Central Planning Manager

Sonaca • Saint Charles, MO

3d

About The Position

We are currently seeking a Central Planning Manager at St. Charles, MO – Corporate location. The Central Planning Manager is responsible for the Sales & Operations process, Master Production Scheduling and Production Control for different Sonaca North America sites. This includes the very critical capacity review cycle (machine and manpower), with critical evaluation of efficiency and utilization factors. The position requires significant interaction with other plant personnel to ensure the schedules are accurate and feasible, to provide necessary feedback on manufacturing throughput, and to support customer requirements, transfer plans and delivery coordination.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in business administration or industrial engineering or the equivalent combination of training, education and experience.
• A minimum of five (5) years production scheduling or supply chain management experience
• Aerospace industry experience
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, with superior proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Expert experience with an ERP system is required.
• Employee must have the ability to understand manufacturing processes and associated workflows.
• Should demonstrate high level of ethics with strong integrity.
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment with multiple priorities and shifting time requirements.
• Must be able to promote a participative, team-oriented environment, working with customers (both internal and external), subordinates, other employees, vendors and all others in a professional and respectful manner.
• Must model desired employee and leadership behaviors.
• Adept to managing change.
• Ability to set and meet goals.
• Effectively delegate to meet departmental and company objectives.
• Ability to identify and develop talent.
• Ability to give and receive feedback well.
• Must possess proven ability to successfully facilitate change.
• Excellent communication skills and be able to communicate clearly and professionally, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret technical materials.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, work instructions and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, customers, employees and vendors.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Ability to compile and present data in a format that facilitates information sharing and decision making.
• Able to facilitate team improvement activities spanning multiple processes with diverse teams in various geographical areas.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference.

Nice To Haves

• Previous leadership experience and APICS Certification are both preferred

Responsibilities

• Implementation and Management of the Sales & Operations Process
• Development of the master schedule to be in line with the customer demand, in close collaboration with Program Management and Operations
• Implement and monitor the Capacity review cycle with site production control managers
• Perform schedule risk analysis, provide results to internal/external customer and facilitate recommended improvement activities
• Monitoring of production control metrics
• Train Production Control teams on SIOP, MRP & kanban methodologies
• Development of the demand flow of new programs/processes/transfers of work as required, in close collaboration with Program Management
• Participate in special projects or perform special tasks as identified by management
• Manage Transfer of Work projects
• Provide leadership necessary to integrate change and risk management

Benefits

• 401(k) retirement savings plan with a percentage company-match contribution
• Competitive wages
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and accidental insurance
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• Employee assistance plan — for access to counseling, consulting and other community resources
• Wellness program
• Tuition assistance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees