Planning Manager - Aerospace Manufacturing Operations

The Gill Corporation in; El Monte (CA); On-site; USD 122,000 - 147,000; Full time

Job summary

The Gill Corporation is seeking a Planning Manager to lead the department in forecasting, scheduling, and following up on production orders to meet customer and internal demands. This role reports to the Director of Supply Chain and oversees exempt and non-exempt staff as applicable.

Responsibilities include creating forecasts, reviewing customer demands, releasing production orders, and expediting schedules while coordinating with Purchasing and Production to meet deadlines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or equivalent.
• 3-5 years Management experience in Demand and Supply Planning.
• Proficiency in ERP / MRP systems and MS Office applications.
• APICS or ISM certification a plus.

Responsibilities

• Create the forecast for purchasing and production to meet deliveries for customers’ orders based on sales history, current demands, components lead time, production and test lead times and production capacity limitations.
• Ensure timely review of customer demands and provide feedback to Customer Service and Sales, including Production’s commitment.
• Establish the required quantities and availability of materials needed to meet customer demands, and release production orders accordingly.
• Proactively communicate across the organization scheduling issues and opportunities to ensure deliveries are met and objectives are achieved.
• Confer with department supervisors to determine status of scheduled work.
• Generate status reports and act as the information hub for all issues concerning/impacting delivery schedules.
• Expedite operations that delay schedules, and alter schedules to meet unforeseen conditions.
• Interface with purchasing to expedite problem parts and to reschedule material deliveries that will result in excess inventory.
• Prepare reports for all planning activity metrics and analyze all results to recommend required improvements in performance and collaborate with material manager to forecast all required strategies.
• Assist to monitor all department budgets and manage all inventories on quarterly basis and assist all team members to manage all production schedules.
• Manage and report Manufacturing capacities to meet company objectives
• Other duties as assigned by the Director of Supply Chain.

Skills

Demand & Supply Planning management

APICS or ISM certification

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or equivalent

Tools

ERP / MRP systems

MS Office

Job description

The Gill Corporation is seeking a Planning Manager to lead the department in forecasting, scheduling, and following up on production orders to meet customer and internal demands. This role reports to the Director of Supply Chain and oversees exempt and non-exempt staff as applicable.

Responsibilities include creating forecasts, reviewing customer demands, releasing production orders, and expediting schedules while coordinating with Purchasing and Production to meet deadlines.