Planning Section Head

Oversee comprehensive supply chain planning activities to align production, material, and demand planning with operational goals, optimize inventory, and enhance overall supply chain efficiency and effectiveness

Job Responsibilities:

Budgets and Plans:

• Contribute to the development and monitoring of the planning department's budget to ensure alignment with financial targets and early identification of variances.

Policies, Systems, Processes, & Procedures:

• Recommend and implement improvements to planning policies and procedures.
• Lead planning meetings to ensure data consistency across all supply chain functions, monitored through SOP compliance and system utilization.

Team Coordination:

• Collaborate with planning supervisors to ensure the effective execution of planning activities.

S&OP Leadership:

• Lead monthly S&OP Supply Reviews to identify and resolve capacity constraints against demand across short- and long-term horizons.
• Ensure operational excellence by tracking key metrics, conducting root cause analyses, and aligning gap-closing actions with stakeholders before presenting to senior leadership.

Inventory Management:

• Help manage overall inventory strategies to balance costs and service levels.

Reporting:

• Supervise the preparation of timely and accurate planning reports in accordance with company policies and departmental standards.
• Issue quarterly performance reviews highlighting departmental targets versus actual results

Continuous Improvement:

• Contribute to process improvement initiatives to streamline planning processes and enhance operational responsiveness.

Health, Safety, & Environment:

• Ensure compliance with safety and environmental procedures to promote employee well-being, regulatory adherence, product/service quality, and environmental responsibility.