Planning Lead

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise planners assigned in their daily task completion and takes action as needed to improve performance
• Work with the Senior Planning Manager and the other IPT Planning Managers to lead & develop the material planning team, enhancing capability through training, performance management, coaching and execution of individual development plans.
• Establish and monitor relevant Metrics & KPI’s for planning exceptions, inventory and delivery, taking corrective actions as needed, proposing and leading improvement actions
• Foster teamwork and communication within the IPT between planning and other functions
• Establish and lead daily/weekly/monthly meetings needed to support IPT activities
• Work closely with procurement, ensure uninterrupted and efficient flow of material to support the build plan communicating exceptions to the IPT
• Work closely with operations establish and monitor shop floor execution of build plan communicating exceptions to the IPT
• Work with planning & procurement teams to provide LOB’s {line of balance) to the IPT showing overall plan
• Lead the SIOP process in regards to evaluating the capacity and material availability needed to meet the planned build schedule, communicate exceptions to the plan and propose options available
• Establish baseline inventory levels, stocking plans and planning parameters needed to execute the production build and sales plan while maximizing inventory turns
• Participate in ECN change board process

Qualifications

• Basic Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of experience working as a planner or scheduler within a manufacturing setting OR Associates degree and 6 years of experience working as a planner or scheduler within a manufacturing setting OR High School diploma or GED and 10 years of experience working as a planner or scheduler within a manufacturing setting
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience with standard enterprise resource planning (ERP) & materials resource planning (MRP)
• No relocation is offered for this position. All candidates must currently reside within 70 miles of Davenport, IA to be considered. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Operations, or Business
• Experience in Microsoft Office, specifically MS Excel
• Previous experience working within a mechanical or aerospace company
• APICS CPIM/CSCP certification or certification in progress
• Oracle system experience
• Supervisor experience
• Experience with manufacturing planning, master production scheduling, product definition, inventory control, materials requirements planning, capacity requirements planning shop floor control
• Analytical, planning and organizational experience

Pay

The expected annual salary range for this role is $86000 - $126000 a year. Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Schedule

N/A

Benefits

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Location

Davenport, IA

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Second Chance Employment

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Export Regulations

This position requires access to export-controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must be a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. 1158.