Planning Manager

Summary: Manages a team of production planners, assists in planning and scheduling production and monitoring performance against estimates. Responsible for capacity, production and material planning.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:

• Manage, lead and support production planners and schedulers.
• Develop and implement the overall production planning strategy in alignment with company goals and sales forecasts.
• Develop detailed production schedules for all manufacturing processes, considering lead times, capacity constraints, and material availability.
• Create and maintain master production schedules, work orders, and production plans.
• Identify and implement improvements to production planning processes and systems to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
• Stay updated on best practices and new technologies in production planning and scheduling.
• Collaborate with IT to implement and maintain relevant planning software (e.g., ERP, MRP).
• Work with procurement to ensure timely delivery of materials.
• Works closely with manufacturing, purchasing, material personnel on material status and production planning.
• Supports and trains all departments to ensure proper processes in the ERP system.
• Develop and track key performance indicators (KPIs) related to production planning, scheduling, and inventory management (e.g., on-time delivery, production efficiency, inventory turnover, forecast accuracy).
• Prepare regular reports on production plans, schedules, and performance for management.
• Plan and manages production schedules to ensure on-time delivery of all customer orders.
• Ensure that materials and equipment are available when needed for production process.
• Plans and coordinates changes in scheduling to accommodate special request.
• Recommends new policies or procedures as necessary.
• Maintain inventory, production operations, scheduling and BOM data in ERP system.
• Participate in the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process, providing input on production capabilities and constraints.
• Expediting and prioritizing job orders with Project Managers.
• Coordinates and manages internal production meetings.
• Regular attendance, ability to arrive at work punctually, and the ability to work on–site.
• Ability to work cooperatively with others, ability to deal respectfully with the public, customers, vendors, other employees, managers, and executive management.
• Ability to perform multiple tasks concurrently, ability to work in a fast-paced environment, ability to interchange with others in the department.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ability to supervise up to 15 exempt employees. Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with Kelvion Inc. policies, procedures and applicable laws. Responsibilities will include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Directing employees’ work; setting and adjusting rates of pay and hours of work of employees; planning and controlling the budget for department; providing for the safety of the employees; planning the work; determining the techniques to be used; apportioning the work among the workers.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and Google Docs software required.

Experience operating within MRP systems and scheduling (APS) tools required to include a solid understanding of production and material management functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Minimum 5 years of proven experience in production planning and scheduling within a manufacturing environment.

Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, materials management, and inventory control principles.

Advanced understanding of manufacturing Supply Chain required.

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, or a related field is a benefit.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization. Excellent communication skills (oral and written), ability to work well with others, self-motivated, ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment, ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of changing situations.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee will be regularly required to sit or stand. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Employee will be regularly required to sit or stand and move about the facility, which has moving mechanical equipment, hazards associated with welding, airborne mists and particles, chemicals and loud shop noises. Employee may work in outdoor weather conditions.