Planning Team Leader 3

Location

Richardson, Texas, USA (Remote: No)

Summary

This role is a first‑level supervisor at a large site (approximately 800 employees) overseeing a team of roughly 25‑50 employees or acting as a non‑supervisory team lead of a support function. The position reports to a second‑level manager and provides direct supervision to semi‑skilled employees within a single function or work group. Responsibilities include establishing annual plans/objectives, interpreting policies, contributing to policy development, executing budgets, developing schedules, and enforcing policies and procedures. The role also involves interviewing, hiring, performance reviews, compensation recommendations, coaching, and disciplinary actions as needed.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the master planning process for some or all customers at the site.
• Provide leadership for daily production control, production readiness decisions, and direct the Production Scheduling team.
• Develop, plan, and deliver data, analysis, and recommendations for strategic labor resource and equipment decisions.
• Interface with Business Office, Industrial Engineering, Production, Procurement, Planning, and customers to compile, develop, validate, and communicate production and shipment plans that support overall business goals.
• Identify business process enhancements and participate in their design and implementation.
• Coordinate planning on customer requirements and changes in volumes.
• Track and report key supply chain management (SCM) metrics by customer on a monthly basis.
• Develop and deploy new or enhanced planning processes for the SCM team.
• Support site‑wide production readiness for pilot runs, new products, line re‑assignments, and engineering changes.
• Participate in customer‑requested project initiatives as needed.

Knowledge, Skills, and Competencies

• Good knowledge of an electronics manufacturing environment, including materials and processes.
• Understanding of specific customers' businesses, organizations, products, and processes.
• Proficiency with basic computer applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and multiple business applications.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Excellent analytical and statistical abilities.
• Effective leadership and coaching capabilities.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks while maintaining attention to detail and accuracy under tight deadlines.
• Skilled at evaluating, prioritizing, and problem‑solving a variety of tasks to ensure timely and accurate completion.
• Effective verbal and written communication with a wide variety of internal and external customers.

Physical Demands

Duties are performed in a normal office environment and may require extended periods of sitting, sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or detailed data, and repetitive manual movements such as data entry, mouse use, and calculator operation. Occasional overnight travel may be required.

Experience

Four to six years of relevant experience.

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Educational requirements may vary by geography.

Additional Information

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the percentage of time allocated to any function are subject to change at any time.