Sr. Manager Materials and Manufacturing Planning

Vertiv; Tijuana; On-site; MXN 1,200,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertiv in Mexico (Tijuana area) seeks a Sr. Manager Materials and Manufacturing Planning to lead strategic materials management and inventory programs across Regions.

Responsibilities include forecast management, S&OP, production and materials planning, and partnering with procurement and logistics to set item plans and improve delivery and ITO. The role leads regional central Logistics Operations and coordinates with Sales Operations, Demand Management, and COEs in a matrix environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of experience with increasing responsibilities within Operations and Materials.
• BS degree, Engineering or Business Management; MBA desired.
• Fluent English and strong communication, interpersonal skills.
• Experience in materials planning, S&OP, production planning and procurement.

Responsibilities

• Develop a consistent capacity and material planning for factories to match demand in the long term.
• Participate in long-range planning and budget preparation.
• Facilitate feedback to S&OP during executive meetings.
• Work with market, manufacturing, finance, procurement, customers and suppliers to meet needs.
• Drive escalation process for availability or cash flow issues.
• Optimize system setup to continuously improve results.
• Support talent management, development and career path for direct reports.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to the entire team.
• Communicate vision and strategy for area of responsibility up and down the organization.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Interpersonal skills

English fluency

Proactive and high-energy

Software applications

Education

BS degree in Engineering

BS degree in Business Management

MBA degree

Tools

TMS

Job description

Brief Job Description

As a Sr. Manager Materials and Manufacturing Planning you will provide leadership, direction and ensures strategic deployment of materials management and inventory programs across Line of Businesses and Regions. Responsibilities include amongst others; forecast management and S&OP review, production planning, materials planning and purchasing. Inventory planning and reviews with Plants and the Regions. Developing and monitoring of Materials programs to improve delivery performance and increase Inventory Turns (ITO).

Job Description

Brief Job Description: As a Sr. Manager Materials and Manufacturing Planning you will provide leadership, direction and ensures strategic deployment of materials management and inventory programs across Line of Businesses and Regions. Responsibilities include amongst others; forecast management and S&OP review, production planning, materials planning and purchasing. Inventory planning and reviews with Plants and the Regions. Developing and monitoring of Materials programs to improve delivery performance and increase Inventory Turns (ITO). On the strategy side this function will work with Procurement and Logistics to set material plans (a plan for each item) driven by the market need of Finish Good and Commodity strategy. The position will lead also the regional central Logistics Operations as complementary to the Plant and Markets operational logistics and Procurement, to manage central control tower for escalations, define SOP for logistics operators, set up and onboarding of TMS users (suppliers and internal users) and claim management. This key position operates in a matrix organizational structure and works closely with Sales Operations and Demand Management, Regional Operations Leaders and Procurement and Logistics and the COEs.

Brief Job Description

As a Sr. Manager Materials and Manufacturing Planning you will provide leadership, direction and ensures strategic deployment of materials management and inventory programs across Line of Businesses and Regions. Responsibilities include amongst others; forecast management and S&OP review, production planning, materials planning and purchasing. Inventory planning and reviews with Plants and the Regions. Developing and monitoring of Materials programs to improve delivery performance and increase Inventory Turns (ITO).

Responsibilities and Measurement Criteria with Time investment Needed on Each:

(This will describe the overall core responsibilities of the role, decision making responsibilities etc.)

• Develop a consistent capacity & material planning for factories to match demand in the long term. Participating in long-range planning and budget preparation.
• Facilitate Feedback to SI&OP (operations side) during executive meetings.
• Work closely with business partners (market, manufacturing, finance, procurement), customers and suppliers to meet or exceed customer needs.
• Drive the escalation process in case of critical issues linked to availability or cash flow.
• Optimize standard system setup to structurally and continuously improve results.
• Ensure continuous improvement activities and identify possible synergies with factory organization.
• Support talent management process (selection, development and career path).
• Ensure appropriate development, training and coaching for the direct reports.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to the entire team.
• Ensure communication of vision and strategy for his area of responsibility above and below within the organization.

Qualifications

Required/ Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum 7 years of experience with increasing responsibilities within Operations and Materials.
• BS degree, Engineering or Business Management.
• MBA degree desired.

Additional / Preferred Qualifications

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Well-developed interpersonal skills.
• Computer and software applications skills required.
• Proactive and high-energy style.
• English –fluent level – written and spoken

Physical & Environmental Requirements:

• None

Time Travel Needed

• 30%