Manager, Planning

Position Summary

The Planning Manager will lead/manage the Sales & Operations Planning process for specified components sourced from Manufacturing Plants. You will be responsible for overall forecasting customer demand, inventory management, and determining time phased production/purchasing requirements. Additionally, you'll be responsible for managing the supply side, which includes leading build meetings and managing Master Planner team, which are located at the specific plants, and the Demand Planner. This includes developing the correct toolset and collaborating cross functionally to ensure the successful execution.

The Planning Manager will be eesponsible for data validation, analysis, deck building and presentations for the executive committee. This position will work across the organization with sales, operations, finance, and product teams to develop accurate planning and forecasting for all new launches.

Key performance metrics include: on-time shipping performance, lead time and inventory turn rate and value. Service components sourced from Manufacturing Plants - Stock Out percentage, Backorders, Fill-Rates, inventory below safety stock and inventory value.Oversee the item creation, setup, and maintenance process. Including standard items, engineering required items, and SSQ items.

If you do not live near Mentor, OH: This is a fully remote role with the expectation of domestic travel 25% - 50%.

If you live near Mentor, OH: This is a hybrid role with the requirement of working onsite 3 days/week.

This role is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship of H1B Transfer.

What You'll do as a Planning Manager

• Lead monthly S&OP process for surgical products including demand management, and supply/fulfilment activities.
• Ensure standard utilization of available tools and processes for optimum performance and establish a methodology for continuous improvement of S&OP and related business processes.
• Take ownership of key supply-demand/service-cost issues to ensure timely resolution, work directly on the resolution of customer service issues.
• Collaborate with direct staff and manufacturing counterparts to ensure on-time deliveries to customers while minimizing inventory investments and increasing inventory turns.
• Develop and implement an overall Materials Plan for raw material through finished goods to optimize inventory and fulfilment.
• Manage service components sourced from Manufacturing Plants inventory for surgical items. Including adjusting safety stock levels, managing forecast error, scrapping obsolete items to meet field service technician and customer demand.
• Create and utilize system reporting to assist with problem resolution. Conduct and/or facilitate data analysis to identify issues, gaps, trends, etc. Recommend and implement solution.
• Develops and / or supports the development of all related Standard Operating Procedures (SOP). Updates SOP's as required.
• Oversee the item creation, setup, and maintenance process. Including standard items, engineering required items, and SSQ items.
• Foster and embrace a Continuous improvement culture by effective use of LEAN Continuous Improvement tools to improve any production and/or administrative processes while reducing Nonvalue added activities and eliminating waste. Participate in strategy and tactics for employee engagement.
• Provide an engaging work environment, fosters two-way communication, hires, evaluates performance (quarterly/annually), provides feedback, development assignment opportunities, and holds them accountable for meeting established KPI's.

The Experience, Skills, and Abilities Needed

Required

Bachelor's Degree.

5 years of experience in planning & logistics.

3 years of supervisory or management experience.

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