Sr Manager, Supply Chain Planning

Comcast•Philadelphia, PA

1d•$107,373 - $186,490•Onsite

About The Position

Comcast brings together the best in media and technology. We drive innovation to create the world's best entertainment and online experiences. As a Fortune 50 leader, we set the pace in a variety of innovative and fascinating businesses and create career opportunities across a wide range of locations and disciplines. We are at the forefront of change and move at an amazing pace, thanks to our remarkable people, who bring cutting-edge products and services to life for millions of customers every day. If you share in our passion for teamwork, our vision to revolutionize industries and our goal to lead the future in media and technology, we want you to fast-forward your career at Comcast. Job Summary Responsible for planning, execution, and process improvements in our supply chain planning team. Responsibilities include ensuring optimization of supply and production plans for equipment and related materials across the enterprise and driving key key performance indicator improvement around inventory and availability. Develops financial and operational objectives. Ensures operational plans are aligned with business objectives. Contributes to functional strategy development. Has a greater degree of impact on business results, and typically manages one or more groups of professional employees. Job Description Core Responsibilities Plan, implement and manage strategies to maintain optimal inventory levels and achieve cost objectives. Through collaboration with key stakeholders, take accountability for driving continuous improvements in the sales and operations planning (S&OP) process, securing alignment of key matrixed cross functional teams (both field and corporate). Serve as a mentor and subject matter expert within the planning platform, training and mentoring direct reports and dotted lines for efficient use of the system at every level. Develop requirements for system enhancements to existing planning applications and/or system integrations as new tools are introduced. Ensure the planning teams are adhering to agreed master data management (MDM) policies to ensure a common understanding, consistency, accuracy and control in the ongoing maintenance and application use of information. Key contact for field and corporate escalations, working quickly to resolve all issues related to inventory/materials production and planning. Provide in-depth knowledge of Supply Chain systems, processes, and tools to focus on effective materials management, planning, forecasting, network optimization, and transportation management. Lead enterprise wide performance improvement projects to increase production quality and capacity; Effectively communicate all project timelines, deliverables, and risks associated with the stand-up and deployment of the operation. Develop shortand long-term plan for capacity needs that seek to minimize total costs while maintaining service levels. Support the development of repeatable, and thus scalable, plans and processes in order to speed time to market and improve operational efficiency. Contribute to the hiring, training and onboarding of new planning analysts and Sr. analysts into the supply chain team. Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance. Advanced working knowledge of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems or proven ability to learn new systems quickly. Regular, consistent and punctual attendance. Must be able to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) as necessary. Other duties and responsibilities as assigned. Employees at all levels are expected to: Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job. Own the customer experience think and act in ways that put our customers first, give them seamless digital options at every touchpoint, and make them promoters of our products and services. Know your stuff be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates of our game-changing technology, products and services, especially our digital tools and experiences. Win as a team make big things happen by working together and being open to new ideas. Be an active part of the Net Promoter System a way of working that brings more employee and customer feedback into the company by joining huddles, making call backs and helping us elevate opportunities to do better for our customers. Drive results and growth. Support a culture of inclusion in how you work and lead. Do what's right for each other, our customers, investors and our communities. Disclaimer: This information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications.

Requirements

Supply Chain
Supply Chain Operations
Supply Chain Processes
Supply Management
Team Leadership
Vendor Management
Advanced working knowledge of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems or proven ability to learn new systems quickly.
Regular, consistent and punctual attendance.
Must be able to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) as necessary.
Bachelor's Degree
7-10 Years Relevant Work Experience

Responsibilities

Plan, implement and manage strategies to maintain optimal inventory levels and achieve cost objectives.
Through collaboration with key stakeholders, take accountability for driving continuous improvements in the sales and operations planning (S&OP) process, securing alignment of key matrixed cross functional teams (both field and corporate).
Serve as a mentor and subject matter expert within the planning platform, training and mentoring direct reports and dotted lines for efficient use of the system at every level.
Develop requirements for system enhancements to existing planning applications and/or system integrations as new tools are introduced.
Ensure the planning teams are adhering to agreed master data management (MDM) policies to ensure a common understanding, consistency, accuracy and control in the ongoing maintenance and application use of information.
Key contact for field and corporate escalations, working quickly to resolve all issues related to inventory/materials production and planning.
Provide in-depth knowledge of Supply Chain systems, processes, and tools to focus on effective materials management, planning, forecasting, network optimization, and transportation management.
Lead enterprise wide performance improvement projects to increase production quality and capacity; Effectively communicate all project timelines, deliverables, and risks associated with the stand-up and deployment of the operation.
Develop shortand long-term plan for capacity needs that seek to minimize total costs while maintaining service levels.
Support the development of repeatable, and thus scalable, plans and processes in order to speed time to market and improve operational efficiency.
Contribute to the hiring, training and onboarding of new planning analysts and Sr. analysts into the supply chain team.
Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance.
Advanced working knowledge of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems or proven ability to learn new systems quickly.
Regular, consistent and punctual attendance.
Must be able to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) as necessary.
Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.