Senior Manager Production Planning

B.E. Meyers•Redmond, WA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Manager Production Planning leads the production planning and supply chain functions. This role is responsible for ensuring the on-time, compliant delivery of high-quality products while optimizing inventory, capacity, and resource utilization. The position drives the design, execution, and continuous improvement of business processes and systems that support manufacturing operations. Acting as a key cross-functional liaison, the Senior Manager leads Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system enhancements and strategic initiatives for manufacturing. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in Master Production Schedule (MPS) and Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP), lean manufacturing, and ISO compliance, along with strong leadership to promote scalability, operational excellence, and ongoing process improvement. The successful candidate will be able to provide examples of success in the following areas: Exceptional Leadership: Provide strong people & team leadership skills to develop talent across a multi-site team. This key responsibility will include but not be limited to recruiting, mentoring, skill development & evaluation, internal training, talent management and ability to build effective teams. Growth mindset. An action-oriented optimist grounded in reality, that finds joy in developing themselves, teams, colleagues, and the business through dedication and hard work. Critical Thinking. The ability to rapidly assess situations to build an understanding of strengths and weaknesses associated with existing business and operating models within a complex, dynamic environment, then engage and collaborate with others to inform and influence strategic decisions. Diverse perspective. Professional experiences that can translate to working effectively with teams from different divisions, functions and geographies to developing strategies. Proactive amidst ambiguity. A track record of driving business impact through creative solutions even when certain elements are complex or ambiguous.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university in Supply Chain, Business, Information Systems, or related field; and three to five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Minimum of 5-7 years of operations/production planning experience.
Minimum of 5 years in process mapping, documentation, and end-user training.
Minimum of 5 years of direct people management experience.
Strong understanding of ERP systems (planning, purchasing, production, inventory, distribution).
Solid knowledge of lean manufacturing principles and change management.
Development of Portfolio Strategy and Product Line expansion with key OEM/Supplier Partners.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.
Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups and/or board of directors.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel and Outlook, Visio, PDM, Syspro, in-house Quality Data Base, Solid Edge Viewer, Solid Works Viewer.
This position must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. To meet U.S. export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.
US based job, US Person required
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Responsibilities

Lead and manage a diverse team made of Supply Chain professionals and Industrial Engineers.
Manage multiple, complex projects by establishing key metrics and standardized processes to measure performance and drive efficiencies.
Develop and maintain a demand-driven Master Production Schedule (MPS) aligned with sales forecasts, customer orders, and new product introductions.
Establishes process to continually audit and refine planning processes where deficiencies or opportunities for continuous improvement exist
Coordinate and facilitate daily, weekly, and monthly meetings to ensure plan execution.
Translates the monthly S&OP strategy into weekly, executable tasks.
Addresses short-term issues like delayed shipments, material shortages, or urgent customer needs.
Gets sales, operations, finance, and other teams to agree on immediate actions.
Drills down from product families (S&OP) to specific SKUs, customer orders, and production lines.
Focuses on deviations from the plan and managing trade-offs.
Serve as Subject Matter Expert and functional lead for ERP systems supporting manufacturing operations.
Oversee demand management process to safeguard ability to meet production schedule and meet on-time delivery
Develop and implement manufacturing supply processes and ERP system enhancements.
Design and maintain auditing, tracking, and reporting tools for master planning data accuracy.
Evaluate deployed solutions for effectiveness and recommend modifications.
Define roles, responsibilities, deliverables, and performance metrics for projects.
Act as a visionary leader to develop scalable and innovative business processes.