06 ago
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Leviton Manufacturing
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Chihuahua
06 ago
Leviton Manufacturing
Chihuahua
About the role The Business Planning Manager is responsible for facilitating the business planning process across the business unit and driving process alignment to the Business Unit strategic priorities. The position will be accountable for the end-to-end Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process, which includes demand review, supply review, executive review, along with any other adjacent process steps (e.g., financial reconciliation). The Business Planning Manager will ensure consistent use of data & processes across the business unit and work to continuously improve the accuracy and quality of inputs and outputs with each IBP cycle. The S&P; Lead will also be responsible for working with functional and overall business leaders across all products and markets to drive change management and accountability toward the best possible planning outcomes for the business unit. In parallel, the Business Planning Manager will own the improvement agenda for Leviton’s Responsive Manufacturing Process (RMP) and manage projects associated with the roll out of Wave 1, 2 and beyond. This cross-functional role will be responsible for engaging and influencing stakeholders across Supply Chain, Customer Service, Sales, Marketing, and business unit leadership to deliver on the RMP vision. Responsibilities Own and enhance the integrated business (IBP) planning process and playbook Facilitate periodic (monthly) planning cycles and ensure process adherence and alignment Lead through influence to resolve planning issues and align on the most optimal outcome for Leviton Own, gather inputs, and shape the materials for the demand planning meeting Represent the business unit at supply planning meetings and report key takeaways and action items to the Sr. Director, Strategy and Planning Create necessary materials for the Executive Review meeting Assist the Sr,
Director, Strategy and Planning with summarizing external economic and industry sentiment reports and indices to inform executive perspectives on macroeconomic business conditions, and review with cross-functional partners (i.e., Product Management) to validate trends and insights Work with frontline sales and sales operations to create and transform sales pipeline data and customer field intelligence into usable and digestible demand signals for the production planning team Work with Product Management to adjust long-term forecast volumes to optimize long-term manufacturing and operations capacity Liaise with manufacturing planning team to provide context on manufacturing requirement updates and understand constraints to manufacturing capacity Work closely with Finance to ensure monetization of the plan being setup when needed Champion the change management and communications initiatives required to integrate the planning process throughout the organization Work with functional and business leaders to close gaps in the planning process Plan and support the implementation of the Responsive Manufacturing Process (RMP) by working with stakeholders across C&I; and functions and contacts at the factories Identify and execute opportunities for continuous improvement within RMP (e.g., scaling to additional plants, driving further lead time reductions, improving the customer experience) Qualifications Strong analytical and written/verbal communication skills required Manufacturing industry experience preferred Effective communication and interpersonal skills Ability to influence senior functional leaders Demonstrated leadership qualities in cross-functional settings to drive differentiated results Self-Starter Excellent problem-solving skills Collaborative, team player Bi-lingual English and Spanish is preferred
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🏢 Leviton Manufacturing
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