Manager Inventory Planning

Sonny's Enterprises Inc. - Conveyorized Car Wash Equipment Leader; Savage (MN); On-site; USD 95,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full medical coverage

401(k) match

Dental

Vision

Flex spending account

Disability & life insurance

Job summary

Sonny's Enterprises, the world’s largest conveyorized car wash equipment manufacturer, is seeking a Manager, Inventory & Planning to lead forecasting, SIOP, and production scheduling. This on-site role sits in Minnesota and partners with operations, finance, sales and logistics to balance demand with supply.

You will direct planning teams, drive lean improvements, and ensure target service levels, OTIF, and inventory turns.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain or related field.
• 6+ years of experience in supply chain, planning, materials, or similar function related to Planning and Inventory Control in a similar production environment.
• Experience using BI tools such as Power BI & Tableau.
• Understanding of MRP, Inventory Management, Capacity Planning, Scheduling, and Lean Manufacturing.
• Strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team that develops, executes, and monitors planning strategies in ERP to meet service level and inventory objectives.
• Establish a robust SIOP process and integrated master production schedule.
• Oversees movement of material from receiving through delivery to production.
• Manage the inventory and operations planning process.
• Provide direction to the materials and production scheduling teams.
• Responsible for management of all raw, WIP, and finished goods inventory.
• Maintain strong working relationships with business partners.
• Lead the team in improving fill rate, inventory turns, and obsolescence via lean improvements.
• Identify risks early and advise leadership on corrective actions.
• Monitor team performance and provide development opportunities.
• Collaborate with finance for accurate financial inputs.
• Use lean tools to standardize planning processes.
• Coordinate with sales, marketing, and operations for smooth transitions and new product introductions.
• Develop PFEP strategies to hit target turnover and minimize shortages.

Skills

Power BI

Tableau

MRP (SAP)

Inventory Management

Lean Manufacturing

Project Management

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

SAP

Job description

Sonny's Enterprises is the world's largest manufacturer of conveyorized car wash equipment, parts, and supplies. We are the industry leader, recognized and awarded by the International Car Wash Association for innovating new technologies to advance the industry with products proudly designed and built in the USA. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what's next. We embrace change and the opportunity it produces to maximize the potential of our most valuable resource - our PEOPLE! We invite you to explore our opportunities and grow your career with us.

The Manager, Inventory & Planning is responsible for managing the inventory management and operations planning process to effectively balance forecasted demand and supply to deliver targeted revenue goals, onsite on-time delivery KPI's, and ultimately meet customer requirements. This individual will support communication between operations, commercial, and logistics teams to streamline production flow and minimize operations disruptions.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team that develops, executes, and monitors planning strategies implemented within the enterprise resource planning system to meet service level and inventory objectives. This would include demand and supply planning, master production scheduling, and finished goods planning
• Establish a robust SIOP process along with an integrated master production schedule that ties in the supply and demand forecasts to improved production throughput, operational efficiency and OTD for our customers
• Oversees the movement of material and associated information from receiving through delivery to production
• Manage the inventory and operations planning process
• Provide direction and guidance to the materials and production scheduling teams
• Responsible for management of all raw, WIP, and finished goods inventory to support overall business objectives
• Maintain a strong working relationship with business partners in adjacent and supporting functions
• Lead the team in delivering improved business results in order fill rate performance, inventory turns, slow moving and obsolete inventory, and other metrics through rapid process improvements
• Provide early identification of problems, advise senior leadership of risks, and recommend options and/or corrective action
• Monitor team performance, provide feedback and development opportunities
• Collaborate with finance to ensure that relevant inputs are provided for successful financial reporting and analysis
• Utilize lean tools to develop and continuously improve standardized planning processes and collaborate with all functional areas to drive efficiency across the business
• Work closely with sales, marketing, finance, and operations to implement seamless material transitions or new product introductions with minimal obsolescence
• Responsible for inventory management to develop Plan for Every Part (PFEP) strategies to achieve target inventory turnover while minimizing negative customer impacts due to product shortage or delays
• Responsible for ensuring the demand plan, supply plan and production plans are integrated into a level-loaded master schedule that will optimize production efficiency
• Other Duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain or related field required
• 6+ years of experience in supply chain, planning, materials, or similar function related to Planning and Inventory Control in a similar production environment (machining and assembly)
• Experience in using Business Intelligence tools such as Power BI & Tableau
• Experience in data mining, analysis, and reporting
• Understanding of the application and concepts of Planning and Production Control fundamentals including MRP (SAP preferred), Inventory Management, Capacity Planning, Scheduling, and Lean Manufacturing
• Highly skilled in engaging teams to deliver results in a rapidly changing environment
• Strong project management leadership, knowledge, and skills, covering planning and execution, including ability to rapidly assess risk and identify/resolve issues
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

We offer 100% employer paid medical plan.

Other optional benefit programs are available to our employees and their families which include:

• 401(k) match,
• additional medical plans,
• dental,
• vision,
• flex spending account,
• short-term and long-term disability & life insurance coverage.

EEO Statement

Equal Opportunity Employer

Sonny's is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining a diverse and inclusive work environment. All qualified applicants will receive considerations for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, veteran status, and any other legally protected status under federal, state, or local anti-discrimination laws.

The pay range for this role is USD $94,920.00/yr - $128,415.00/yr. The actual salary offered is dependent on various factors including, but not limited to, location, the candidate's combination of job-related knowledge, qualifications, skills, education, training, and experience.