Responsibilities:

• Set clear performance expectations and goals for teammates and conduct regular one on one meetings frequently and performance evaluations to directs reports assess progress and provide feedback and development.
• Lead effective MRP planning, incorporating capacity constraints to consistently achieve over 99% customer service levels.
• Coordinate and challenge demand from domestic markets, consolidating into total factory demand and actively participating in Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) meetings with domestic regions.
• Develop and maintain feasible Master Production Schedules (MPS), ensuring alignment between factory capabilities and material planning needs.
• Ensure internal resource plans are maintained, monitored, and aligned with production schedules.
• Achieve and maintain inventory targets for both raw materials and finished goods while meeting customer service objectives.
• Develop, communicate, and manage production schedules that align with ERP systems, driving efficient use of resources.
• Collaborate with planners to monitor rough-cut capacity plans, identify supply chain risks, develop mitigation strategies, and lead implementation.
• Work closely with Demand Planning to align supply plans with sales forecasts, new business opportunities, customer expectations, and internal constraints.
• Maintain planning master data, including fixed periods, production/purchase quantities, and safety stock levels, ensuring integrity within all planning tools and systems.
• Ensure adherence to all company safety standards and successfully complete assigned safety and compliance training.
• Support internal and external quality audits as required.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives through training, tool optimization, and strategic planning.
• Lead and develop a team of planners and buyers, fostering a culture of diversity, growth, and high performance.

Requirements:

• BS degree in engineering, supply chain management, logistics, business, or another related discipline
• SAP Experience is required as this role with assist with an SAP Implementation
• 5+ years in a demand planning or similar supply chain role.
• Consumer Packaged Goods experience is preferred
• GMP experience is required
• Ability to consolidate large volumes of complex information, interpret & communicate to stakeholders
• Must have solid working knowledge using an MRP system (Kinaxis strongly preferred)