Production Planning & Scheduling Manager

Salary Range: $127,500-$157,500

All Applicants must comply with ITAR Requirements. US Citizens or Permanent Residents only

Reporting to the Sr Vice President of Supply Chain, the Production Planning & Scheduling Manager is responsible to meet Company goals relating to production planning, scheduling and inventory management to drive an efficient manufacturing process and support customer requirements. Additionally, the Production Planning & Scheduling Manager is expected to help the business meet its Sales, Inventory and Operations (SIOP) Planning objectives by using advanced analytical skills combined with a detailed understanding of business operations to provide key performance measures and reports that drive focus on relevant business processes and target conditions.

The Production Planning Manager provides leadership, direction and expertise to the Production Planning staff to ensure customer satisfaction by producing high quality products on a timely basis per their specifications. This position manages and oversees staff responsible for the development and implementation of master and individual production schedules which meet the requirements of the customer and the company. The position recommends changes to planning processes to improve overall results, communicates what is to be accomplished and coordinates/integrates activities to achieve department goals, and partners with manufacturing and sales to continuously improve product life cycle processes.

• Establish and maintain the accuracy of planning and scheduling parameters in the ERP system and actively engage in the change management process.
• Understand customer demand requirements by interfacing with the sales team and customers.
• Create a rolling (12 month) master production plan; analyze and identify potential risks associated with the master production plan including production lead time.
• Responsible to lead the company’s quarterly Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning process and Rough Cut Capacity Planning (RCCP) process.
• Manage the Quarterly SIOP Assessment and work with management to develop an action plan to improve and achieve annual goals.
• Annually prepare a 5-year production long term capacity analysis.
• Align manufacturing and supply availability plans to anticipate and match forecasted and actual demand changes.
• Coordinate production schedules for the introduction of new materials and point of implementation of existing materials
• Analyze production specifications and plant capacity data; perform calculations to determine manufacturing processes, tools, and human resource requirements.
• Coordinate with manufacturing to resolve routing, work center, scheduling and capacity issues; proactively identify potential manufacturing issues with delivery and develop recovery plans as necessary
• Coordinate with purchasing, material control and subcontract to ensure material supply and subcontract activities are in line with production plans
• Prepare and analyze production reports, including issues with material, scrap, delays, labor, and capacity.
• Provide Key Performance Indicators and trends to management and perform root cause analyses on deviations noted including On-Time Delivery, Actual vs. Scheduled Productions and Master Schedule Stability.
• Monitors and manages inventory levels in relation to demand of customer orders, contracts and/or forecasts to ensure inventory is positioned for customer order fulfillment.
• Provide supports in preparation of annual company budget and forecasts.
• Focus on creating a lean culture by participating in and supporting all lean and 6S workshops. Ensure department work is standardized with documented processes, clear metrics and that performance is monitored via daily performance audits. Create and maintain visual systems to track performance.
• Develop staff through ongoing training, coaching, and counseling and maintain effective department results through ongoing planning, monitoring, and review of employee performance results.
• Lead and coordinate Year-end Physical inventory activities with accounting and outside auditors.
• A significant degree of creativity and latitude is expected.

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