SIOP Planning & Inventory Manager

TIME Manufacturing Company, Inc.; Waco (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

TIME Manufacturing Company, Inc. is seeking a Planning and Inventory Manager in Waco, TX to oversee production scheduling and North American inventory strategy.

You will align schedules with demand, material availability, and capacity while optimizing working capital and inventory accuracy. You will lead SIOP planning, identify shortages and risks, and drive improvements in schedule adherence, excess inventory, and data quality across Epicor, Power BI, and Excel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in a relevant field.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to identify root causes.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience developing and monitoring operational KPIs, reports, and dashboards.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to travel up to 25% within North America.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute inventory strategies across North America to support customer demand, production requirements, and working capital objectives.
• Develop and maintain production schedules based on order priorities, material availability, manufacturing capacity, and operational requirements.
• Coordinate with Production, Procurement, and other stakeholders to balance production priorities and communicate schedule changes.
• Monitor production schedule adherence and identify material shortages, capacity constraints, and other risks.
• Establish inventory targets, policies, and controls, including safety stock and reorder parameters.
• Lead inventory planning activities within the SIOP process and identify risks and opportunities.
• Analyze inventory levels, usage, lead times, and demand patterns to recommend stocking parameters.
• Own cycle-count strategy and governance, including corrective actions.
• Lead initiatives to reduce slow-moving, obsolete, and excess inventory.
• Monitor past-due orders and material shortages and resolve constraints.
• Maintain and improve inventory reporting via Epicor, Power BI, and Excel.
• Ensure accuracy and reliability of inventory data and dashboards.
• Provide inventory analysis and recommendations to leadership on trends and risks.
• Lead continuous improvement in inventory management and planning processes.
• Serve as SME for inventory parameters within Epicor and standardize processes across locations.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Communication skills

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Logistics, Computer Science, or Engineering

APICS CPIM certification

CSCP certification

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Epicor ERP

Job description

Job Title: Planning and Inventory Manager
Reports To: Director of Planning and Logistics
Location: Waco, TX

Job Summary

The Planning and Inventory Manager is responsible for production scheduling and inventory strategy across North America. This role ensures production schedules are aligned with customer demand, material availability, capacity, and operational priorities while maintaining appropriate inventory levels and working-capital performance. The position leads inventory planning, identifies and resolves material constraints, supports the SIOP process, and drives improvements in schedule adherence, inventory accuracy, excess and obsolete inventory, and planning processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute inventory strategies across North America to support customer demand, production requirements, and working capital objectives
• Develop and maintain production schedules based on order priorities, material availability, manufacturing capacity, and operational requirements
• Coordinate with Production, Procurement, and other stakeholders to balance production priorities, address scheduling conflicts, and communicate schedule changes
• Monitor production schedule adherence and identify material shortages, capacity constraints, and other risks that may affect planned production
• Establish inventory targets, policies, and controls, including safety stock, minimum stock quantities, reorder parameters, and stocking strategies
• Lead inventory planning activities within the SIOP process, identifying projects shortages, excess inventory, capacity constraints, and other supply risks
• Analyze inventory levels, usage, lead times, and demand patterns to recommend appropriate stocking parameters
• Own cycle-count strategy and governance, including schedules, compliance, inventory accuracy, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions
• Lead initiatives to identify, reduce, and prevent slow-moving, obsolete, and excess inventory
• Monitor past-due orders and material shortages, working with Procurement, Production Warehousing, and other functions to resolve constraints
• Maintain and improve inventory, past-due, procurement, and service reporting through Epicor, Power Bi and Excel
• Ensure the accuracy and reliability of inventory data, reports, dashboards, and system integrations
• Provide inventory analysis and recommendations to leadership, including trends, risks, corrective actions, and opportunities for improvement
• Lead continuous improvement efforts related to inventory management, planning processes, reporting, and data quality
• Serve as the primary subject-matter expert for inventory settings, discrepancies, controls, and planning parameters within Epicor
• Develop standardized inventory processes and performance metrics across locations

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelors degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Logistics, Computer Science, or Engineering
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills, with the ability to identify root causes and develop corrective actions
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly PowerPoint and Excel
• Experience developing and monitoring operational KPIs, reports, and dashboards
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to travel up to 25% within North America

Preferred

• Demonstrated experience developing and managing production schedules based on order priorities, material availability, and manufacturing capacity
• Experience establishing and managing inventory, including safety stock, minimum and maximum quantities, and excess and obsolete inventory
• Exposure to ERP system(s)
• Experience with Power BI or other data visualization and business intelligence tools
• APICS CPIM, CSCP Certification