methodology and processes.
- Develop production planning strategies and activities to maximize the use of organization resources to meet established production specifications and schedules.
- Oversee Jacksonville Production Planners and coordinate with Manufacturing Managers in developing a production schedule to ensure on time delivery is achievable.
- Plan and implement schedule projections to drive production and inventory planning goals.
- Develop estimated manufacturing time for assemblies and align with the production team on recommended improvements to reduce cycle time for the various product categories.
- Generate reports and develop presentations to help management understand the production planning perspective.
- Track and maintain monthly Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for production planning performance.
- Reconcile production execution with planning to determine if process revisions are necessary to gain efficiencies.
- Interface with production and supply chain management to determine necessary actions to meet customer requirements.
- Monitor performance to commitments and initiates department lead time required for procurement of materials and engineering to avoid costly delay, customer dissatisfaction and complaints.
- Provide input to the Sales Team and Director of Planning on lead times for Jacksonville facilities based on capacity levels.
- Perform other duties which may be required by supervisor.
SUPERVISION OF PERSONNEL :
COMPETENCIES :
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE :
