Demand Planner

Celestica•Richardson, TX

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Demand Planner oversees the master planning process for some or all customers at the site and leads daily production control, production-readiness decisions, and the Production Scheduling team. The role develops plans, data, analysis, and recommendations to inform strategic labor-resource and equipment decisions. It works with the Business Office, Industrial Engineering, Production, Procurement, Planning, and customers to compile, develop, validate, and communicate production and shipment plans that support business goals. The position identifies business-process enhancements and participates in their design and implementation, coordinates planning for customer requirements and volume changes, and tracks and reports key supply chain metrics by customer and month. It also develops and deploys new or improved planning processes for the SCM team and supports site-wide production readiness for pilot runs, new products, line reassignments, and engineering changes. The role may participate in customer-requested project initiatives. This is a planning team leader position at Celestica’s Richardson, Texas site. It provides leadership and supervision within the planning function, including assigning and reviewing work, developing schedules, enforcing policies and procedures, and supporting employee performance and development. The position typically reports to a second-level manager.

Requirements

Four to six years of relevant experience.
Bachelor’s degree in a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience; educational requirements may vary by geography.
Good knowledge of an electronics manufacturing environment, materials, and processes.
Good understanding of specific customers’ businesses, organizations, products, and processes.
Knowledge of basic computer applications such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and multiple business applications.
Good presentation skills.
Good analytical and statistical skills.
Good leadership and coaching skills.
Ability to handle multiple tasks while maintaining attention to detail and accuracy and working under tight deadlines.
Ability to evaluate, prioritize, and solve a variety of tasks to ensure timely and accurate completion.
Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, with a wide variety of internal and external customers.

Responsibilities

Oversee the master planning process for some or all customers at the site.
Lead daily production control, production-readiness decisions, and the Production Scheduling team.
Develop plans, data, analysis, and recommendations to support strategic labor-resource and equipment decisions.
Work with the Business Office, Industrial Engineering, Production, Procurement, Planning, and customers to compile, develop, validate, and communicate production and shipment plans.
Identify business-process enhancements and participate in their design and implementation.
Coordinate planning for customer requirements and changes in volumes.
Track and report key supply chain management metrics by customer and month.
Develop and deploy new or enhanced planning processes for the SCM team.
Support site-wide production readiness for pilot production runs, new products, line reassignments, and engineering changes.
Participate in customer-requested project initiatives as needed.
Assign tasks and check work at regular intervals; direct employees using established guidelines, procedures, and policies.
Participate in interviewing and hiring; review employee performance, recommend compensation, coach employees, and recommend disciplinary action when necessary.
Execute budgets, develop schedules, enforce policies and procedures, and approve overtime schedules and working hours.