Supply Chain Planning Manager

FRONTGRADE TECHNOLOGIES • Exeter, NH

2d

About The Position

For more than six decades, the skilled thinkers, makers, and doers at Frontgrade have embraced our mission to solve complex technology challenges across the U.S. and around the globe.
We’re the leading provider of high reliability and radiation assured solutions for defense, space, intelligence, commercial, and civil applications, and our products are designed to perform in the harshest of environments. From human spaceflight and space exploration to missile defense, electronic warfare, and healthcare tech advancements, our talented team stays in lockstep with our customers to ensure the success of their missions.
Do you want to help shape the future? In an environment where innovation and ideas go hand-in-hand? Then come join the Frontgrade Team!
Why Work For Us
At Frontgrade, quality is the driving force behind everything we do, both in the products we develop and manufacture and in the people we bring to our team. We measure our success by the success of our customers’ missions – whether that’s by sea, by air, or in space. We achieve our goals by bringing in the best people for the job and then treating them as one of our most valuable resources.

Frontgrade’s legacy of innovation and uncompromising customer satisfaction has made us the industry’s preferred supplier, and we’re looking for the right people to help us continue that legacy.
We take care of our people and provide competitive health, wealth and wellbeing benefits – from day one. You’ll also discover learning and development opportunities so you can take your career to the next level – and beyond.
Other benefits include:
Competitive Benefits: Medical (FSA + HSA), Dental, and Vision
Immediate 401K Vesting/Matching
Career Opportunity and Growth
Tuition Reimbursement
Student Loan Repayment
Generous PTO and 11 paid Holidays per year (9 regular and 2 floating)
8 weeks of 100% Paid Family Leave
Profit Sharing Plan applies to all non-Annual Incentive Plan and non-Sales Incentive Plan employees.

Overview

In this role critical to our supply chain operations, the Supply Chain Planning Manager is responsible for managing and leadong all production and material planning activities at out Exeter site. This responsibility inludes creating the production and material schedules to meet corporate metrics that include on time delivery, capacity utilization, forecast accuracy, inventory days of supply and inventory turns targets. In addition, this leader will oversee and lead the planning team and coordinate with key cross-functional stakeholders to ensure production schedule adherence, inventory optimization and operational excellence.

Requirements

• Minimum of 6 years experience in planning, manufacturing, or operations management roles
• Strong expertise with ERP/MRP systems (SAP, Oracle, M2M, etc)
• Demonstrated experience in team leadership, resource allocation, and KPI development
• Bachelors Degree, Minimum four (4) years of experience in people management. Minimum six (6) years of experience in field. OR Masters Degree: Minimum two (2) years of experience in people management. Minimum six (6) years of experience in field.
• Applicable experience in lieu of a Degree may be considered.
• This position requires access to technology, materials, software or hardware that is controlled by either ITAR or EAR U.S. export laws. As a condition to this job offer, in order to be employed in this position, you must be able to obtain an U.S. Government export license(s), as required by law.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement strategic and tactical planning strategies that align with Frontgrade’s operational and business goals
• Manage, mentor and implement succession strategies for the planning team
• Ensure production plan aligns with customer requirements and business priorities
• Develop methods and standards to measure and monitor flow and control of material on the manufacturing floors (WIP management)
• Utilize and manage core metrics and Key Process Indicators to lead the planning and production control teams in order to ensure material supply meets production requirements
• Work with the teams to capitalize on opportunities and issues such as what if scenarios, push outs and pull ins
• Develop and maintain comprehensive capacity models that include rough cut capacity and resource utilization planning
• Implement weekly cadence to monitor schedule attainment, review customer priorities, proactively escalate issues and monitor material shortages
• Participate in SIOP process working closely, and serving as a backup, with the Master Planners to ensure job orders/WIP is in line with minimal compression
• Ensure ERP master data is optimized and updated to ensure data integrity

Benefits

• Medical (FSA + HSA), Dental, and Vision
• Immediate 401K Vesting/Matching
• Career Opportunity and Growth
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Student Loan Repayment
• Generous PTO and 11 paid Holidays per year (9 regular and 2 floating)
• 8 weeks of 100% Paid Family Leave
• Profit Sharing Plan applies to all non-Annual Incentive Plan and non-Sales Incentive Plan employees.

What This Job Offers

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