position summary

the master planner manager acts as the central orchestrator for the entire site’s production

planning ecosystem. This strategic leadership role oversees end-to-end

planning—encompassing smt, middle-end, and back-end operations—to ensure seamless

integration between supply chain management (scm) and cross-functional teams (cft). The

primary mandate is to drive a robust sales and inventory operations planning (siop) process

and ensure plant planning aligns perfectly with organizational objectives.

key responsibilities

● site planning leadership: provide end-to-end supervision and strategic direction for

the entire production planning lifecycle, ensuring alignment across smt, middle-end,

and back-end manufacturing processes.

● strategic integration: act as the critical bridge between scm and cft, fostering cross-

departmental collaboration to optimize resource allocation and production flow.

● siop governance: define, implement, and maintain an effective siop process,

ensuring that long-term strategic plans and short-term operational execution are

harmonized.

● production constraint management: leverage an objective, data-driven perspective

to identify and clearly define production constraints. Enforce rigorous third-party checks





to ensure material availability and production feasibility.

● organizational reporting: report directly to the site leader to ensure top-level

alignment. Manage all scm leaders through a dotted-line structure, ensuring consistent

planning methodologies and accountability across the site.

● continuous improvement: proactively identify process gaps and drive improvements

to increase plant planning accuracy, reduce lead times, and optimize inventory turns.

qualifications & requirements

● experience: 10+ years of progressive experience in supply chain management, with a

proven track record in site-level planning and production control.

● leadership presence: demonstrated strong personality with the ability to influence

stakeholders at all levels, maintain objective perspectives under pressure, and champion

high-accountability standards.

● strategic capability: deep understanding of siop/s&op; processes, material

constraints, and the technical intricacies of smt and electronic manufacturing production

environments.

● analytical rigor: strong capability in conducting objective, constraint-based analysis

and establishing clear performance metrics and audits.

📌 Master planner sr manager (México)
🏢 Celestica
📍 México