Operations Planning Manager

The Operations Planning Manager is responsible for planning and execution to deliver service, cost, and inventory objectives. The position leads the supply planning area for the SIOP process delivering optimal production and inventory plans and leads execution in the production scheduling and warehouse operations areas. The Operations Planning Manager provides critical leadership delivering supply chain excellence and teamwork throughout the production planning, production scheduling and warehouse operations functions. People leadership includes fostering functional, team and individual growth.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop the SIOP production and inventory plans to support supply chain excellence.
• Identify and mitigate service, cost, and inventory risk in the SIOP and executional time horizons.
• Facilitate SIOP and supply chain executional meetings.
• Provide continuous improvement and strategic leadership for production planning, production scheduling, stockroom, and shipping/receiving teams.
• Foster collaboration across functional areas (Procurement, Supplier Quality, Production, Sales, Engineering) to increase performance within the SIOP process and order-to-delivery execution.
• Provide leadership in new system implementation including ERP, production scheduling and warehouse management tools.
• Develop direct and indirect reporting teams fostering functional excellence and individual growth.
• Report immediately all suspicious and hazardous conditions to a supervisor.
• Understand and observe all safety guidelines and assure quality and safety by complying with all appropriate CB policies and procedures.
• Assist in maintaining clean, orderly and hazard-free work areas.
• Able to work with minimal supervision, be a self-starter and be detail oriented.
• Other duties as assigned.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to demonstrate the following competencies:

• Communication and facilitation skills
• Analytical skills
• Project management skills
• Developing direct reports
• Managing and measuring work
• Hiring and staffing
• Decision quality
• Action oriented
• Organizational agility
• Creativity
• Self-Directed / Self Starter / Ability to deal with ambiguity
• Functional/Technical Skills – Statistical safety stocks, scheduling methods, warehouse operations, lean/process improvement
• Strong command, both oral and written, of the English language

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

• Requires bachelor's degree (BS/BA); Prefer a technical degree such as engineering, mathematics or computer science.
• Prefer master’s degree.
• Demonstrated experience using supply chain systems such as ERP, supply planning, demand planning, and warehouse management.
• Demonstrated experience leading business process and business improvement.
• Prefer 10 years of experience in planning, procurement, forecasting, industrial engineering or other operational experience.
• Prefer Lean / Six Sigma certification.
• Prefer APICS certification.
• Prefer systems implementation experience (ERP, production scheduling, warehouse management).

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Supervise production planning, production scheduling and warehouse operations teams.
• Execute supervisory responsibilities in accordance with Click Bond policies and applicable laws.