Production Control Manager/Planning Manager - North East, PA, United States - Electric Materials Co

Description

Develops and implements production control functions and is responsible for capacity planning, master scheduling, workcenter scheduling and coordination, work order/traveler dispatch, inventory planning and control (raw, EIP & FG), material and labor variance controls, and manufacturing performance reporting.

• Apply advanced knowledge of materials, production planning and supply chain management as well as draw upon substantial experience to identify and/or solve highly complex business problems.
• Drive plant productivity by effective scheduling and optimizing manufacturing capacity using data-based capacity planning.
• Develop and maintain the site Sales & Operations Plan and Master Schedules in support of business and customer needs. Work with Operations leadership to manage Lead Times.
• Develop and track KPI's. Collect and analyze data to evaluate performance to identify and implement improvement actions and initiatives.
• Contribute to the development of strategic plans within the primary functional areas. Implement or assist in the implementation of strategic plans developed for the plants functional areas.

• Develop and maintain the master schedule and daily production plans. Ensure production plans are in alignment with and support customer needs.
• Directly manage the site's logistics and planning functions to implement production schedules by area. Provide analysis and analytical tools for manufacturing in order to execute schedules and optimize inventory.
• Develop strategic plans that supplement and enable senior leadership's plant and business goals.
• Implement world-class systems and tools in production planning, inventory control, materials management, warehouse management, and material distribution.
• Actively reduce inventory through advanced analytics while maintaining customer service in a complex and dynamic production environment consisting of CTO and PCB manufacturing.
• Ensure that production and inventory control practices are clear, followed and effective.
• Identify poor performing suppliers who exhibit quality or delivery problems and partner with Purchasing and other functions to drive improvement.
• Develop goals/targets for all direct reports and regularly provide feedback on progress towards those goals.
• Provide data and analytics to drive improvements in lot sizes and lead times.
• Manage cycle count / inventory accuracy programs with finance. Provide analysis of root cause of errors and initiate corrective action.
• Work with Finance and Operations to review, reserve and disposition excess and obsolete inventory.
• Develop inventory plans in support of the site's turns goal.
• Lead and conduct physical inventory where and when required.
• Manage site planning and procurement team.

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
• Legal authorization to work in the US is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.

• Bachelor's Degree in Operations/Materials/or Supply Chain Management.
• ERP system functionality and parameters required. Plex ERP experience
• Leadership experience within a production/inventory control environment required.
• Experience across APICS SCOR Model (Make, Source, Plan, Deliver) is required.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in Materials or Operations Management.
• APICS or CSCP certification is preferred.
• Prior experience with Plex ERP is extremely desirable.