Oversee comprehensive supply chain planning activities to align production, material, and demand planning with operational goals, optimize inventory, and enhance overall supply chain efficiency and effectiveness

Job Responsibilities:

Budgets and Plans:

• Contribute to the development and monitoring of the planning department's budget to ensure alignment with financial targets and early identification of variances.

Policies, Systems, Processes, & Procedures:

• Recommend and implement improvements to planning policies and procedures.
• Lead planning meetings to ensure data consistency across all supply chain functions, monitored through SOP compliance and system utilization.

Team Coordination:

• Collaborate with planning supervisors to ensure the effective execution of planning activities.

S&OP Leadership:

• Lead monthly S&OP Supply Reviews to identify and resolve capacity constraints against demand across short- and long-term horizons.
• Ensure operational excellence by tracking key metrics, conducting root cause analyses, and aligning gap-closing actions with stakeholders before presenting to senior leadership.

Inventory Management:

• Help manage overall inventory strategies to balance costs and service levels.

Reporting:

• Supervise the preparation of timely and accurate planning reports in accordance with company policies and departmental standards.
• Issue quarterly performance reviews highlighting departmental targets versus actual results

Continuous Improvement:

• Contribute to process improvement initiatives to streamline planning processes and enhance operational responsiveness.

Health, Safety, & Environment:

• Ensure compliance with safety and environmental procedures to promote employee well-being, regulatory adherence, product/service quality, and environmental responsibility.