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CommScope Building & Campus
CommScope’s Building & Campus business delivers end‑to‑end enterprise networking infrastructure—structured copper and fiber cabling (SYSTIMAX®, NETCONNECT®, Uniprise®), powered fiber and automated infrastructure management (imVision®).
It focuses on high bandwidth, longer distances, smarter visibility/monitoring, faster deployment and large‑venue coverage—enabling connected, secure environments across offices, campuses, universities, hospitals, airports and other venues.
Help lead the way in manufacturing that's smarter, simpler and better!
How You'll Help Us Connect The World
Responsible for planning processes within the segment, specifically providing guidance on plant-based scheduling and raw material MRP. Drives end-to-end accountability for Integrated Business Planning (IBP) demand and supply reviews, as well as the design and execution of supply chain planning across business units. This includes maintaining healthy inventory levels and implementing mitigating actions. Collaborates with Operations Management and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) with the primary goal of balancing competing objectives: maximizing customer service, minimizing supply chain costs, and optimizing required working capital.
This position will be based in our Claremont, N.C. Facilitiy, or in CommScope's site in Reynosa, Mexico.
Duties & Responsibilities
Learn how to prepare yourself for the next steps in our hiring process by visiting https://careers.commscope.com/how-we-hire
Our dynamic work environment attracts forward-thinking, hardworking, and caring people who strive to build what’s next. We provide our employees with opportunities where they can innovate and build while growing and developing their careers. We grow with change and know the value diversity plays in bringing forth new insights and generating better solutions.
You will be rewarded with a comprehensive benefits package, including paid vacation, medical, dental, and vision plans, life and accidental death insurance, a 401(k) plan and participation in the Company’s Incentive Plan.
Why CommScope
CommScope is on a quest to deliver connectivity that empowers how we live, work, and learn. Our employees push the boundaries of communications technology that enables game-changing discoveries like 5G, the Internet of Things, and gigabit speeds for everyone, everywhere. With our unmatched expertise in copper, fiber, and wireless infrastructure, our global clients rely on us to outperform today and be ready for the needs of tomorrow.
If you want to grow your career alongside bright, passionate, and caring people who strive to create what's next…..come connect to your future at CommScope.
CommScope is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO), including people with disabilities and veterans. If you are seeking an accommodation for the application or interview process, please contact us to submit your request at talentacquisition@commscope.com. You can also learn more about CommScope’s accommodation process and EEO policy at https://jobs.commscope.com/eeo
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CommScope Building & Campus
CommScope’s Building & Campus business delivers end‑to‑end enterprise networking infrastructure—structured copper and fiber cabling (SYSTIMAX®, NETCONNECT®, Uniprise®), powered fiber and automated infrastructure management (imVision®).
It focuses on high bandwidth, longer distances, smarter visibility/monitoring, faster deployment and large‑venue coverage—enabling connected, secure environments across offices, campuses, universities, hospitals, airports and other venues.
Help lead the way in manufacturing that's smarter, simpler and better!
How You'll Help Us Connect The World
Responsible for planning processes within the segment, specifically providing guidance on plant-based scheduling and raw material MRP. Drives end-to-end accountability for Integrated Business Planning (IBP) demand and supply reviews, as well as the design and execution of supply chain planning across business units. This includes maintaining healthy inventory levels and implementing mitigating actions. Collaborates with Operations Management and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) with the primary goal of balancing competing objectives: maximizing customer service, minimizing supply chain costs, and optimizing required working capital.
This position will be based in our Claremont, N.C. Facilitiy, or in CommScope's site in Reynosa, Mexico.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Execute Planning activities by being the focal point of communication with the BU and Operations leaders.
- Design, coordinate and publish periodic reports pertaining to forecast / Inventory and Operations relevant to current business requirements.
- Coordinate Sales & Operations Planning Process in collaboration with PLM, Sales and Operations.
- Owns the supply review meetings, enabling the balancing of demand and supply by facilitating cross-functional adjustments.
- Partner with Operations to ensure capacity levels are managed in support of the consensus forecast.
- Facilitate collaboration with cross-functional teams to maintain standardized operating procedures.
- First point of contact to mitigate and solve escalated issues to debottleneck supply chain operations
- Manages inventory levels in assigned regions and business units, working closely with operations, sales and product line management for supply chain optimization; Publish excess inventory reports
- Engage in NPI activities with Engineering / Sales and PLM to support speed-to-market initiatives
- Measure, support and develop local entity planners
- Manage system parameters for entire Product Life Cycle
- Work closely with procurement and vendors in managing contract manufacturing products where applicable
- Balance supply and capacity to provide the highest level of customer service and operational efficiency
- Ability to travel globally
- Customer Focus: Building Strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
- Interpersonal Savvy: Relating openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people.
- Being Resilient: Rebounding from setbacks and adversity when facing difficult situations.
- High School Diploma or equivalent with two or more years of validated experience in supply and operations and experience with ERP and reporting tools.
- MS Office – Excel knowledge
- Strong analytical abilities
- Knowledge of production control systems, specifically SAP
- A completed associate's or bachelor’s degree in business administration/management and knowledge of production control systems.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to present in large groups.
- Understanding and interacting with sales teams, suppliers, and production teams.
- Background in master scheduling, forecasting, procurement and planning
- Strong communication, teamwork and presentation skills
- Demonstrated ability to interact and influence personnel of various levels and disciplines effectively
- Self-starter, high level of personal accountability, and innovative individual
- APICS (American Production & Inventory Control) certification and/or CPIM (Certified Production and Inventory Management) and CSCP (Certified Supply Chain Professional) certifications
- Experience with Integrated Business Planning (IBP) tool
Learn how to prepare yourself for the next steps in our hiring process by visiting https://careers.commscope.com/how-we-hire
Our dynamic work environment attracts forward-thinking, hardworking, and caring people who strive to build what’s next. We provide our employees with opportunities where they can innovate and build while growing and developing their careers. We grow with change and know the value diversity plays in bringing forth new insights and generating better solutions.
You will be rewarded with a comprehensive benefits package, including paid vacation, medical, dental, and vision plans, life and accidental death insurance, a 401(k) plan and participation in the Company’s Incentive Plan.
Why CommScope
CommScope is on a quest to deliver connectivity that empowers how we live, work, and learn. Our employees push the boundaries of communications technology that enables game-changing discoveries like 5G, the Internet of Things, and gigabit speeds for everyone, everywhere. With our unmatched expertise in copper, fiber, and wireless infrastructure, our global clients rely on us to outperform today and be ready for the needs of tomorrow.
If you want to grow your career alongside bright, passionate, and caring people who strive to create what's next…..come connect to your future at CommScope.
CommScope is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO), including people with disabilities and veterans. If you are seeking an accommodation for the application or interview process, please contact us to submit your request at talentacquisition@commscope.com. You can also learn more about CommScope’s accommodation process and EEO policy at https://jobs.commscope.com/eeo
Mexico ;Mexico : Other || Mexico : Baja California || Mexico : Chihuahua || Mexico : Distrito Federal || Mexico : Tamaulipas ; Mexico : Other : Reynosa || Mexico : Baja California : Tijuana || Mexico : Chihuahua : Delicias || Mexico : Chihuahua : Juarez || Mexico : Chihuahua : Juarez Chihuahua || Mexico : Distrito Federal : Mexico City || Mexico : Distrito Federal : Virtual || Mexico : Other : Apodaca || Mexico : Other : Fuquay-Varina || Mexico : Other : Mexico || Mexico : Other : Mexico City || Mexico : Other : Other || Mexico : Other : Tijuana || Mexico : Other : Virtual || Mexico : Tamaulipas : Reynosa Tamaulipas || Mexico : Tamaulipas : Virtual