VPI Manager Planning & Logistics

Job Description

*To plan and maintain daily supply chain operations for critical suppliers or customers in materials, production, inventory, logistics, customer service, demand management, or order fulfillment. Ensures internal and external customers expectations and requirements are met.Achieving and continuously improving customer service levels, and/or manage inventory levels and targets, and managing supply and demand within the Supply Chain.Ensures internal and external customers expectations and requirements are met.Manage the daily operational processes for a critical segment of the supply chain.Eliminate potential supply chain failures as part of the daily planning process.Champion preventive practices to eliminate expediting to supply chain leadership as appropriate to prevent problems.Lead cross functional stakeholders to develop and implement short and mid-term tactical improvementsComplies with communication plans and processes to ensure stakeholders needs are met.Leverage common processes tools, and information systems Approve system strategies and advise on changes to planning systems parameters as required.Analyze and interpret KPIs to identify areas for improvement and action plans.Lead Six Sigma and functional process improvement teams.Liaise with functional stakeholders to mitigate mid-term supplier or customer constraints.Mentor and coach supply chain planners.Ensure common processes are being utilized and internal controls are in place, *SkillsDevelops talent - Developing people to meet both their career goals and the organization s goals.Collaborates - Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.Customer focus - Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.Ensures accountability - Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.Global perspective - Taking a broad view when approaching issues, using a global lens.Master Supply Scheduling - Establishes and maintains a valid Master Production Schedule for a family of products, which meets customer s expectations and requirements while maximizing operational efficiency; validates procurement scheduling, production scheduling, and replenishment planning are aligned to manufacturing and assembly assets for conversion.Materials KPI Management - Operates in relation to recent or historical outputs as compared to expectations of the organization to determine next steps to drive improvement; assesses gaps to the supply chain performance against the expectation of achieving target deliverables; interprets KPIs to understand end-customer impact; strategically balances trade-offs to influence one KPI while minimizing the impact to others. Materials Planning Parameters - Aligns parameters (minimum order quantity, multiple order quantity, lead time, part cost, etc.) to balance the supply and demand plans while stabilizing the supply chain; runs changes to parameter settings in the planning environment and analyzes the impact to customer delivery and inventory. Materials Planning System Utilization - Uses the materials planning system to manage supply and demand plans taking long-term corrective action on exception messages and other alerts based on root cause analysis; occasionally refers to adhoc tools such as Excel, Access, TOAD, OMS, etc. in performing problem solving, while leveraging the materials planning system as the primary tool in day-to-day operations. Part Change Control Management - Evaluates and implements engineering change request (obsolescence, supersessions, new part release, etc.) to meet customer delivery requirements while minimizing excess and obsolete inventory. Plan for Every Part (PFEP) - Uses PFEP in planning, designing, and management of systems and processes within a facility to ensure delivery of right part at the right time in the right quantity to the right place, which in turn guarantees smooth operations; applies PFEP principles on the end to end supply chain with particular attention to the relationships between master data management, materials planning parameters, engineered material flows, transport management, and warehouse management. Planning Data Extraction and Analysis - Extracts, transforms, models, interprets, and presents planning data with the goal of mining useful information, suggesting conclusions, and supporting value creating decision making.Education, Licenses, CertificationsB.S or B.A in applicable fieldThis position may require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations.ExperienceIntermediate level of relevant work experience required.Additional Responsibilities Unique to this Position :Intermediate level of relevant work experience required.Lead manufacturing and P&L for multiple VPI projects (Responsiblefor all M reviews data and presentation to leadership).Attend, support, represent the plant in core team meetings for VPIprojects.Attend and support design reviews for VPI project, VPCR, Running change.Support Engineering Release routing, dates, date changes for plant.Manage PCD / Deviation request in support of all product (current andVPI).Manage VPI planning and ensure parts available for newbuilds (VPCR, VPI,Current Product).Manage OCU and DWU.Lead IBP & FE initiatives for P&L Function (MRM, Ascent,WIN,TRIMS Education, Licenses, Certifications: BE,MBA(Operations/ Supply Chain) : Experience Good Knowledge in inventory management tools (IQR/Optimizer/DSFM)preferred. Willingness to become APICS certified in either CPIM or CSCP.Certification prior to joining the group is a plus.Willingness to work towards Six Sigma certification during this role.Previous Six Sigma experience is desired.Oracle or ERP knowledge in Materials Planning and Procurement.Team leadership experience.

Keyskills :
root cause analysismaster data managementsupply chain operationscontinuous improvement facilitationsix sigmaroot causemaster datasupply chainmusic makingchange control