Description:
The Manager, Supply Planning position has the responsibility for delivering the customer service targets at the optimal inventory investment and cost for their specific Category business units. This role will have direct-line responsibility for supply planners within the category structure and will also be the primary Supply Planning owner with the Commercial Business Units. In addition, the supply planning manager position will play a critical role in the S&OP process owning the Step 3 as well as lead the weekly Control Tower (S&OE) meetings.
Key Responsibilities
- Leading E2E Value Chain Optimization as well as facilitating/driving issue resolution within the Supply Planning Deliver team
- Educate, lead, and own Control Tower meetings and ensure alignment with the global standards and best practices
- Lead weekly Supply Review meetings as a part of the S&OE process
- Participate in monthly Supply Review (Step 3) meetings as a part of the S&OP process
- Accountable for CFR and Inventory KPI’s within their cluster(s) or category(s)
- Accountable for developing inventory/safety stock strategies
- Ensure aligned inventory strategies are incorporated into updated supply plans
- Proactively communicate potential supply issues with business integration and planning leadership while leading issue resolution
- Conduct monthly root cause analysis of KPI’s for their category/cluster – and identify/drive corrective actions
- Responsible for leading capability and both long and short-term capacity assessments on supporting demand changes
- Primary point of contact in supply planning for Commercialization teams. Ensures that supply planning activities in the commercialization timeline are complete on time
- Primary point of contact for 3PM procurement to solve issues related to contract adherence and future capacity requirements with repack vendors
- Creation and implementation of rituals and routines to support the understanding and visualization of required capacity, prioritization of line time across BU’s, and visibility to base good requirements to support planned production
Required Experience You’ll Bring
- University Degree and 7+ years relevant experience
- Military experience considered in lieu of education requirement