Production Planning & Scheduling Manager

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Production Planning & Scheduling Manager - Stanley Access, Technologies, Farmington, CT

Stanley Access Technologies, a division of Allegion, is recognized as an industry leader in the manufacturing, installation, and servicing of automatic doors. Our growing product and service offerings have driven significant growth for our service business. Join our world class team of diligent problem solvers, innovators, fresh thinkers, and communicators who excite and inspire others.

Production Planning & Scheduling Manager

The Production Planning & Scheduling Manager will lead the overall planning and scheduling for Stanley Access Technologies manufacturing site(s). This includes driving strategy for the Production Planning and Scheduling team to successfully meet our company’s short and long-term delivery goals. You will set expectations for the development and execution of the daily/weekly/monthly goals and key performance indicators (KPIs). You will work with the manufacturing leaders and support teams on analyzing scenarios that balance capacity and demand while optimizing efficiency and on time delivery. You will also work with your team to continuously improve, automate, and streamline the scheduling process.

What You Will Do:

• Guide a team of Planning/Scheduling specialists that receive, schedule and promise daily customer and inter-company orders while balancing lead time and capacity constraints.
• Schedule multiple mixed model, make-to-order, Value Streams to level load weekly requirements across the plant.
• Ensuring weekly plant schedules align with weekly dedicated trucking schedules in order to meet weekly delivery schedules.
• Identify schedule constraints and work with plant leaders to mitigate the impact to the customer.
• Manage customer requests for changes, cancellations, or expedites based on end user needs.
• Work with suppliers to establish lead times and gain customer approval on custom finished materials.
• Conduct frequent lead-time analysis and publish lead times on a weekly basis.
• Data analysis and reporting of key performance indicators such as: delivery performance, plant backlog, and performance to schedule.
• Facilitate demand planning discussions, translate demand to operational and supply chain requirements; facilitate operational capacity plan development; establish forecasts to suppliers; and identify risks to production.
• Identify and resolve problems in a timely manner, develop alternative solutions while working with multiple teams.
• Drive continuous process improvement within the Planning/Scheduling process to reduce or eliminate manual processes.
• Document and maintain scheduling processes and procedures.
• Provide training on master production scheduling procedures and processes.

What You Need to Succeed:

• BS/BA degree in business or engineering discipline
• Minimum of 5 years of experience leading production scheduling processes
• Advanced understanding and application of lean manufacturing/scheduling principles.
• Proven leadership abilities and demonstrated ability to work as part of a team.
• Proficient with ERP systems. Microsoft Dynamics 365 experience preferred.
• Models and supports organization’s goals and values; adapts to changing conditions; demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles.
• Excellent communication (oral and written) and interpersonal skills with the ability to convey information and ideas in a variety of media.
• Action oriented and solution-driven thinking.
• Strong influencing skills – ability to influence & collaborate across functional and geographic boundaries as well as across organizational tiers.
• Agility and personal adaptability with the ability to successfully manage multiple priorities with a high sense of urgency in a rapidly changing environment.
• Displays original thinking and creativity; meets challenges with resourcefulness; generates suggestions for improving work.

Why Work for Us?

Allegion is a Great Place to Grow your Career if:

• You're seeking a rewarding opportunity that allows you to truly help others. With thousands of employees and customers around the world, there’s plenty of room to make an impact. As our values state, “this is your business, run with it”.

• You’re looking for a company that will invest in your professional development. As we grow, we want you to grow with us.

• You want a culture that promotes work-life balance. Our employees enjoy generous paid time off, because at Allegion we recognize that you have a full life outside of work!

• You want to work for an award-winning company that invests in its people. Allegion is proud to be a recipient of the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award for the second year in a row, recognizing our commitment to employee engagement, strengths-based development, and unlocking human potential.

What You’ll Get from Us:

• Health, dental and vision insurance coverage, helping you “be safe, be healthy”.

• A commitment to your future with a 401K plan, offering a 6% company match and no vesting period

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Unlimited PTO

• Employee Discounts through

• Community involvement and opportunities to give back so you can “serve others, not yourself”

• Opportunities to leverage your unique strengths through CliftonStrengths testing and coaching