Planning Manager

About the role

Lead the supply and production capacity planning for Operations (Fragrances) at a large/complex site in Mt. Olive, NJ.

Responsibilities

• Provide key supply and production capacity inputs to the regional Operations (D&S) plans and participate in the design of the local Operations and Supply Chain & Planning strategies.
• Oversee the design and execution of tactical and operational plans at site level to meet local Operations goals.
• Maintain an appropriate level of inventory following corporate standards (SLOB/Inventory ownership and leadership).
• Develop realistic daily plans considering capacity and raw material availability.
• Ensure customer (internal and external) response is made on time and develop realistic daily plans considering capacity and raw material availability.
• Analyze planning performance and improve the KPI's by using statistical models and best practices.
• Identify and Implement opportunities for improvement.
• Monitor and check accuracy of supply and inventory data in related systems.
• Produce and distribute daily, weekly, and monthly status reports (e.g. COOISPI schedule, OTS, past due purchase orders).
• Advise on and monitor configurations in SAP.
• Be an escalation point for resolution of problems, complaints and prioritization issues.
• Control and report achievement of service level targets to stakeholders.
• Develop annual budget and expense control, and build the annual operating plan accordingly.
• Monitor workload and calendars to maintain the balance in the department.
• Oversee the execution of annual human resources processes within the Site Planning team and validate related results.
• Work with the local and regional Supply Chain & Planning and Operations management and HR Business Partner(s) in developing a local talent pipeline.
• Guide the development and promotion of Planning talents within and outside Supply Chain & Planning and Operations at local level.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management or related discipline.
• 7+ years of experience in manufacturing operations with a background in supply chain planning, quality and materials management, including exposure to business process redesign and systems implementations.
• 5+ years of experience in people management.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in a Technical field.

Skills

• Understanding of Forecasting (Statistical Models).
• ERP/MRP expertise.
• Affinity to systems and analytical tools (SAP, BI,BO).
• Proficient in Microsoft.

Benefits

401K Plan
Healthcare Plan: Medical, Dental, Vision
Vacation days

Pay

Salary expectation based on technical experience: $125,000.00 - 160,000.00

Schedule

N/A