Job description
Senior Manager, Supply Chain Planning required for Global Manufacturing Firm
- Senior Manager, Supply Chain Planning
- San Diego, California Area
One of the world's leading Manufacturing firms is looking for a Senior Manager, Supply Chain Planning to join their rapidly expanding team!
The Senior Manager, Supply Chain Planning will oversee the Supply Chain Planning organization with direct oversight of Supply Planning, Inventory Management and the S&OP functions. The Senior Manager, Supply Chain Planning will develop and implement key strategic initiatives across the Supply Chain by leading cross-functional teams to ensure alignment across demand, supply, inventory and production plans.
The ideal Senior Manager, Supply Chain Planning candidate will have the following skill set:
- Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Business, or related field required; Master's Degree Preferred
- 8+ years' Supply Chain, Planning/Scheduling, Material Control, Logistics, etc. within a heavily regulated environment
- Complex Manufacturing Industry experience strongly preferred, but not required
- 5+ years in a leadership or supervisory position
- Tactical experience managing supply chain planning and scheduling activities across multiple cross-functional areas
- Superior analytical skills with an outstanding attention to detail
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Proven ability to work collaboratively and cross-functionally with local and international counterparts
The Senior Manager, Supply Chain Planning will have the following responsibilities:
- Manage the Supply Planning, Inventory, Production Planning & S&OP functions across the division
- Develop production plans which support customer demand requirements
- Ensure alignment of demand, inventory, supply, & finished goods forecasts and plans
- Resolve customer delivery discrepancies and amend production schedule priorities accordingly
- Develop, implement and uphold strategic initiatives to ensure long-term goals are met
- Provide both short- and long-term production plans to appropriate parties to be used for capacity analysis
- Collaborate with R&D, Manufacturing, Sales & Marketing teams to ensure alignment of all forecasts
- Establish and maintain target inventory levels by collaborating with S&OP, Demand, Production, and Inventory Teams
- Maintain a comprehensive inventory system and strategy related to the receipt, storage and distribution of materials in compliance with regulatory standards
- Generate reports to be presented to Senior Leadership during S&OP meetings
- Manage supplier relationships
- Establish, implement, and uphold department-wide SOPs & KPIs to foster continuous improvement mentality
- Design, develop and execute distribution instructions across the organization
- Prepare SOPs for department to guarantee compliance with industry regulations and standards