What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Manager of Planning and Scheduling position at Unrivaled Teamwear?
About Unrivaled Teamwear
Unrivaled Teamwear consists of three unique and highly innovative business units: Gear for Sports (“GFS”), Knights Apparel (“KA”) and Champion Teamwear. Gear for Sports is the pioneer in the custom decorated apparel industry and has been the leader in this space for more than 35 years. Knights Apparel is a leading producer of licensed sports apparel for mass market retailers, mid-tier department stores, and sporting goods retailers. Knights has attractive licensing arrangements, many of which are exclusive, with prestigious sports brands, colleges and universities, and professional sports leagues. Champion Teamwear has been designing and creating custom uniforms and teamwear since 1978, making it one oldest in the industry.
Job Description and Responsibilities
Reporting to the Director of Operations, this role will support the Company’s internal and contract manufacturing operations by owning all capacity planning, production allocation, and scheduling with a focus on optimizing service levels, efficiency and cost.
- Prepare schedules and allocate resources to meet delivery commitments, improving quality, productivity, cost efficiency, and on-time performance
- In collaboration with Operations leadership, own capacity models and forecasts. Proactively make recommendations to facilitate optimal production footprint based on sales forecasts
- Proactively identify potential operational bottlenecks and/or stranded capacity
- Participate in CAPEX planning process and make recommendations on growth CAPEX in order to address production bottlenecks
- Participate in corporate S&OP process, actively collaborate with Sales and Operations to optimize production
- Utilize Company ERP systems to schedule operations, and analyze data used in making business decisions. Utilize Windows desktop applications to prepare reports and analysis as required (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Desired Skills & Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in relevant field
- 5-10 years of previous experience in manufacturing or supply chain roles
- Demonstrated experience in planning and scheduling for a multi-site operation
- Demonstrated experience in implementing lean manufacturing principles (Lean, Six Sigma, etc) and delivering continuous improvement initiatives
- Advanced skills in Excel, demonstrated experience in scenario planning and modelling
- Experience with PowerBI, Tableau or other advanced data analysis tools
- Excellent leadership and communication skills
Salary : $110,000 - $150,000
