Planning Manager

Givaudan•Mount Olive, NJ

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Join us as our next Planning Manager, North America reporting to our Operations Director. You will lead the supply and production capacity planning for Operations (Fragrances) at local level for a large/complex site, based on end-to-end production cycle time, inventory, technical challenges, productivity and EHS requirements to secure that products can be manufactured and supplied on time to customers from existing manufacturing facilities.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management or related discipline
7+ years of experience in manufacturing operations with a background in supply chain planning, quality and materials management, including exposure to business process redesign and systems implementations.
5+ years of experience in people management
Understanding of Forecasting (Statistical Models)
ERP/MRP expertise
Affinity to systems and analytical tools (SAP, BI,BO)
Proficient in Microsoft.

Nice To Haves

Master's Degree in a Technical field
APICS

Responsibilities

Provide key supply and production capacity inputs to the regional Operations (D&S) plans and participate in the design of the local Operations and Supply Chain & Planning strategies as well as definition of related objectives based on input provided by other local functions, e.g. Commercial or Business Development.
Oversee the design and execution of tactical and operational plans at site level to meet local Operations goals.
Maintain an appropriate level of inventory following corporate standards (SLOB/Inventory ownership and leadership)
Control that customer (internal and external) response is made on time and develop realistic daily plans considering capacity and raw material availability.
Work under the standards of quality, safety and industrial hygiene and good practices.
Analyze planning performance and improve the KPI's by using statistical models and best practices.
Identify and Implement opportunities for improvement.
Monitor and check accuracy of supply and inventory data in related systems.
Produce and distribute daily, weekly, and monthly status report (e.g. COOISPI schedule, OTS, past due purchase orders).
Advise on and monitor configurations in SAP.
Be an escalation point for resolution of problems, complaints and prioritization issues.
Control and report achievement of service level targets to stakeholders.
Develop annual budget and expense control, and build the annual operating plan accordingly.
Monitor workload and calendars to maintain the balance in the department.
Oversee the execution of annual human resources processes within the Site Planning team and validate related results.
Work with the local and regional Supply Chain & Planning and Operations management and HR Business Partner(s) in developing a local talent pipeline.
Guide the development and promotion of Planning talents within and outside Supply Chain & Planning and Operations at local level.