Master Planner Manager - North America (Hybrid)

Job Description

Lead IBP/SIOP supply master planning for relevant Food product lines.  Responsible for delivering rough-cut capacity plan, effective network optimization, scenario modeling, and aligning short-term execution to mid-term plan. The Master Planner is responsible for delivering:

Effective IBP Mid-term Supply Plan for all relevant Foods product lines:

• Rough-cut capacity plan: Accounting for the consensus demand forecast, inventory targets, production capacity and targeted lead times
• Network Planning: Ensure rough-cut capacity plan best utilizes multiple nodes (mfg. plants) of capacity to maximize throughput, deliver top customer service and drive optimum financial results for SEE corporation
• Effective Scenario Modeling: for various business opportunities or changes to potential future supply and demand outlook 
• Effective engagement with Operations: To determine capacity, identify gaps and determine/execute action plan to better balance plan 
• Analyze and resolve variance from cycle to cycle on both supply and demand side, driving continuous improvement with associated process owners
• Effective Communication of supply and demand gaps in IBP: Implement actions to balance supply and demand with supporting analysis (risk, financial, service impact)

Ensure Alignment of detailed production schedule to IBP Master Supply Plan:  

• Ensure effective execution and alignment of the short-term detailed master schedule managed by plant detailed scheduling and the mid-term IBP plan 
• In cases where the two plans are not aligned, conduct root cause analysis to better understand the drivers of the variance.  
• Organize and communicate findings and work with relevant resources to improve the variance

Drive Supply Chain Excellence:

• Deliver Inventory, Service Delivery, and Cost targets
• Analyze factors impacting key performance indicator (KPI) results and improvement opportunities
• Communicate overall status and opportunities throughout multiple levels of the organization to ensure effective decision-making and timely action

Planning and Inventory Strategies and Execution: Develop and implement effective strategies to optimize cost, service and output by application of:

• Planning strategies (M to O, M to S, A to O)
• Inventory strategies: plan for every part, segmentation, ABC analysis, lead-time and service regression analysis
• Work with Product Line Management and Commercial to set supply plan business priorities as needed (by Customer, by Product, by Market) in a supply constrained environment

Actively Support Global Business and Supply Chain Initiatives: 

• Support the development and implementation of key global initiatives as needed.  

Has full managerial responsibility for direct reports, assigns work to staff, provides coaching and training, sets goals, is accountable for performance evaluation, plans staff development, and makes and approves people management decisions either alone or in collaboration with management and P&P (including recruitment, promotions, terminations, and compensation).
 

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Supply Chain Management or similar required; Master of Business (Supply Chain, Accounting, Management) strongly preferred. 
• Professional Supply Chain certification in APICS, CPIM or CSCP preferred
• Minimum 5 years’ experience as a highly proficient user in SAP ERP (MPS/MRP), advanced planning (SAP ECC/APO, S4hana/IBP)
• Strong leadership skills with demonstrated ability at driving change management and large-scale process change throughout organization
• The ability to influence others based on empirical evidence to support decision-making
• Embrace ambiguity and demonstrated willingness to take calculated risks based on thoughtful cost/benefit
• Effective communication skills at multiple levels within an organization, including executive presentation skills
• Ability to influence others with an effective, information-based approach
• Strong indirect leadership skills
• A successful candidate should have demonstrated experience applying Lean manufacturing concepts, black belt and/or the value stream mapping experience, inventory management strategies, root cause analysis
• Travel <20% of time