Planning Optimization Leader

Responsibilities

• Integrated Supply & Inventory Planning
• Optimize the OMP advanced planning tool for Fibers and carpet’s long-range, integrated supply plans
• Maintain time-phased inventory and capacity plans to balance customer service expectations (OTIF, fill rate) with operational constraints
• Evaluate supply, capacity, and inventory scenarios to identify and predict bottlenecks and propose corrective actions

Optimization & Analytics

• Serve as the subject matter expert for Integrated Planning analytics
• Provide insights that improve forecast accuracy, inventory health, and supply plan execution
• Develop dashboards, KPIs, and automated reports to support daily and strategic planning activities
• Mine, prepare, and analyze structured and unstructured datasets to influence business decisions
• Build complex SQL or analytical models to enhance visibility into production, run strategies, constraints, and inventory trends

Cross-Functional Integration

• Partner with Fiber/Yarn Manufacturing, Hard Surface Planning, Customer Care, Sales, Sourcing, and Logistics to align production, inventory, and demand plans
• Facilitate decision-making by translating complex data into simple, actionable insights for stakeholders

Process Improvement & Standard Work

• Identify process gaps across extrusion, twisting/heatset, carpet manufacturing, and planning systems
• Develop and implement solutions for parameter governance (e.g., lead times, MOQ logic, min/max, safety stock, yarn conversion assumptions)

Operational Support

• Monitor fiber, yarn, and finished goods inventories—including kanban logic—and drive continuous improvements in target levels and replenishment processes
• Provide daily visibility tools to support production scheduling, network health, service performance, and bottleneck identification