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Accentuate Staffing is currently recruiting for a Production Planning and Inventory Control Manager to join an established company in the Angier area.  This position will be responsible for the efficient and effective operation of planning and inventory control function for three primary product lines; firefighting foams, fire hose and fittings, and industrial hose.  This is a direct-hire opportunity.

Responsibilities:

-Planning:
· Develop and manage the planning function to be focused on Total Customer Satisfaction (TCS), department Vision and corporate goals; displaying capability and urgency in addressing expedited requirements and re-prioritization and demonstrating ownership and accountability at the individual staff member as well as team level.
· Monitor production load/capacities and inventory levels (to include Raw Materials, Components, WIP, Sub-Assemblies, Finished Goods) to ensure material availability and timely release to production in order to achieve OTD objectives (customer, x-plant, distribution).
-Inventory:
· Manage the inventory control function to ensure policy compliance and that the objectives of accuracy (count, serial, lot, etc), product protection, timely and correct flow of paperwork and materials, and employee productivity are achieved.
-General:
· Maintain matrices that define key control fields and work x-functionally to maintain the accuracy of same.
· Establish and institutionalize standard work for planning and inventory control. Identify, define and engage staff and x-functional resources in lean projects to identify ways to eliminate waste and drive sustained performance.
· Develop, maintain, and report metrics that measure and drive individual and department productivity and improvement. Increase the productive capacity of the working groups by initiating new ideas, processes and technologies.
· Responsible for staff management and development including assigning and directing work, appraising performance, hiring, training and retention, disciplining, addressing complaints and resolving problems.
· Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements:
· BS/BA Degree
· APICS Certified & Lean Certification desirable
· Advanced Planning & Scheduling (APS), serialization and lot tracking knowledge.
· Production planning and inventory in an environment with highly engineered products with multi-level BOM’s, high mix, high labor content.
· Vertical integration/internal and external supply sources, cross-site independent and 3rd party suppliers
· Management of inventory investment to corporate goals.
· Expertise in utilization of ERP functionality to establish accurate and timely demand/supply signals.
· Establishing leading indicators and KPI’s to drive improvement