Senior Manager Capacity Planning

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Position Summary:

Leads the Capacity Planning group, including managing the monthly and long range strategic capacity planning process. Responsible for developing and analyzing capacity projects and opportunities to better utilize manufacturing capacity across all facilities. Responsible for managing the twenty-four month strategic planning process and capacity portion of the Annual Operating Plan and Long Range Plan. Lastly, continuously improves and enforces the execution of a standardized Capacity Planning Process.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:


Lead and manage the Capacity Planning group, including managing the monthly and long range strategic capacity planning process.

Manages (direct supervisor for) Capacity Planners – typically 3 individuals

Coordinate with Capacity Planning Planners to provide sourcing direction that will optimize manufacturing capacity, production mix, and total cost and implement measurements to verify effects

Develop and analyze capacity projects and opportunities to better utilize manufacturing capacity across Prepared Foods facilities

Manage the strategic planning process which supports the Sales and Operations Planning process, the capacity portion of the Annual Operating Plan and Long Range Plan.

Utilize the IBP Strategy Module to evaluate ‘what if’ scenarios to anticipate impact of plan and unplanned changes to the Prepared Foods Supply Chain, which includes operations and distribution

Primary point of contact the BU’s with direct responsibility for communication of capacity issues, coordinating mitigation efforts across the organization, and, if necessary, working with engineering to solve for future needs

Create a sourcing strategy that focuses on optimizing manufacturing and warehouse processes, while reducing the overall cost throughout the network

Create and analyze sourcing scenarios that apply cost strategies which impact the supply chain. Strategies include, but are not limited to, commodities, production, logistics, and product rationalization

Provide sourcing input and impact for the Long Range Plan and Annual Operation Plan. Provide production plans for the Long Range Plan and Annual Operating Plan

Coordinate/lead special projects as required. Projects include, but are not limited to, analysis to support new product introductions, asset utilization studies, and supply chain optimization opportunities.

Lead IBP strategy continuous improvement projects including interfaces and integration with other systems. Lead efforts to maintain, manage and enhance the IBP database.

Work with Marketing, Finance, Procurement, Operations, and Logistics to develop and maintain seasonal pre-build plans, based on manufacturing capacity, storage costs, and raw material costs.

Serve as Capacity contact at I-EAR for pre-launch phase of innovation, and post-launch guidance and issue resolution. Leads risk assessment, characterizes viability of the launch plan, and recommends mitigation/resolution plans.

Coordinate sourcing plans for raw materials and supplies with the Strategy Development and Risk Management Group in Procurement

Manage MRP and material requirement processes for key raw materials streams (ex Turkey, Farms, Freezers) to include inventory forecasting processes

Leads business-change initiatives such as changes to the supply chain and manufacturing footprints, launches of new product lines, new distribution strategies, etc . . .


Qualifications


BA/BS in Logistics, Industrial Engineering or related field

Minimum of 5-7 years field experience in planning and operating supply chain assets, preferably in the consumer packaged goods/consumer business industry

Experienced in leading an organization and working across multiple locations

Knowledgeable in cost systems and total cost to produce methodologies, in warehousing, transportation, and manufacturing functions

Proven time management and multiple task management capabilities

Strong analytical problem solving skills

Ability to work at the strategic level

Communication and coordination skills between a centralized planning function and decentralized execution functions. Must communicate “up” effectively at the Director, VP, and Sr. VP levels

Ability to communicate the benefits of advanced planning to the company and influence their decisions and activities to support compliance to the plan

Ability to act as direct supervisor for 3-5 Capacity Planners


Work Shift:

1ST SHIFT (United States of America)

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