SR PLANNING MANAGER

POSITION SUMMARY:

This position coordinates and manages the Planning Department and associated Planners and / or BOM Specialists. Provides training and monitors planning activities and metrics.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Develops and implements the company's production control functions including any of the following activities: production planning/coordination, shop scheduling and dispatching, material requirements, planning systems, work-in-process tracking, material and labor variance controls, and manufacturing performance reporting.

- Ensure that S&OE; and S&OP; are sustained at the intended maturity level with adherence to the relevant weekly and monthly processes.

- Selects, develops, and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function..

- Responsible for planning, reviewing, and developing production procedures and personnel.

- Coordinate activities with materials function using enterprise resource planning systems.

- Develop metrics and analytics to report manufacturing performance such as OTD, Manufacturing Lead-Times, CTB, Adherence to plans.

- Periodically conduct health check on the process and outcome. Manage projects to implement improvements to the process.

- Manages ECO (Enterprise Change Order) Implementation within group.

- Adhere to organizational requirements on quality management, health and safety, code of conduct, legal stipulations, environmental, 5S policies and general duty of care.

- Others duties as assigned.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

- Location: Mexicali

- Works in standard office environment

- Works in a fast-paced manufacturing environment with manufactuing escalations to resolve

- Must also be able to navigate through the production environment, following the processes and procedures dictated in manufacturing.

QUALIFICATIONS & CAPABILITIES:

- Ability to clearly articulate information at customer, executive,



peer or team in a clear and persuasive manner, both orally and in writing.

- Strong analytical skills to drive data driven engagements

- Strong SAP knowledge (R3, S4, PPDS, IBP)

- Capability to respond quickly, decisively, assertively, and professionally to changing requirements in demand, product description, and material demand.

- Ability to manage and lead a staff of professional Production Planners.

- Ability to organize, schedule, coordinate, and negotiate effectively and to set priorities in a manner which ensures maximum performance and goal accomplishment.

- Strong theoretical and practical knowledge of demand-based manufacturing systems.

- Ability to define a roadmap to enhance current ways of working

- Excellent analytical skills, including Power BI, Tableau, Excel

- Excellent presentation skills, Word, Power Point

- Strong organizational skills

- Process driven individual

- Ability to work with several projects simultaneously

- Ability to motivate others in a team environment

- Sales and Operation Plannings (S&OP;) Experience

EXPERIENCE:

Essential:

- Minimum 7 years of experience working in a manufacturing and production arrangement as well as new product introduction environment.

- Proven track record of success and growth in positions of increasing responsibility.

- Experience in a high mix/low volume, pull-based manufacturing environment.

- Previous experience in production planning required.

- Previous experience managing people desired.

Desirable:

EDUCATION:

Essential:

- College / Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, Production Operations Management, Materials Management, or Engineering, or closely related field that is equivalent education and/or experience.

Desirable:

- Prefer MBA or post-graduate degree.

- APICS CPIM Certification strongly desired.

- Six-Sigma Training/Green Belt Certification desired

📌 Sr Manager, Materials Planning (Mexicali)
🏢 Advanced Energy
📍 Mexicali