Materials Planning Manager

• Utilize Microsoft Dynamics (D365) to schedule production, maintain all planning parameters, review and manage to resolution all exception messages.
• Communicate potential risks to customer shipment schedule with potential resolution options.
• Identify and resolve conflicts with material availability, capacity availability and order promise data integrity to include excellent follow up and communication skills.
• Create work orders to support Sales Demands.
• Identifies Material Shorts and works with Sourcing on material clean dates to meet customer shipment dates.
• Review ECO’s for correctness, impact to production builds, and communicate with Commodity Managers on material change implications on current and future production.
• Primary contact for the commercial teams, manufacturing and supply chain regarding supply changes, trends, potential changes and upside/downside risks.
• Lead and drive the supply planning and review focusing on operational plan change drivers and financial plan gap-closing opportunities.
• Support business execution of new programs and initiatives that include promotional activities, new product launches, last time buy needs, phase-outs and distribution redesigns.
• Support master data maintenance and planning processes, ensuring integrity of data to optimize supply planning performance.
• Drive improvement in inventory strategies on existing items, new products, and product phase-outs to optimize inventory position and minimize E&O inventories; review and maintain planning parameters in accordance.
• Monitor key performance indicators and identify initiatives to improve performance.
• Reconcile annual demand plans with supply plans and communicate any gaps.
• Uphold the Company’s core values of Integrity, Innovation, Accountability, and Teamwork.
• Demonstrate behavior consistent with the Company’s Code of Ethics and Conduct.
• It is the responsibility of every employee to report to their manager or a member of senior management any quality problems or defects in order for corrective action to be implemented and to avoid recurrence of the problem.
• Duties may be modified or assigned at any time to meet the needs of the business.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree (in business or supply chain) or High School Diploma equivalent experience required.
• 5 years' experience in demand and/or supply planning in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong MRP knowledge and background.
• Working knowledge and experience with ERP and MRP systems (Microsoft Dynamics, SAP, Oracle, etc.).
• Capable of performing complex data analysis to improve supply chain performance and customer service (work order variances).
• Experience with analysis, recommended effectivity, and implementation of Engineering Changes.
• Proven track record in delivering change, process improvement, and root cause analytics.
• Experienced user of MS Office Applications, including intermediate to advanced knowledge of Excel.
• Must be able to work in the US without sponsorship.