Materials and Manufacturing Planning Supervisor

Vertiv•Anderson, SC

About The Position

The Materials & Manufacturing Planning Supervisor is responsible for supervising all activities managed by the planning team and providing leadership for the planning team. This position assists the Materials Manager in implementing best practices through VOS tools to standardize and improve the execution of order entry to shipment. The role supervises all planning activities and planners.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business administration or six years of equivalent experience
Working knowledge of MS Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
Strong organizational skills

Nice To Haves

Advanced analytical skills
Lean experience
Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing and interact effectively with personnel to accomplish tasks
Must be action-oriented with an eye for finding opportunity and solving problems
Detail oriented with ability to complete tasks in timely manner
English language skills required, and Spanish language is a plus

Responsibilities

Ensure all new orders are planned according to the Original Promise date.
Maintain dates in ERP system and other planning tools.
Set capacity and identify constraints to review with Operations and Purchasing on a regular basis.
Supervise materials and manufacturing planners.
Attend Tier II meetings to coach planners how to resolve issues.
Attend Tier III meetings in the absence of the Materials Manager.
Develop various reports submitting on daily – monthly frequency to multiple departments.
Interface with Purchasing, Warehouse, Finance, and Project Delivery.
Identify and work cross-functionally to resolve both ERP and supplier delivery issues that could impact production plans.
Participate in regular control point meetings to review performance and project progress within Materials Management team.
Analyze and improve performance vs the performance metrics.
Assist Materials Manager to drive and measure metrics that align with Vertiv goals.
Assist with Information Technology improvement implementation.
Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.