Supply Chain Master Planner

Corning • Hickory, NC

120d • $71,930 - $98,904

About The Position

Corning is one of the world's leading innovators in glass, ceramic, and materials science. From the depths of the ocean to the farthest reaches of space, our technologies push the boundaries of what's possible. At Corning, there are endless possibilities for making an impact. You can help connect the unconnected, drive the future of automobiles, transform at-home entertainment, and ensure the delivery of lifesaving medicines. Our Optical Communications segment has recently evolved from being a manufacturer of optical fiber and cable, hardware and equipment to being a comprehensive provider of industry-leading optical solutions across the broader communications industry. This segment is classified into two main product groupings - carrier network and enterprise network. The carrier network product group consists primarily of products and solutions for optical-based communications infrastructure for services such as video, data and voice communications. The enterprise network product group consists primarily of optical-based communication networks sold to businesses, governments and individuals for their own use.

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree
• Minimum 4 years of experience in Supply Chain, Manufacturing, or Logistics operations with demonstrated track record of results
• Mastery of supply chain strategy best practices and philosophy in optimizing operations
• Experience in project management, analysis and organizational skills
• Experience in creating and managing Excel applications

Nice To Haves

• Bachelors Degree in Supply Chain, Business, or Engineering
• Microsoft Office Certification for Excel 2010 or higher
• Exposure to VBA and data imports in Excel

Responsibilities

• Support definition and execution of Global Supply Chain strategies linked to the business strategies and regional supply chain strategies for Corning Optical Communications (COC)
• Develop an SME level understanding of global integrated Ribbon & LT/MX equipment capacity and capabilities.
• Serve as the lead capacity and demand planner.
• Work collaboratively with PLM, the regional planners, and the plant planners to integrate the new product rollouts into the capacity and production plans.
• Maintain legacy and new product capacity models to guide decision-making activities regarding product transition, equipment downtime, equipment conversion, and resultant capacity throughout equipment and product conversions.
• Actively participate on core teams supporting new products.
• Maintain the product and customer conversion plan of record through new product introductions.
• Verify plan alignment among the technology team, demand management team, PLM team, plant SC teams, and the regional planner.
• Support scenario-based analyses to assess the product and conversion roadmap to changing business conditions.
• Identify and anticipate capacity/material/work center constraints impacting the success of the new product introductions.
• Drive issues to closure.
• Participate on core teams supporting the development and deployment of new products.
• Serve as the primary supply chain representative on these teams.
• Actively support capacity expansion modeling activities as part of the overall cables' product roadmap.
• Actively engage with the product teams to confirm cable product and supply requirements are considered and addressed through new product introduction and capacity expansions.
• Actively engage with Global Supply Management to define raw material requirements.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401(k) plan
• Pension plan
• Life insurance coverage
• Disability benefits
• PTO

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree