Production Planning Manager

Chromalloy; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 103,900 - 181,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid paternity leave

Paid maternity leave

Tuition assistance

Disability insurance

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Production Planning Manager to lead the integrated planning process. This role involves aligning sales forecasts with supply planning and inventory management, enhancing customer satisfaction while optimizing operational efficiency. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills and experience in demand planning within dynamic environments. This position offers an exciting opportunity to collaborate with various departments and drive continuous improvement in a fast-paced setting. If you are passionate about planning and operations, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in demand planning and operations planning.
• Strong analytical skills with proficiency in data analysis tools.
• Understanding of manufacturing planning and forecasting principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead the SIOP process, including demand and supply planning.
• Facilitate monthly SIOP meetings with cross-functional teams.
• Monitor inventory levels and implement strategies for improvement.

Skills

Demand Planning

Operations Planning

Data Analysis

Inventory Management

Lean/Six Sigma Principles

Statistical Modeling

Forecasting

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Excel

SQL

Power BI

SIOP software

SAP

Epicor

Oracle

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The Planning Manager is responsible for leading the integrated planning process that aligns sales forecasts with supply planning, inventory management and operational capabilities. This role involves collaborating with various departments to ensure that supply and demand are balanced effectively, enhancing customer satisfaction while optimizing inventory levels and operations efficiency. Success in this role demands both hands-on efforts to work through low level details as well as a high level creative and analytical mindset to promote information flow and facilitate decision making. This position reports directly to the Site General Manager/Site Leader and with a dotted line to the Global Corporate SIOP team.

Key Responsibilities:

Process Leadership

• Lead the SIOP process, including demand planning, supply planning, and inventory management.
• Facilitate monthly SIOP meetings with cross-functional teams to review forecasts, inventory levels, and capacity constraints.
• Drive transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement through the global SIOP Process.

Demand Planning

• Collaborate with the sales/BD team, strategic sales support and account managers to incorporate market trends and customer insights into demand planning.
• Gather, sanitize and validate historical data and forecast inputs (both internal and external data) to support the best demand forecast possible.
• Aggregate and disaggregate forecast and supply data to help key stakeholders make informed decisions.
• Use recognized statistical modeling metrics, KPIs, such as forecast accuracy and Mean Absolute Percent Error (MAPE) to help make informed decisions.

Supply Planning

• Provide capacity planning requirements/needs for labor and machines to meet demand.
• Coordinate with procurement and production/operations teams to ensure alignment with demand forecasts.
• Develop supply plans that optimize inventory levels while meeting customer service goals.
• Develop “what-If” scenarios that contemplate the impacts of changes to demand and supply assumptions and translate those impacts to the financials.

Inventory Management

• Monitor inventory levels and turnover rates, implementing strategies to reduce excess stock and stock outs.
• Establish and maintain inventory KPI’s to assess performance and drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering or related field (Master’s preferred).
• 6+ years of experience in demand planning and/or operations planning.
• Experience in managing production plans in dynamic and volatile market environments.
• Understand manufacturing planning, forecasting, and scheduling principles.
• Knowledge of Lean/Six Sigma principles.
• Strong analytical skills with proficiency in data analysis tools (Excel, SQL, Power BI).
• Experience with SIOP software and ERP systems (SAP, Epicor, Oracle).
• Planning certifications (CPIM, CPF, CADP, DDP) and/or Green Belt/Black belt certification preferred.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Production, Strategy/Planning, and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Aviation & Aerospace, Industrial Machinery Manufacturing, and Manufacturing

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