Production Planning and Inventory Control Supervisor

Job Description:

• Apply an advanced knowledge of materials and supply chain management and draw upon substantial experience to identify and/or solve highly complex business problems.
• Contribute to the development of strategic plans within the primary functional areas. Implement or assist in the implementation of strategic plans within these areas.
• With finance, develop inventory plans in support of the annual operation plan. Creates and manages raw materials forecast and budget.
• Establish methods for review and disposition of excess and obsolete inventory in distribution sites as well as manufacturing plants.
• Meet materials requirements, manage material flow, and to plan and prevent factory and warehouse shortages and stock outs while managing and minimizing inventory investment to achieve total cost goals.
• Provide analysis and metrics and work with manufacturing plants and purchasing to drive improvements in lot sizes and lead times for all materials supplied internally and externally.
• Supervises Physical Inventory and Cycle counting processes to ensure compliance and inventory accuracy is continually improving to exceed financial and accounting goals. Provide analysis of root cause of errors and initiate corrective action.
• Manages the procurement process of materials and establishment of delivery sequences to departments according to job order priorities and anticipated availability of material. Ensures the placed orders are delivered on time
• Directs transfer of materials to meet production schedules and shipping schedules.
• Supervises the raw material available and consumption; generates monthly inventory report to be presented to management.

DELIVERY PLANNING

• Convert sales organization inputs, by product category , into operational production schedules and associated Bills of Materials that will drive supplier requirements.
• Addresses demand and supply planning issues elevated by the leadership team for resolution and escalates with the suppliers as required.
• Manage finished goods inventory to ensure adequate service levels of product based on historical data and sales forecasts.
• Manage, plan and organize the inter plant logistics activities: planning, receiving, warehousing and traffic.
• Deliver inventory performance and plant performance according to On-time In Full (OTIF) and days of inventory (DOI) targets that are approved by management for all planned SKU's.
• Deliver raw material inventory performance that optimizes Days on Hand (DOH), maximizes inventory turns, and improves Days Payable Outstanding (DPO).
• Expense control accountability - Budgets and monitors for packing material, supplies, equipment and facilities. Budgets and monitors expenses for raw materials and indirect materials and services.

Other

• Partners with Sales, Customer Service, Production and other business leaders to identify and resolve business issues that impact customer satisfaction on plant produced products.
• Participates with strategic sourcing for improved total cost of ownership and, in concert with operations, Purchasing; implements changes as needed to improve performance.
• Work closely with Merchandising on material cost and quality improvement projects and implementation.
• Work closely with Merchandising Product Development (Marketing/Operations on new product introductions and impact to service levels.
• Drive results and continuous improvement projects/processes in the world class manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrate a hands-on leadership approach to identifying, resolving and communicating the resolution of service issues
• Develop, monitor, publish, and present the key performance metrics for Production and Inventory Control organization to Divisional Supply Chain Manager and Plant Director of Operations.
• Team Leadership (including direct reporting managers); coach and develop personnel; ensure they have the necessary resources and training to maximize effectiveness

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Operations Management, Business Administration, or Industrial Engineering and related
• 2+ years of experience in supply chain, materials planning, purchasing, logistics and production scheduling, preferably with at a minimum of five (2) years in a supervisory/leadership role overseeing the work of a team, including hiring, training, performance evaluation, coaching and mentoring.
• Extensive experience with core software applications
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills preferred.
• Experience in the implementation of major change programs in systems or operations.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Has in depth knowledge of total management of the material purchase, metrics to base supplier performance criteria for future buy decisions

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Company events
• Opportunities for promotion
• Promotion to permanent employee

Work Location: In person