Strategic S&OP & Capacity Planner

Quantum Technologies. LLC; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Quantum Technologies. LLC is seeking a skilled S&OP Planner to support manufacturing and transportation planning using Blue Yonder. You will analyze demand, supply, capacity, and inventory to balance plans and develop accurate forecasts.

The role requires network design modelling experience with Llamasoft or Power BI, and strong Excel/PowerPoint skills to create dashboards and executive materials. Collaboration with Sales, Manufacturing, Planning, and Procurement is essential.

Qualifications

• Blue Yonder or LLamasoft experience strongly preferred.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint.
• Network design modelling with Llamasoft software & Power BI, or Blue Yonder for S&OP.
• Responsible to do analysis of the network to detect savings according to the demand.

Responsibilities

• Support S&OP cycle for manufacturing and transportation operations using Blue Yonder.
• Analyze demand, supply, capacity, and inventory data to balance plans.
• Develop and maintain production, capacity, and inventory forecasts.
• Incorporate maintenance schedules, planned shutdowns, and holidays into capacity planning.
• Plan and evaluate purchase of externally sourced product when internal capacity is insufficient.
• Identify supply constraints, risks, and mitigation scenarios.
• Develop and run what-if scenarios (demand increases, capacity loss, etc)
• Analyze and recommend labor overtime and/or additional production shifts to meet demand.
• Coordinate with Sales, Manufacturing, Planning, and Procurement teams.
• Share proposals and strategies with planning and manufacturing teams.
• Coordinate production from alternate manufacturing sources when planned sources are constrained.
• Evaluate overcost and capacity impacts of Out Of Matrix (OOM) decisions.
• Align OOM actions with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Logistics, and Finance stakeholders.
• Track and report OOM volumes, root causes, and financial impacts
• Recommend actions to minimize future OOM occurrences through improved planning accuracy
• Prepare S&OP dashboards, KPIs, and executive review materials
• Track plan vs. actual performance and recommend corrective actions
• Support continuous improvement in planning processes and data accuracy
• Ensure alignment between business strategy and operational plans
• Support ad-hoc projects as required
• Data extraction, analysis and reporting to support Product Supply Productivity Initiatives.

Skills

Blue Yonder

LLamasoft

Excel

PowerPoint

Power BI

Tools

Llamasoft

Blue Yonder for S&OP

Job description

Quantum Technologies. LLC is seeking a skilled S&OP Planner to support manufacturing and transportation planning using Blue Yonder. You will analyze demand, supply, capacity, and inventory to balance plans and develop accurate forecasts.

The role requires network design modelling experience with Llamasoft or Power BI, and strong Excel/PowerPoint skills to create dashboards and executive materials. Collaboration with Sales, Manufacturing, Planning, and Procurement is essential.