Supply Planning Manager

📋 Description

• Create and sustain the enterprise supply plan, converting the consensus demand plan into a practical production and supply strategy via rough-cut capacity planning (RCCP).

• Facilitate the supply review process within the monthly S&OP cycle, articulating supply constraints, risks, and suggested mitigations to senior leadership.

• Act as the main liaison for plant Operations teams regarding supply plan requirements, capacity utilization, and schedule feasibility.

• Provide indirect oversight and guidance to plant Master Schedulers, ensuring consistency between enterprise supply plans and facility-level Master Production Schedules (MPS).

• Detect supply/demand discrepancies and capacity limitations; formulate and communicate resolution scenarios and trade-off analyses.

• Collaborate with Demand Planning to guarantee that supply plans are aligned with the latest consensus forecast and support established service level targets.

• Work alongside Procurement and Materials teams to synchronize supply plans with material availability and lead time constraints.

• Enhance and maintain supply planning tools, capacity models, and ERP-based planning parameters, collaborating with the Planning Systems Manager on system improvements.

• Establish and track key supply planning KPIs, including schedule attainment, capacity utilization, and inventory performance.

• Lead a team of supply planners to optimize inventory levels, enhance forecast accuracy, and ensure uninterrupted product availability.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Operations, or a related field is required.

• At least 5 years of experience in supply planning, master scheduling, or S&OP in a manufacturing environment.

• Proven experience with rough-cut capacity planning and MPS development.

• Experience in providing cross-functional or dotted-line leadership to scheduling or planning staff is preferred.

• Proficient with ERP systems is essential; experience with INFOR/SyteLine is highly preferred.

• Familiarity with BI tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) is required for KPI tracking and reporting.

• APICS CPIM or CSCP certification is preferred.

• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and capacity modeling tools are necessary.

• ASCM CPIM certification is preferred.

• Proven career ambition with a history of growth and increased responsibility; highly promotable with the potential to assume broader leadership roles within a dynamic, high-growth organization.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical benefits

• Financial benefits

• Other benefits