How will you make a difference?

As a Planning Team Leader you will be responsible for development and leading a tactical plans S&OP and MPS to align business strategic plans (STRAP) with Operations, leading a team of up to 6 Production planning specialists, increasing a customer satisfaction by improvement of C-OTD and Late Back Order performance.

What do we want to know from you?

• You have a supply Chain, logistics or technical Degree
• You have knowledge in Supply Chain Planning concepts (APICS Basics)
• You have a minimum 5 years’ experience in analogical position
• You have knowledge and practice in Planning processes S&OP, MPS
• You have practiced in Continuous Improvement/ PDCA tools: Pareto
• You have experience in process change
• You have a team player mindset
• You have a very good work organization, resistance to stress, punctuality, communication skills, responsibility

What will your typical day look like?

• Lead, own and develop the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process, ensuring effective communication across different organizational functions (OPS, Product Lines, Finance, Sourcing, Sales)
• Leading a team of up to 6 Production planning specialists
• Prepare a rolling 12-18 months strategic demand plans for sales items incorporating firm orders, forecasts and historical data (3rd party customers and SISCO)
• Generate Master Production Schedule based on corporate rules and policies to ensure alignment with demand forecasts and optimal production planning
• Monitor and report MPS attainment on weekly basis. Lead root cause analysis and preparation of robust action plans
• Regularly monitor and evaluate a customer performance (C-OTD, LBO) to identify trends and areas for improvement
• Co-ordinate all levels of planning (S&OP, MPS, Scheduling) to assure proper prioritization of customer and production orders execution

Successful candidates will be employed under local employment conditions and must already satisfy local employment/work permit and residency regulations.

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