Sr Manager, Materials Planning

SR PLANNING MANAGER POSITION SUMMARY: This position coordinates and manages the Planning Department and associated Planners and / or BOM Specialists. Provides training and monitors planning activities and metrics.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develops and implements the company's production control functions including any of the following activities: production planning/coordination, shop scheduling and dispatching, material requirements, planning systems, work-in-process tracking, material and labor variance controls, and manufacturing performance reporting.
• Ensure that S&OE and S&OP are sustained at the intended maturity level with adherence to the relevant weekly and monthly processes.
• Selects, develops, and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function..
• Responsible for planning, reviewing, and developing production procedures and personnel.
• Coordinate activities with materials function using enterprise resource planning systems.
• Develop metrics and analytics to report manufacturing performance such as OTD, Manufacturing Lead-Times, CTB, Adherence to plans.
• Periodically conduct health check on the process and outcome. Manage projects to implement improvements to the process.
• Manages ECO (Enterprise Change Order) Implementation within group.
• Adhere to organizational requirements on quality management, health and safety, code of conduct, legal stipulations, environmental, 5S policies and general duty of care.
• Others duties as assigned.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Location: Mexicali
• Works in standard office environment
• Works in a fast-paced manufacturing environment with manufactuing escalations to resolve
• Must also be able to navigate through the production environment, following the processes and procedures dictated in manufacturing.

QUALIFICATIONS & CAPABILITIES:

• Ability to clearly articulate information at customer, executive, peer or team in a clear and persuasive manner, both orally and in writing.
• Strong analytical skills to drive data driven engagements
• Strong SAP knowledge (R3, S4, PPDS, IBP)
• Capability to respond quickly, decisively, assertively, and professionally to changing requirements in demand, product description, and material demand.
• Ability to manage and lead a staff of professional Production Planners.
• Ability to organize, schedule, coordinate, and negotiate effectively and to set priorities in a manner which ensures maximum performance and goal accomplishment.
• Strong theoretical and practical knowledge of demand-based manufacturing systems.
• Ability to define a roadmap to enhance current ways of working
• Excellent analytical skills, including Power BI, Tableau, Excel
• Excellent presentation skills, Word, Power Point
• Strong organizational skills
• Process driven individual
• Ability to work with several projects simultaneously
• Ability to motivate others in a team environment
• Sales and Operation Plannings (S&OP) Experience

EXPERIENCE: Essential:

• Minimum 7 years of experience working in a manufacturing and production arrangement as well as new product introduction environment.
• Proven track record of success and growth in positions of increasing responsibility.
• Experience in a high mix/low volume, pull-based manufacturing environment.
• Previous experience in production planning required.
• Previous experience managing people desired.

Desirable: EDUCATION: Essential:

• College / Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, Production Operations Management, Materials Management, or Engineering, or closely related field that is equivalent education and/or experience.

Desirable:

• Prefer MBA or post-graduate degree.
• APICS CPIM Certification strongly desired.
• Six-Sigma Training/Green Belt Certification desired