Supply Chain Manager - Sheet Machine Production Planning
About The Position
The Supply Chain Department Manager - Sheet Machine Production Planning leads production planning, inventory deployment, service execution, and supply chain optimization across James Hardie's North American manufacturing network. The role translates demand and network requirements into executable plant production plans while balancing customer service, manufacturing efficiency, inventory investment, and transportation cost. As a leader within Supply Chain Planning Operations, this role establishes planning standards, develops production planning talent, and serves as a key escalation point between manufacturing sites and centralized Supply Chain teams. The position coordinates responses to operational constraints and disruptions, drives service performance, and ensures planning decisions support enterprise priorities. The role partners closely with Manufacturing, Customer Service, Transportation, Demand Planning, Capacity Planning, Sourcing, and Information Technology to improve planning effectiveness and use SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO), analytics, and automation to strengthen decision-making and execution.
Requirements
- 5–7 years of progressive experience in production planning, supply chain planning, manufacturing operations, inventory management, or a related discipline preferred.
- Demonstrated experience managing service, inventory, production, and capacity trade-offs in a manufacturing network.
- Experience leading cross-functional issue resolution and continuous-improvement initiatives.
- Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex operating data into practical decisions.
- Working knowledge of production planning, inventory deployment, service management, and manufacturing constraints.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and business intelligence or analytics tools such as Power BI.
- Ability to communicate complex planning issues, trade-offs, and recommendations to operational and senior leadership audiences.
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Engineering, or a related field preferred.
Nice To Haves
- Experience leading and developing planning or supply chain teams across a multi-site environment preferred.
- Experience with SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) or comparable advanced planning systems preferred.
Responsibilities
- Lead production planning and inventory deployment across multiple North American manufacturing sites to maintain customer service and maximize production efficiency.
- Balance production requirements, inventory availability, customer demand, and transportation considerations to optimize network execution.
- Monitor service risks, inventory shortages, production constraints, and order priorities; drive timely escalation and resolution.
- Coordinate responses to equipment failures, quality issues, material shortages, downtime, and other production disruptions.
- Support production trials, product launches, and network changes while protecting service and operational continuity.
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of production planners supporting multiple manufacturing sites.
- Establish consistent planning standards, service expectations, escalation protocols, and execution disciplines.
- Guide planners through complex service, inventory, capacity, and production trade-offs.
- Hold the team accountable for proactive order management, planning accuracy, issue escalation, and execution quality.
- Partner with Manufacturing, Customer Service, Transportation, Demand Planning, Capacity Planning, Sourcing, and Information Technology to align priorities and execution plans.
- Lead cross-functional discussions on service performance, plant constraints, inventory risks, and production readiness.
- Serve as a primary escalation point between plant operations and corporate Supply Chain teams to resolve issues and align decisions.
- Communicate planning risks, operating constraints, and recommended actions to functional and senior leaders.
- Use data, dashboards, and analytics to identify service risks, operational constraints, and improvement opportunities.
- Analyze production, inventory, transportation, and service trends to support business decisions and network optimization.
- Lead continuous-improvement initiatives that strengthen planning efficiency, reduce inventory, and improve service performance.
- Develop and standardize tools, processes, and reporting that improve visibility, scalability, and execution discipline.
- Use SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) to support production planning, inventory deployment, and decision-making.
- Lead improvements to planning-system functionality, automation, and analytical capabilities.
- Ensure planning master data, system parameters, and planning outputs support effective execution and reliable decision-making.
- Partner with Information Technology and business stakeholders to identify and implement system and process enhancements.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and bonus eligibility.
- Day-one health coverage, including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
- Vacation and company holidays.
- 401(k) with 6% match.
- Employee Stock Purchase plan (ESP).
- Parental leave.
- Wellness programs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
