Area Planning Supervisor

SI Scholastic Inc.; Algoa (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Scholastic Inc. in Missouri seeks a Department Planning Supervisor to supervise the planning team and coordinate with operations to ensure on-time delivery and adherence to service levels.

You will supervise daily activities, optimize planning strategies, and communicate across operations, customer service, and business units, while maintaining system configurations and KRONOS accuracy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office Applications (Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint).
• Ability and desire to work in a high pressure, constantly changing environment.
• Proven supervisory and leadership skills including organizing and prioritizing work, and motivating staff.
• Basic knowledge of relational database query building.
• Proven analytical skills with sound decision making.
• In-depth knowledge of business rules and systems processes.
• Ability to learn and adapt quickly to changing technologies and customer needs
• Excellent communication and coaching skills.
• Strong organization skills and ability to handle multiple responsibilities and priorities
• Experience in process analysis and development.

Responsibilities

• Supervise people and processes of the planning team.
• Control flow of work for operations through communication, prioritization, and planning of orders.
• Balance customer requirements with operations production capacities.
• Maintain priorities to ensure delivery dates and special requests in adherence to previously agreed upon service level expectations.
• Ensure value added process (VAP) orders are planned and processed correctly.
• Develop, sequence and adjust planning strategies to align with business financial goals.
• Responsible for daily communication with operations, customer service, and business units.
• Maintain zone profiling to assist Operations in meeting budgeted picking rates.
• Maintain system configurations and rule sets for order conversion assignment, pick plan allocation, and inventory replenishment.
• Monitor assigned department demand forecast vs. actual interfaced volume.
• Report on and monitor various key process indicators.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Provide direct supervision to department personnel, ensuring a safe and work environment.
• Educate direct reports on planning and support processes.
• Evaluate and oversee training of system tools (including Microsoft Office tools).
• Maintain KRONOS coding, verifying time and monitoring attendance and scheduling vacation time.
• Document and maintain all applicable processes and procedures for the department assigned.
• Administer performance reviews, disciplinary actions, coaching/counseling and other employee relations.

Skills

Supervisory leadership

Communication

Organization

Analytical skills

Adaptability

Problem solving

Learning agility

Attention to detail

Decision making

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Excel

Word

Access

PowerPoint

Job description

DEPARTMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

Supervise people and processes of the planning team.

Control flow of work for operations through communication, prioritization, and planning of orders.

Balance customer requirements with operations production capacities.

Maintain priorities to ensure delivery dates and special requests in adherence to previously agreed upon service level expectations.

Ensure value added process (VAP) orders are planned and processed correctly.

Develop, sequence and adjust planning strategies to align with business financial goals.

Responsible for daily communication with operations, customer service, and business units.

Maintain zone profiling to assist Operations in meeting budgeted picking rates.

Maintain system configurations and rule sets for order conversion assignment, pick plan allocation, and inventory replenishment.

Monitor assigned department demand forecast vs. actual interfaced volume.

Report on and monitor various key process indicators.

Other duties as assigned.

DIRECT SUPERVISOR RESPONSIBILITIES

Provide direct supervision to department personnel, ensuring a safe and work environment.

Educate direct reports on planning and support processes.

Evaluate and oversee training of system tools (including Microsoft Office tools).

Maintain KRONOS coding, verifying time and monitoring attendance and scheduling vacation time.

Document and maintain all applicable processes and procedures for the department assigned.

Administer performance reviews, disciplinary actions, coaching/counseling and other employee relations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Extensive knowledge of all Microsoft Office Applications. (Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint)
• Ability and desire to work in a high pressure, constantly changing environment.
• Proven supervisory and leadership skills including organizing and prioritizing work, and motivating staff.
• Basic knowledge of relational database query building.
• Proven analytical skills with sound decision making.
• In-depth knowledge of business rules and systems processes.
• Ability to learn and adapt quickly to changing technologies and customer needs
• Excellent communication and coaching skills.
• Strong organization skills and ability to handle multiple responsibilities and priorities
• Experience in process analysis and development.

Time Type: Full time Job Type: Regular Job Family Group: Distrib & Matls Mgmt Location Region/State: Missouri

EEO Statement

Scholastic is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our policy is clear: there shall be no discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, pregnancy, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, or status as a disabled veteran or Vietnam veteran. Those factors shall not influence the determination of qualifications for a job or other opportunity within the company. Further, all personnel actions (such as compensation, tuition aid, benefits, transfers, promotions, and dismissals, company-sponsored training, social and recreational programs) shall be administered without discrimination. EEO is the Law Poster EEO Scholastic Policy Statement Pay Transparency Provision Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) is the world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books, a leading provider of core literacy curriculum and professional services, and a producer of educational and entertaining children's media. The Company creates quality books and ebooks, print and technology-based learning programs for pre‑K to grade 12, classroom magazines and other products and services that support children's learning both in school and at home. With operations in 14 international offices and exports to 165 countries, Scholastic makes quality, affordable books available to all children around the world through school-based book clubs and book fairs, classroom collections, school and public libraries, retail and online. True to its mission of 97 years to encourage the personal and intellectual growth of all children beginning with literacy, the Company has earned a reputation as a trusted partner to educators and families. Learn more at: www.scholastic.com We're always looking for talented people to join Scholastic in instilling a love of reading and lifelong learning in children. At Scholastic, our benefit plans have been designed to be in line with market conditions and employee needs. Our plans provide flexibility and allow individuals a broad range of choices that can be tailored to meet each employee's needs. Scholastic is an Equal Opportunity Employer.