Ribbon Product Line Planner

Corning • Charlotte, NC

60d • $82,390 - $113,287

About The Position

The Product Line Planner ensures seamless coordination of demand and supply planning for specific product lines, driving both short-term and long-term strategies to optimize customer service, inventory, and production efficiency. The role requires collaboration with manufacturing, commercial, and product management teams to ensure accurate planning, timely execution, and alignment with business goals. The Product Line Planner is responsible for managing the day-to-day and mid-term supply and demand planning processes for assigned product lines. Working closely with production, logistics, and demand teams, the planner will ensure that forecasted demand is met efficiently and effectively through accurate planning and execution. The Product Line Planner plays a critical role in optimizing production schedules, maintaining inventory targets, and contributing to continuous improvement in supply chain operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, or Engineering or Business Degree with Supply Chain focus
• 5+ years of direct Supply Chain experience
• Ability to collaborate within a cross-functional team and to achieve long term goals.
• Ability to work independently in a dynamic, business and manufacturing environment.
• Capable of prioritizing and executing multiple tasks.
• Ability to comprehend, analyze, and solve complex process problems.
• Ability to change priorities and tasks when necessary.
• Ability to develop and drive strategic vision.
• Strong communication skills.
• Strong SAP knowledge/experience
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills

Nice To Haves

• Direct manufacturing experience
• APICs Certification
• MBA or Masters' degree in SC Management
• Previous experience in Optical Cables manufacturing/planning is a plus

Responsibilities

• Facilitate plant and regional reviews, ensuring supply and demand plans align with business goals and customer needs.
• Lead the creation of supply plans for SIOP, ensuring alignment with manufacturing operations, supply chain and business objectives.
• Perform scenario planning and quick-turnaround capacity modeling to address supply gaps and identify opportunities.
• Analyze supply and demand gaps and communicate with stakeholders to ensure alignment with overall product strategy.
• Coordinate security of supply plans, managing accelerated recovery plans to meet customer demand and recover lead times.
• Track and monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), identifying and escalating issues related to performance gaps.
• Provide support for new product introductions and phase-outs, including the management of inventory and supply plans.
• Engage with plant and global teams to optimize capacity, ensure flexibility, and facilitate effective communication.
• Represent manufacturing in forecast consensus meetings, balancing statistical forecasts with commercial insights to develop accurate MPS/MRP plans.
• Participate in Plan Supply Chain Staff ensuring alignment on production schedules and maintaining inventory targets, including prebuilds and stocking plans.
• Engage with SC and Product Team stakeholders weekly with Product Line Overviews and Product Team Plans.
• Represent all Supply Chain functions within Product Team structure to drive alignment between supply chain capabilities and business objectives.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and contribute to business-critical projects as needed.

Benefits

• Company-wide bonuses and long-term incentives align with key business results and ensure you are rewarded when the company performs well. When Corning wins, we all win.
• As part of our commitment to your financial well-being, we provide a 100% company-paid pension benefit with fixed contributions that grow throughout your career. Combined with matching contributions to your 401(k) savings plan, Corning's total contributions to your retirement accounts can reach between 7% and 12% of your pay, depending on your age and years of service.
• Our health and well-being benefits include medical, dental, vision, paid parental leave, family building support, fitness, company-paid life insurance, disability, disease management programs, paid time off, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to support you and your family.
• Getting paid for our work is important, but feeling appreciated and recognized for those contributions motivates us much more. That's why Corning offers a recognition program to celebrate successes and reward colleagues who make exceptional contributions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees