Materials Planning Manager

Milwaukee Valve Company, LLC.•Town of Prairie du Sac, WI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Milwaukee Valve is hiring a Materials Planning Manager to lead its production planning organization and improve supply and demand planning in a manufacturing environment. The role leads through production planning supervisors, who supervise material planners and schedulers, and is responsible for setting expectations, coaching the team, and ensuring standard work and results. The manager develops production schedules with Procurement, Foundry, Machining, and Assembly; aligns material and inventory plans with customer demand and manufacturing schedules; and provides leadership in master planning, production planning, scheduling, and Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning. The position owns SAP planning parameters, MRP, and exception messages, maintains capacity views for constrained work centers, manages material shortages and recovery plans, and governs inventory policies and cycle-count programs. It also supports engineering changes and new product introductions, coordinates supplier releases and inbound timing with Procurement, and drives improvements in inventory turns, shortages, schedule attainment, and on-time delivery. This position supervises production planning supervisors. Supervisory responsibilities include interviewing and making hiring recommendations, training, assigning and directing work through supervisors, performance appraisals, coaching, rewarding and disciplining employees, and resolving problems in accordance with company policy and applicable law. The role typically operates in an office within a manufacturing environment and requires regular production-floor visits. The position frequently requires standing and walking.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Five or more years of materials planning, production planning, or supply chain experience with SAP in a manufacturing environment.
Three or more years of supervisory or team-lead experience, including leadership of supervisors or planners.
Hands-on SAP experience in Materials Management and/or Production Planning, including MRP, planning parameters, and exception management.
Manufacturing experience in a multi-process environment.
Strong SAP skills in Materials Management and/or Production Planning, including MRP execution, planning parameters, and exception messages.
Microsoft Office skills with advanced Excel; ability to work with large data sets and turn system output into action.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret business and technical information; write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals; and present information effectively.
Ability to apply mathematical concepts, including probability, statistical inference, geometry, trigonometry, fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Ability to solve practical problems and interpret written, oral, diagram, or schedule instructions.
Demonstrated analytical, problem-solving, technical, interpersonal, oral and written communication, delegation, leadership, quality management, business acumen, cost consciousness, judgment, motivation, planning and organizing, professionalism, adaptability, and dependability skills.
Frequently stand and walk while performing the job.
Successfully complete the required drug screen and physical capabilities tests as a condition of employment.

Nice To Haves

Manufacturing experience involving foundry, machining, and/or assembly.
Experience in a make-to-order or high-mix environment, or in metal casting and machining.
Advanced Excel and data analysis experience, including Power Query and pivot tables.
Power BI experience.

Responsibilities

Improve the efficiency of supply and demand planning processes.
Lead the planning organization through production planning supervisors, who supervise material planners and schedulers.
Coach supervisors, set expectations, and hold the team to standard work and results.
Develop and maintain production schedules with Procurement, Foundry, Machining, and Assembly, and work with Quality as needed.
Develop material and inventory plans aligned with customer demand and the manufacturing build schedule.
Lead master planning, production planning, and scheduling.
Own SAP planning parameters, MRP, and exception messages; resolve exceptions and maintain usable planning data.
Participate in Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning to align demand, supply, capacity, and inventory.
Maintain capacity views for constrained work centers and flag bottlenecks early with Operations.
Manage material shortages and recovery plans and communicate risks to Operations.
Set and govern inventory policies, including safety stock and days on hand.
Facilitate cycle-count programs to maintain accurate inventory records.
Support engineering changes and new product introductions so material is ready when required by the schedule.
Collaborate with Procurement on supplier releases, lead-time risks, and inbound timing.
Improve inventory turns, material shortages, schedule attainment, and customer on-time delivery.
Interview candidates and make hiring recommendations; train, assign and direct work through supervisors, conduct performance appraisals, coach, reward and discipline employees, and resolve problems.
Perform other duties as assigned.