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Materials Planning Manager - Birmingham, AL

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Core functions include leadership in forecast, planning, materials and inventory management.

This role will be accountable for long and short-term production planning, capacity analysis and planning, material presentation, storage, and flow required to support production, Kanban system management, understanding of current MRP.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Promoting individual growth and development; actively promoting
• Enforce, promote and comply with workplace safety procedures for self and (dept) team.
• Continuous Improvement culture and demonstrating a commitment to excellence in the achievement of company goals/objectives. -
• Monitor that all (dept) equipment is being operated safely.

Leadership

• Develops growth and succession plans for team members.
• Proven ability to problem-solve with use of data analysis.
• Strong relationship building skills with the ability to effectively collaborate, delegate, reason and influence at all levels.
• Provides leadership, coaching, training and feedback to direct reports including the Planning team,; defines expectations, monitors and evaluates performance.
• Builds a high-performing team through selective recruitment, collaboration, development, problem resolution and accountability.

Planning & Control

• Develop and implementation of Sales and Operating Plan, to tactical execution of production orders that support customer on-time delivery targets while meeting business sales, cost and inventory targets.
• Responsible for the creation of the capacity plans and production schedules in weekly and daily increments, prioritizing orders and controlling flow of materials to the shop floor.
• Sound knowledge of supply chain processes and procedures including manufacturing planning, demand and replenishment processes.
• Provides strategy direction and leadership of production order creation and management, level loading production tasks, production order to promise achievable delivery dates to customers, constraining demand and expediting orders when warranted.
• Responsible for communication of production status

Materials Management

• Design and implement an inventory tracking system to optimize inventory control procedures. - Assist in annual physical inventory as determined by the business needs.
• Design, develop, implement and sustain solutions for the improvement of material flow through operations using lean principles (5S, Kanban, Visual Management, etc.) and techniques such as FIFO, Plan for Every Part (PFEP), and route design.
• Responsible for leading cross-functional teams in the development of strategic methods to resolve and maintain inventory accuracy.
• Coordinate MRP both internally and externally to ensure optimized availability for production with minimal required inventory.
• Develop, implement, and maintain processes and policies for material control and inventory systems to ensure efficient transition to new products and components (PIPO).

QUALIFICATIONS:

• APICS experience and/or certification a plus.
• Demonstrated leadership qualities. Lean/six sigma working knowledge is a required.
• Relative Work Experience:
• 8+ years related experience including planning, scheduling, inventory control and cycle counting preferred.

EDUCATION:

• APICS certification preferred. Lean certification (e.g. Black Belt) preferred.
• Bachelor's degree required in Supply Chain, Business Administration, Engineering or related field required. Certifications / Licenses:
• Computer Systems / Software: Must be proficient in use of MS Office suite of tools and ERP/MRP system functionality in general. Familiarity with barcoding and warehouse management systems at the enterprise level is preferred.

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