Job Summary

The Sr. Planning Manager (Site Supply Chain) is responsible for the development and execution Supply Response for the S&OP process. This position supervises the plant planning staff and will be responsible for planning, standard & documented processes, for backup and support; raw material escalation; lab priorities; PSI (Production, Sales and Inventory) analysis for the site; overseeing root cause for schedule adherence, materials returned to vendor, inventory management and the plant focal point for backlog.
Accountable for leading the optimization of production planning, the balancing and the execution of the demand and supply plan at the site.

• Owns quarterly Supply response for the S&OP process.
• Implement processes to meet and exceed customer requirements and business expectations across planning horizon.
• Accountable for developing an optimal leveled production plan based on the demand plan and customer orders.
• Manages and provides leadership for the planning staff at the manufacturing site(s).
• Provides leadership to incorporate corporate initiatives into supply, inventory planning at the manufacturing site(s).
• Responsible for availability of raw material in support to production planning.
• Responsible for OTIF (On time in Full).
• Co-owns Back Order management, including planning, execution and reporting
• Responsible for capacity planning.
• Responsible for optimizing inventory levels in collaboration with management, commercial, stakeholders and policy
• Develops training and/or mentoring programs to build the capabilities of the site planning staff.
• Responsible for translating planning, inventory plans into SAP.
• Establishes and reports clear metrics, aligned with global policies, to manage the supply chain processes and results at the manufacturing site(s). Provides data that drives actions including root cause analysis, problem solving, actions, owners and timescales
• Deploys best practices to ensure customer and business expectations are met for all processes.
• Leads the efforts to resolve supply issues, escalates to sourcing as required to maintain business continuity.

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