Planning Manager

About the role

Hexcel, a global leader in advanced lightweight composite materials, is seeking a Planning Manager for its Burlington, WA location. The Planning Manager oversees all planning activities at the site, focusing on effective capacity planning, scheduling, customer service, and inventory management.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and direction to planning, scheduling, and purchasing groups to deliver efficient and timely supply chain solutions.
• Lead a team of five expeditors in developing and implementing detailed production schedules that account for risks and customer service levels.
• Perform supervisory duties in line with company policies and applicable laws, including interviewing, hiring, training, assigning work, performance appraisal, motivation, discipline, and problem resolution.
• Facilitate plant‑level S&OP process, communicating significant supply performance issues (e.g., schedule feasibility, material and capacity imbalances, excess inventory) to plant leadership on a monthly cadence.
• Oversee short‑ and long‑range planning (0–24 months) to balance supply and demand.
• Collaborate with the Supply Chain leader to optimize network inventory using planning and inventory‑optimization tools.
• Lead tactical deployment of all supply chain planning systems in partnership with the Global team.
• Define and manage processes for reviewing aged inventory, cycle counting, root‑cause investigation of count adjustments, and implementation of corrective actions.
• Assist Supply Chain leaders in developing replenishment strategies (Days of Replenishment) for raw materials, work‑in‑process, and finished goods.
• Manage D365 system parameters to support on‑time delivery, inventory, lead times, planning, batch control, etc., and develop a master plan to handle demand fluctuations.
• Collaborate with Regional Purchasing and Supply Chain leadership to develop supply strategies and maintain top‑tier supplier performance.
• Maintain supplier base to ensure reliable material replenishment for production and site activities.
• Develop collaborative relationships between site resources and customer service to promote free flow of information and seamless interfaces among Customer Service, Production Planning, and Distribution.
• Manage external communications with intercompany stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with Hexcel, state, federal, and international transportation and regulatory requirements (ground, ocean, air).
• Implement and support the Environmental Management System (EMS) within the area of responsibility.
• Maintain a safe, clean, and secure environment with strong employee engagement and behavior‑based safety leadership.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• CPIM and/or CSCP APICS certification and Lean Six Sigma training or experience preferred.
• At least 4 years combined experience in planning, scheduling, or supply chain, including supervisory or management experience, preferably in manufacturing.
• Strong computer literacy: proficiency with ERP/MRP/MES systems, full Microsoft Office Suite; experience with D365, Apriso, advanced Excel (macros, tables), and SQL strongly preferred.
• Experience facilitating and leading improvement programs in a manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated business acumen; driven, enthusiastic, autonomous, and self‑motivated.
• Ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a matrix organization.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Must be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, national, permanent resident, eligible temporary resident, refugee, or asylee).

Pay

Summary pay range: $102,500 – $153,700 annual salary. Salaries are based on candidate experience, qualifications, market, and business considerations.

Benefits

Hexcel offers a Total Rewards package that includes competitive base pay, variable compensation opportunities, health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance, and programs providing both paid and unpaid time away from work. Specific programs and options may vary based on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and collective bargaining agreements.