Production Planning Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title : Dunkirk Production Planning Manager

Location : Dunkirk NY

Department : Supply Chain

Reports to : Vice President of Supply Chain

Job Summary :

The Dunkirk Production Planning Manager plays a crucial role in driving profitability and reducing inventory by strategically managing melt schedules, material applications, various operational constraints, and optimizing production lead times. Tasked with guiding the planning team, this role applies a Theory of Constraints approach to streamline operations and improve throughput. With a focus on continuous improvement, the manager will pursue operational excellence, leveraging insights and feedback to foster innovation and enhance processes. A commitment to enhancing customer service is vital, with a focus on reducing late orders and providing transparent order status updates. Success in this role translates to heightened customer satisfaction and a strong contribution to the company’s profit maximization objectives.

Key Responsibilities :

• Strategic Production Planning : Develop and execute strategic plans and schedules for the Dunkirk plant, manage production lead times, manage cycle time review process, and managing inventory levels to ensure alignment with company goals for maximizing profits while reducing inventory.
• Inventory Management Optimization : Oversee inventory levels to ensure they are aligned with production schedules and customer demand, minimizing excess while meeting strategic targets. Take part in the melt planning in conjunction with the Bridgeville and North Jackson teams
• Business Process Improvement : Work closely with Corporate Supply Chain Systems & Inventory Planner to continuously analyze and improve planning processes and systems to enhance customer service, inventory planning, and free up team’s time for higher valued activities including programming new VBA excel tools or SharePoint automations
• Continuous improvement : work closely with operations, technical, and IT departments to collaborate on various improvement projects that help improve yields, reduce inventory, increase production, and reduce costs.
• Hands-On Tactical Support : Directly engage in tactical planning tasks as needed, including material application, providing customer order status reports, and scheduling various units, ensuring operational demands are met effectively.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration : work closely with other plants production planners and the sales, operations, and technical departments to ensure alignment between production capabilities and market demands.
• Customer Service Enhancement : lead efforts to reduce late orders and enhance order transparency, aiming to boost customer satisfaction.
• Team Leadership and Development : Lead, mentor, and develop the Dunkirk production planning team, promoting a culture of accountability, excellence, and alignment with company’s strategic objectives.

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