Supply Chain Planning Lead I - 1st Shift
NOW HEALTH GROUPDescription: SUMMARY The Supply Chain Planning Lead effectively supports Supply Chain Planners and Supervisors. This role involves guiding Planner activities and resources to achieve maximum efficiency and meet output and timeline objectives. Serves to assist and carry out agenda set by Planning Supervisor. Acts as a liaison within Supply Chain and across other departments, ensuring that company objectives and deadlines are achieved through optimum production plans and amidst changing priorities ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned. Planning Lead Responsibility: Reports to and assists Planning Supervisor. Able to provide cross coverage for Supervisors in their absence. Competently represents and communicates for Supply Chain in cross-departmental collaborations and meetings including Tier 2, NDP, EPI, Weekly Schedule Review, and other projects. Works with Demand Planning, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Quality, and Sales to ensure timely production of finished goods to meet customer demands. Leads projects for implementation of process and system improvements. Serves as liaison between Planners, Supply Chain Supervisors, and other departments. Analyzes assigned resources and makes recommendations when running low capacity. Manages and reviews capacity assumptions used as inputs. Identifies items and value streams at service risk due to capacity constraints; communicates risks and analysis across leaders in the organization. Able to oversee, support, perform responsibilities, and provide cross-coverage, for all Planner Levels and all value streams including: Reviews excess and short shelf-life ingredients to plan ways to avoid write-offs. Follow-up on material availability and expediting of late deliveries. Monitors Oracle's Supply Chain Management eBusiness Suite and Supply Planning module signals to establish proper replenishment and stocking quantities. Monitors and maintains accurate planning master data, BOMs Routings, Item Creations and Discontinuance, and Recipes Creation. Oversees PIPO process with minimal loss. Performing and coordinating T label communication and execution. Performing and coordinating P Code communication and execution. Preparing and overseeing work orders for each production value stream to ensure maximum efficiency in meeting corporate KPIs related to optimal use of equipment, staffing, space, and cost. Reviews materials need and checks availability to support production schedule. Monitors Aged Inventory Levels goals. Ensures rework is accounted for and ingrained in plans to utilize and prevent loss. SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT Supports a culture of safe production and exhibits safe work practices. Actively participates in the safety program by engaging in safety activities. Effectively provides and accepts constructive peer-to-peer feedback on safety performance. Adheres to policies, procedures, SOP’s, safe work practices, and safety policies and procedures. Reports ALL workplace incidents to supervisor immediately. Communicates concerns to supervisor, reports hazards, and provides input on prevention. Properly uses, wears, and stores Personal Protective Equipment when required. Participates in safety teams and/or completes safety-related activities as part of regular job responsibilities. Requirements: QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations will be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE Bachelor’s degree preferred or working towards a degree AND five years of experience required in production area or knowledge of NOW’s current system OR an equivalent combination of education and experience. Prior production scheduling experience preferred. Ideal cand…