Job Responsibilities

• Continue to develop current path for demand/operational forecasts at multiple levels of aggregation for multiple time horizons as part of a demand planning function
• Assist in development of build plans by product line to establish and maintain appropriate inventory levels.
• Lead and assist materials team on more efficient managing of materials with correct lead times, coverage profiles, safety stock etc.
• Provide input to the supply planning organization in developing inventory strategies on existing items, new products, and product phase-outs
• Review and assess risk to supply and demand variability and identify opportunities to manage and mitigate risk
• Responsible for executing tactical components of monthly current S&OP processes.
• Creates, monitors, and maintains S&OP metrics and key performance indicators, identifying resulting risks and opportunities
• Enhance current process of analysisl tools and reporting to support the entire S&OP process

• Work with Material Planners and Operations when fluctuations in customer demands require adjustments to ensure schedules are maintained and desired inventory levels are met
• Monitor changes in customer requirements on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis to ensure production schedules and plans are adequate
• Optimize system planning parameters to drive accurate production requirements (routing times, lot sizing, rounding values, etc.)
• Track and publish performance on key metrics including Schedule Attainment,  overall and detailed tracking,
• Monitor inventory levels and turns. Implement processes to improve inventory levels.
• Analyze and keep management apprised of potential schedule variances or problems by tracking, reviewing and evaluating plans, schedules and/or budgets for inaccuracies or inconsistencies
• Interfaces with internal business partners (Operations, Purchasing, Finance, QA) to collect data for preparation of schedules and reports as well as providing status reports to internal and external customers
• Review and update priority order status to report out to Customer Service and Business Development
• Consult with appropriate internal departments to determine viability of the change request and if additional cost should be assessed for change
• Make all necessary changes in Systems, Applications, Processes (ERP/SAP) system to ensure sales order changes are completed, scheduled to meet customer delivery requirements and correctly shipped and invoiced
• Expedite critical sales order changes through process to ensure visibility through supply chain
• Present daily and weekly summary of key information to management

• Support the Materials/Purchasing team to ensure an effective and efficient flow of material to meet production needs.
• Approve Drawing Change Requests, communicate any potential Revision Level issues to the Purchasing team, and provide guidance on the appropriate course of action
• Provide back-up for Scheduling and Materials to ensure operational continuity
• Monitor and coordinate engineering changes with materials team.

Job Requirements:

• 5+ years’ experience working in supply chain and/or customer order planning within a manufacturing environment.
• 3+ years’ experience with ERP system, SAP a plus.
• Familiarity with supply chain and the following functions within an ERP system: Order Management, Materials Management, and Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling.
• Must have a thorough understanding of manufacturing planning principles, theories, techniques and concepts as well as ability to understand accounting and manufacturing systems.
• Ability to research solutions and apply advanced planning tools and techniques to resolve business challenges.
• Knowledge of principles for providing effective customer services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Ability to organize, schedule, budget and coordinate work phases; excellent time management skills.
• Ability to determine the appropriate approach at various program levels and provide effective solutions for complex technical problems.
• Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills to interface with internal employees and external customers and be able to accurately document, report and present.
• High level of proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel & PowerPoint); proficient experience using internal ERP systems.
• Strong attention to detail, accurate and organized
• Good decision making, problem solving, and analytical skills
• Dependable and reliable
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills

• Bachelor’s Degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Business or similar related degree is required.
• ISO9001 or other quality system experience.
• Experience in Microsoft Word, Excel and computer inventory systems.