McGard LLCSupply & Demand Planning Supervisor1st Shift, Monday - FridaySalaried, $80,000 - $110,000 DOEThe Supply & Demand Planning Supervisor oversees the overall policies and procedures for Supply & Demand Planning management and leads team with duties related to sales order fulfillment, forecasting, customer relationships, on time delivery metrics, safety stock calculations, etc.
JOB DUTIES:- Works closely with Production Control Manager to define and implement supply chain industry best practices.
- Identifies and promotes department and company-wide policies to optimize the Production Planning and Demand effectiveness.
- Creates, maintains, and administers the Production Control departments supply and demand planning procedures.
- Actively reviews forecasts, market conditions and business trends to advise on optimum inventory levels.
- Coaches, mentors, and develops staff, including succession planning and performance reviews.
- Supervises personnel in the execution of their supply and demand planning responsibilities.
- Collaborates with Purchasing, Inventory Control, and Operations Supervisors to support production needs.
- Review and set our safety stock values on finished goods and components to best balance on time delivery with customers and inventory goals with on shelf inventory.
- Review and set forecasting levels at a customer and finished goods level.
- Use latest practices in demand planning techniques and supply chain analytics to calculate forecast and demand values for the company.
- Identify capacity planning constraints to facilitate discussions to close gaps in the supply chain that will impact the Sales and Operations Planning outlook.
- Ensure all customer sales orders are delivered on time and in full as best as possible.
- Calculate and recommend inventory levels needed to implement or revise.
- Lead discussions with operations and supply chain members to successfully stock inventory levels recommended.
- Alert different stakeholders of potential bottlenecks and concerns as inventory and capacity constraints develop.
- Applies knowledge of data analysis and forecasting tools and ability to develop actionable insights from data.
- Develop reports and track KPI metrics to analyze trends in forecast accuracy, processing lead times, on-time delivery, and operations related performance.
- Communicate delays in order delivery directly with customers and other stakeholders.
- Communicate changes in demand from our customers and internal safety stock/forecasts set that would significantly impact operations.
- Consistently communicate with the operations and sales team, current production bottlenecks, order fulfillment and forecasting demand.
- This job description in no way states or even implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. Other duties may be assigned.
EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE & SKILL REQUIREMENTS:- Ability to communicate effectively in English, both written and orally.
- Associate's degree preferred in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Finance, Economics, Manufacturing/Industrial/Operations Management, or 5 years relevant Experience.
- Minimum 3 years of related experience in a Production Planning or Supply Chain capacity.
- Minimum 3 years of direct experience in personnel supervision and project planning.
- Preferred APICS/ASCM Certification.
- Strong statistical/data analytics knowledge.
- Expertise in forecasting, inventory safety stock, and supply chain processes.
- Advanced knowledge in the configuration and use of ERP/MRP software systems.
If you are an ambitious and driven individual who thrives on innovation and enjoys working in a team environment, then this is the perfect opportunity for you! Join McGard and be part of a company that is revolutionizing the automotive security industry.
