Material Planning Supervisor

Consolidated Nuclear Security•Oak Ridge, TN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Material Planning Supervisor leads a team responsible for production material planning and control, including collecting and analyzing information related to demand forecasting and inventory management, and conducting material resource planning (MRPII) to maintain inventory levels that meet production needs. The role leads, coordinates, reviews, and/or approves SAP configurations supporting changing business and operational requirements, including production methodologies, batch and serial management, shop floor and process order management, material staging, work centers, routings, bills of materials, production versions, capacity planning, production order execution, alternative and substitute materials, capacity leveling, and material movement. The position provides tools and systems to manage, control, and report schedules for concurrent organizational deliverables. It also provides technical leadership for productivity improvement initiatives and their supporting metrics, and technical direction and integration for baseline development, controls, scheduling, analysis, and reporting across baseline deliverables, modernization efforts, and process development initiatives. The supervisor establishes goals, expectations, and priorities, integrates work across the organization, and ensures urgency around completion and delivery dates. The role handles personnel matters for direct reports, including interviewing and hiring or making hiring recommendations, performance evaluation, coaching, counseling, rewards, discipline, and staff training and development. The position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance. It may require entry into Material Access Areas and participation in the Human Reliability Program, including successful completion of a DOE counterintelligence evaluation that may include a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination. Candidates accepting an offer must pass a pre-placement physical, drug screening, and background investigation. U.S. citizenship is required for security clearance applicants.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, or 13 or more years of education and/or relevant experience that may be considered to satisfy the education and experience requirements.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance.
Successful completion of required pre-placement physical, drug screening, and background investigation.
U.S. citizenship is required for security clearance applicants.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree.
3–5 years of program planning and/or production control experience.
Experience with ERP and production control systems.
Project management experience.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel, including V-lookups, Pivot Tables, and advanced formulas.
Strong attention to detail.
Strong verbal, listening, and written communication skills.
Excellent time management skills.
Ability to think critically and use logic and reasoning to identify solutions and approaches to problems.
Ability to cooperate positively with different departments.
Strong sense of urgency and ability to meet demanding deadlines.
Experience with SAP and PCS Advanced Reporting, including VBA, Macros, Business Objects, and Tableau.
Quality Management (QM), Logistics Execution (LE), and Warehouse Management (WM) skills.
Comprehensive working knowledge of production systems, concepts, practices, and procedures governing production planning and control functions at Y-12.
In-depth working knowledge of manufacturing processes and weapon quality requirements.

Responsibilities

Lead a team responsible for production material planning and control, including demand forecasting, inventory management, and MRPII activities.
Lead, coordinate, review, and/or approve SAP configurations supporting business and operational requirements.
Support discrete and repetitive production methodologies, batch management, serial profile management, shop floor control, process order management, and material staging.
Support work centers, routings, bills of materials, production versions, capacity planning, production order execution, alternative and substitute materials, capacity leveling, and material movement functions.
Provide tools and systems to manage, control, and report schedules for concurrent organizational deliverables.
Provide technical leadership for productivity improvement initiatives and related performance metrics.
Provide technical direction, integration, and leadership for baseline development, controls, scheduling, analysis, and reporting for deliverables, modernization efforts, and process development initiatives.
Establish goals, expectations, and priorities, integrate work within the organization, and ensure appropriate urgency for deadlines.
Handle personnel matters for direct reports, including hiring, performance evaluation, coaching, counseling, rewards, discipline, training, and development.