Planning Lead

Job Description

Position Details :

Title : Planning Manager

Location : Solon, OH

Shift : M-F, daytime

Compensation : $105k + bonus

Benefits : competitive benefits package

Travel : 10%

Position Description :

Responsible for procuring finished goods, semi-finished goods and raw materials, and managing supplier relationships to ensure timely and cost-effective fulfillment of the annual sales plan, while maintaining accurate inventory and MRD. Managing Sales and Operational Planning (S&OP) by creating and adjusting forecasts based on customer and market input, coordinating closely with sales, marketing, and supply chain to support the market rate of demand and promotional events.

Exhibits functional leadership expertise in supply chain demand planning processes, tools, and techniques.

• Responsible for Demand Planning : Generate Statistical Demand Plan for each product line, compared to previous period assumptions, and incorporate sales and customer inputs to understand requirement of the business and assure an OTIF above 98%.
• Responsible for Supply Planning : Generate supply plan (make vs buy), generate material requirements and production plans for each manufacturing site, and generate rough-cut capacity plan.
• Lead and execute a Pre S&OP Meeting : Generate S&OP Reports and Metrics (MOH, OTIF, OSMI, etc), document supply chain gaps and resolutions, and document recommendations and agenda for executive meetings.
• Lead and Execute Executive meeting for the S&OP Process : Review recommendations and make decisions, resolve remaining issues, review KPIs and make adjustment and approve plan.
• Contributes to the development of supply chain strategies.
• Purchase finished goods from outside suppliers in accordance with the Market Rate of Demand (MRD) requirements and customer orders required dates.
• Champion and become expert in proprietary MRD, In-lining and 80 / 20 methodologies as it applies to best-in-class operations and supply performance.
• Confirm supplier delivery dates for purchasing material and expedite orders when necessary.
• Generate and issue reports to other groups to advise of deviations in delivery dates and other changes to plan.
• Inform involved departments of changes in delivery status, market conditions, quality problems and cost fluctuations.
• Lead and update MRD system considering Run Rates, Lead Time and Batch Sizes.
• Lead Inventory Management Meeting.
• Tracks sales promos and POG additions to ensure 100% support of event.
• Track POS data to compare with sales.
• Recommends and implement data changes regarding lead times, minimum balances, lot sizes, and order policy coding relative to scheduling area.
• Leads continual optimization of Supply Planning process, involving, for example, a reduction in complexity, optimization of distribution planning and inventory management, customer collaborations and the consistent standardization of operative processes
• Provide KPI’s and master data management for the planning and inventory functions
• Lead operational review in key metric areas (MOH, OSMI, OTIF, Lead Time, MOQ, Safety Stock, Throughput, OEE, etc.)
• Effectively leads and develops talent by role modeling and reinforcing enterprise talent management philosophy emphasizing development and differentiated rewards.

Must-Have Skills, Experience, and Education :