What are the responsibilities and job description for the Planning Manager position at Vertiv?
Brief Job Description:
Responsibilities: Please list at least 5 duties/accountabilities.
- Fill in for the Material Planning Supervisor and Master Scheduler as needed.
- Work with sales on coordinating customer orders for production to achieve on-time shipment and a high level of customer service.
- Update forecasts on an as needed basis based on demand input and design changes.
- Lead efforts to improve throughput with a focus on loading, lead-time and optimizing plant capacity
- Review capacity by work-center and rebalance load to optimize customer service
- Work to align original acknowledge and promise dates with customer request dates
- Set up, execution and maintenance of ordering parameters and MRP data.
- Monitor capacities and product line delivery performance and daily throughputs.
- Monitor inventory levels to avoid potential excess, obsolescence, and shortages.
- Oversee Inventory policy through ABCD classification and use of proper planning parameters.
- Adjust forecasts and planning parameters as required including safety stocks, reorder points, minimum orders etc. in adherence with Vertiv guidelines
- Participate in cost savings efforts
- Review and release manufacturing orders for sub-assemblies and finished goods
- Participate in daily production and planning meetings.
- Coordinate Engineering changes and product phase in and phase out.
- Daily coordination of information between production, purchasing, sales, shipping and engineering.
- Represent the group in relevant meetings and act as a liaison
- Provide product availability and shipping information to sales and or customers as required
- Work with Customers and Sales Coordinators on scheduling of finished goods to meet customer expectations
- Generates daily, weekly, monthly metric reports
- Develop in-depth knowledge on products and critical operations
Education & Certifications:
Minimum Qualifications:
• BS in business administration, or related field.
• 5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment, materials management or material planning function.
• Experience in an industrial, high mix job shop environment
• Very proficient in spreadsheets, MS Office.
• Hands on experience with calculating safety stocks, reorder points (MIN/MAX) and forecasting and inventory turns.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills and ability to work at different levels of the organization
• Experience with ERP / MRP systems
Preferred:
• APICS or CPM certification
• Bi-lingual
Requirements:
- Demonstrating Ethics and Integrity
- Establishing Effective Teamwork
- Building and Maintaining Relationships
- Developing Others
- Communicating Effectively
- Managing Change
- Analysis, Solving Problems and Making Decisions
- Taking Risk and Innovating
- Providing Customer Service
- Managing and Developing Yourself—Self Awareness
- Drive and High Sense of Urgency
- Achieving Outcomes and Optimizing Processes, Procedures and Practices
- Conflict Resolution.
Years of Experience:
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☐No Experience ☐ 1-3 years ☐ 3-5 years ☒ 5-7 years |
☐ 7-10 years ☐ 10-15 years ☐15 years
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Travel Requirements:
☒ No Travel