Production Planning Supervisor

Eaton Corporation•Jonesville, SC

3d•$97,000 - $143,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Planning Supervisor will be responsible for internal plant supply chain activities and will drive materials management best practices to achieve the sales and production schedules, meet customer requirements, align plant capacity, optimize the utilization of the workforce, and minimize manufacturing costs by assisting in cycle count, physical inventory processes, and internal materials replenishment strategy to meet inventory DOH and excess & obsolete management targets.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution OR high school diploma/GED with at least 10 years of experience in production planning within a manufacturing environment
Five (5) years of experience in production planning, master scheduling or other Supply Chain related areas within a manufacturing environment.
Five (5) years of experience in SAP ECC/MRP planning and/or scheduling modules
Two (2) years of experience in a leadership role

Nice To Haves

Master of Science degree in engineering, supply chain, or operations from an accredited institution
APICS CSCP or CPIM certification
Experience with shop floor inventory control or manufacturing operations optimization
Demonstrated knowledge of institutional problem-solving tools/processes such as cycle time reduction and process improvement tools: six sigma DMAIC methodology, kaizen, DOE, pareto charts, statistical process control, process mapping, tree diagrams and root cause analysis
Experience with using Microsoft Office Suite.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain production schedules, coordinate purchasing needs, monitor KPIs, and drive continuous process improvements to optimize inventory levels, customer delivery requirements, and operational efficiency.
Engage the production plan of the various materials, parts and subassemblies required by the plant. Collaborate with procurement and operations teams to mitigate material shortages.
Maintain and coordinate activities to ensure vital plant metrics, including but not limited to; customer on-time delivery, backlog, days on hand inventory and past due workorders/schedules.
Leverage the annual and monthly operating plans to determine appropriate objectives and performance expectations for the materials management team.
Work collaboratively with other leaders to effectively meet Supply Chain Team goals and objectives.
Lead production planning team in executing the master production schedule and related supply chain activities, including CTB process and a weekly production plan.
Lead annual physical inventory activities to ensure a successful and accurate inventory audit.
Train and educate the planning team on the use of supply chain management techniques, various business systems, varieties of reports and other related.