Production Control Manager

Intuitive; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Intuitive in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a Planning Manager to lead the planning function, reduce costs, streamline processes, and implement continuous improvement initiatives while maximizing customer service levels and optimizing finished goods inventory and manufacturing resources.

You will partner with the Sr Production Control Manager and production teams to influence staffing, demand load strategies, and inventory controls, ensuring readiness for new products and sustaining productivity and

Responsibilities

• Staff management and development including assigning and directing work, appraising performance, hiring, training, integrating and retention.
• Oversee department objectives related to implementation of Engineering Change Orders, (ECO).
• Manages and ensures smooth transition from development to production; production readiness for new products and processes.
• Develop and manage the planning team to be focused on department goals and corporate goals; address expedited requirements and reprioritization with ownership.
• Drive closure on difficult projects with limited support; influence others to make effective decisions; manage multiple projects.
• Develop and maintain countermeasures to address root causes for products on backorder.
• Develop and maintain department metrics, analyze results and identify trends; drive corrective actions when needed.
• Engage Manufacturing teams in the continuous improvement process to ensure projects are prioritized and implemented timely.
• Coach and counsel lean manufacturing behaviors.
• Determine and manage potential line shortages by analyzing build schedules, shortage reports, on hand inventory reports and supplier delivery information.
• Develop communication relationships with Production, Engineering, Purchasing, Shipping, and Customer Service to manage supply and demand.
• Promotes culture, EHS and safety.
• Develops individual development plans for team members.
• Drive our Culture Strategy by fostering our mission, founding principles, and leadership expectations.

Job description

Job Description

Primary Function of Position:

Manage the planning process to reduce costs, streamline processes, and implement continuous improvement objectives. This position is responsible for maximizing customer service levels while optimizing FG inventory investment and manufacturing resources to promote productivity. The Planning Manager works with the Sr Production Control Manager and the production departments, to achieve the highest levels of service, actively contributing to critical business decisions related to staffing, demand load strategies, inventory control and finished goods levels and productivity goals.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Responsible for staff management and development including; assigning and directing work, appraising performance (performance management), hiring, training, integrating and retention.
• Oversee department objectives related to implementation of Engineering Change Orders, (ECO).
• Manages and ensures smooth transition from development to production. Ensures that new products and processes are properly developed for production readiness.
• Develop and manage the planning team to be focused on department goals and corporate goals. Displaying capability and urgency in addressing expedited requirements and reprioritization, demonstrating ownership and accountability at the individual staff member.
• Individual must be able to drive closure on difficult projects with limited support, influence others to make effective decisions, and have the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Develop and maintain countermeasures to address root causes for products on backorder.
• Develop and maintain department metrics, analyze results and identify trends. Drive team to appropriate corrective actions, when needed.
• Engage Manufacturing teams in the continuous improvement process to ensure projects are identified, prioritized and implemented in a timely and effective manner.
• Coach and counsel lean manufacturing behaviors.
• Determine and manage potential line shortages by analyzing build schedules, shortage reports, on hand inventory reports and supplier delivery information
• Develop communication relationship with Production, Engineering, Purchasing, Shipping, and Customer Service to manage supply and demand.
• Promotes culture, EHS and safety.
• Procures individual development of his/her team.
• Drive our Culture Strategy by fostering our mission, founding principles, individual and leadership expectations.