Sr Manager, Materials Planning

Carrier • Fort Worth, TX

3d • $117,500 - $234,500

About The Position

The Senior Manager of Materials Planning leads the planning organization responsible for ensuring material availability to support the production plan. The role owns demand and supply planning, inventory strategy, and ERP planning parameters, and leads a team of planners and schedulers.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree.
• At least 8 years of materials planning or supply-chain experience, including at least 3 years leading teams.
• At least 5 years of experience in MRP/ERP planning and inventory management.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• Deep knowledge of MRP/ERP planning, inventory management, and capacity planning.
• Experience in industrial equipment manufacturing operations.
• Experience owning the supply side of a SIOP/S&OP process.
• Proven ability to manage inventory, working capital, and days-of-supply.
• Strong analytical skills and experience driving supplier delivery performance.
• Demonstrated ability to build and develop a planning organization.
• APICS certification (CPIM / CSCP).
• Experience in high-growth or fast-paced manufacturing environments.
• Knowledge of Lean logistics and pull replenishment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the materials planning organization and the end-to-end planning process.
• Own material availability to support the production plan and customer commitments.
• Set inventory strategy, safety stock policy, and days-of-supply targets.
• Govern ERP/MRP planning parameters, data accuracy, and system discipline.
• Lead the supply side of the SIOP/S&OP process with Operations and Commercial.
• Drive supplier delivery performance and shortage-mitigation plans.
• Manage planning KPIs, including material availability, inventory turns, and past-due, and develop improvement plans.
• Build, coach, and develop the planning team.

Benefits

• Short-term cash incentives, subject to plan requirements.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Wellness incentives.
• Retirement benefits.
• Paid vacation days, up to 15 days.
• Paid sick days, up to 5 days.
• Paid personal leave, up to 5 days.
• Paid holidays, up to 13 days.
• Birth and adoption leave.
• Parental leave.
• Family and medical leave.
• Bereavement leave.
• Jury duty leave.
• Military leave.
• Purchased vacation.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Life insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment coverage.
• Health Savings Account, Health Care Spending Account, and Dependent Care Spending Account.
• Tuition assistance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior