Manager Materials and Manufacturing Planning

Description Description for Internal Candidates • Fill in for the Material Planning Supervisor and Master Scheduler as needed. • Work with sales on coordinating customer orders for production to achieve on-time shipment and a high level of customer service. • Update forecasts on an as needed basis based on demand input and design changes. • Lead efforts to improve throughput with a focus on loading, lead-time and optimizing plant capacity • Review capacity by work-center and rebalance load to optimize customer service • Work to align original acknowledge and promise dates with customer request dates • Set up, execution and maintenance of ordering parameters and MRP data. • Monitor capacities and product line delivery performance and daily throughputs. • Monitor inventory levels to avoid potential excess, obsolescence, and shortages. • Oversee Inventory policy through ABCD classification and use of proper planning parameters. • Adjust forecasts and planning parameters as required including safety stocks, reorder points, minimum orders etc. in adherence with Vertiv guidelines • Participate in cost savings efforts • Review and release manufacturing orders for sub-assemblies and finished goods • Participate in daily production and planning meetings. • Coordinate Engineering changes and product phase in and phase out. • Daily coordination of information between production, purchasing, sales, shipping and engineering. • Represent the group in relevant meetings and act as a liaison • Provide product availability and shipping information to sales and or customers as required • Work with Customers and Sales Coordinators on scheduling of finished goods to meet customer expectations • Generates daily, weekly, monthly metric reports • Develop in-depth knowledge on products and critical operations QUALIFICATIONS: Minimum Qualifications: (education, experience level, knowledge, skills, designations/certifications). • BS is business administration, or related field. • 5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment, materials management or material planning function. • Experience in an industrial, high mix job shop environment • Very proficient in spreadsheets, MS Office. • Hands on experience with calculating safety stocks, reorder points (MIN/MAX) and forecasting and inventory turns. • Outstanding verbal and written communication skills and ability to work at different levels of the organization • Experience with ERP / MRP systems Preferred Qualifications: • APICS or CPM certification Bi-lingual