Planning Manager

Eaton; Waukesha (WI); On-site; USD 97,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton's Power Systems division in Waukesha, WI is seeking a Planning Manager to lead internal plant supply chain activities, drive materials management best practices, and align capacity with the sales and production schedules. You will direct production planners, manage material releases and replenishment, and monitor key metrics such as on-time delivery, backlog, and inventory levels to minimize costs.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree, 5+ years in supply chain, and SAP ECC/MRP experience;

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a Supply Chain function.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in SAP ECC/MRP planning.
• Leadership experience; no relocation benefit; reside within 50 miles of Waukesha, WI.
• Must be able to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.
• Eaton does not sponsor immigration for this position.

Responsibilities

• Execute materials management strategy to support production planning and inventory control.
• Schedule production activities to meet customer delivery requirements.
• Coordinate materials, parts and subassemblies; resolve shortages.
• Monitor metrics: on-time delivery, backlog, days on hand, past due orders.
• Lead the materials management team and weekly production plan.
• Train planning team on SCM techniques and reporting tools.

Skills

Supply chain

Leadership

SAP ECC/MRP

Materials planning

Communication

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree

MS in engineering

Tools

APICS CSCP/CPIM

Shop floor inventory control

Microsoft Office

Job description

Eaton's Power Systems division is currently seeking a Planning Manager to join our team. This position is based at our Waukesha, WI Badger Drive facility

The expected annual salary range for this role is $97000 - $143000 a year.

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

What You'll Do

Position Overview:

The Planning Manager will be responsible for internal plant supply chain activities and will drive materials management best practices to achieve the sales and production schedules, meet customer requirements, align plant capacity, optimize the utilization of the workforce, and minimize manufacturing costs by assisting in cycle count, physical inventory processes, and internal materials replenishment strategy to meet inventory DOH and excess & obsolete management targets.

In This Function You Will

• Execute the materials management strategy to support production planning, production scheduling, order fulfilment, material releases, material handling, logistics, and inventory control


• Ensure that production activities are scheduled in a manner which will make efficient operations possible and, at the same time, and assure the fulfilment of customer delivery requirements


• Engage the production plan of the various materials, parts and subassemblies required by the plant. Drive for resolution of material shortages


• Maintain and coordinate activities to ensure vital plant metrics, including but not limited to; customer on-time delivery, backlog, days on hand inventory and past due workorders/schedules


• Leverage the annual and monthly operating plans to determine appropriate objectives and performance expectations for the materials management team.


• Direct management of the production planners and related SCM activities, including CTB process and a weekly production plan.


• Train and educate the planning team on the use of supply chain management techniques, various business systems, varieties of reports and other related

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution


• Minimum of five(5) years of experience in a Supply Chain Function.


• Minimum of two (2) years of experience in SAP ECC/MRP planning and/or scheduling modules


• Experience in a leadership role.


• No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates that currently reside within the immediate geographical area of 50 miles of Waukesha, WI will be considered. Active Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.


• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1, H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, 1-485 job profitability, etc.


• Must be able to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now and within the future

Preferred Qualifications

• Master of Science degree in engineering, supply chain, or operations from an accredited institution


• APICS CSCP or CPIM certification


• Prior experience with shop floor inventory control or manufacturing operations optimization


• Strong ethics, values and the ability to influence others' decision making.


• Demonstrated knowledge of institutional problem-solving tools/processes such as cycle time reduction and process improvement tools: six sigma DMAIC methodology, kaizen, DOE, pareto charts, statistical process control, process mapping, tree diagrams and root cause analysis


• Strong communication skills to collaborate effectively with stakeholders


• Strong analytical, problem solving, project management and facilitation skills


• Strong PC skills – Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access

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