Planning & Scheduling Supervisor

Role Summary

Planning & Scheduling Supervisor

Company: MANN+HUMMEL

Location: Portage, MI

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The Planning & Scheduling Supervisor is responsible for steering the creation of production plans according to customer demands and production capacity.

Main Tasks

• Supervises supplier material planners and production scheduling planners
• Responsible for ensuring material availability for production
• Monitors supplier material shortages and FG/WIP shortages to minimize impact on our customers.
• Create and maintain annual cycle count plan using ABC/XYZ methodology.  Ensure all cycle count adjustments are timely and correctly entered into SAP.
• Monitor status of on hand inventory for FG, WIP and raw materials to ensure inventory values are within target inventory goals
• Work with planners to develop and implement corrective action for inventory that exceeds planned target goals
• Evaluate inventory monthly to determine if there are obsolescence parts that need to be dispositioned
• Plans for the long and short-term growth of the department, including development of staffing plans, training, and documentation
• Ensure department standards of performance are clearly and consistently administered across the department and are consistent with policies and targets established by the company
• Generate and monitor monthly department performance reports such as status of inventory value to target value, inventory shortages and related impacts to customers and/or production. OEE reports
• Ensures that all inventory activities are in full compliance with all safety, health and environmental rules and regulations
• Responsible for ensuring material availability for production.

Qualifications

Education:

• An associate’s degree in general business or 5+ years related business experience in lieu of degree

Experience: 

• Minimum of 5 years of materials, planning & logistics experience

Required Skills:

• Knowledge of production planning and supply chain processes
• MRP systems experience related to production planning and supply chain processes
• SAP experience

Preferred Skills:

• • Supervisory experience preferred
  • Ability to interpret performance metrics targets into specific actions for improvement
  • The ability to make decisions, solve problems, prioritize assignments, and direct the daily activities and overall results of their direct reports
  • Strong interpersonal communication skills
  • Strong leadership skills