Material Planning Supervisor

Job Overview

Responsible for supervising proper execution and managing raw materials and components material planning from both internal and external vendors to TE factories/plants, including achieving target on-time delivery performance and maintaining adequate inventory levels. This position is focused on leading a group of various supply chain planners, including, but not limited to, replenishment and material planning, and improving and implementing stocking/replenishment strategy, metrics, and analytics. This position is focused on better customer delivery experience, order replenishment, optimizing replenishment cycles, and working cross-functionally with other planning teams, DC operations teams, and customer service teams

Tasks Summary & Responsibilities:

• Oversee flows for raw materials & components material planning, both from internal and external vendors to TE factories/plants
• Monitor the execution of procurement and other related Review Planning activities to ensure timely stock replenishment through on-time PR-to-PO releases to vendors, customer delivery through STR and PDR reports.
  
• Ensures plant has sufficient material & components for production plan and customer orders are delivered on-time by properly executing replenishment and delivery creations with minimal issues that are openly communicated and regularly reviewed with customer care.
• Support analysing and critical exception messages, blocked customer orders, and customer returns.
• Review and monitor key performance metrics, including on-time delivery, STR, and STS (for interco transactions), and Inventory.
• Proactively identify opportunities and create an action plan to better serve our customers with cross-functional teams via inventory or improved delivery performance.
• Provide guidance and support on critical issues for speedy recovery and a long-term fix.
• Training and development of direct reports

What your background should look like:

WHAT WE NEED:

• Degree /Diploma in Business, Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent
• SAP (or other ERP software) – 5-7 Years
• Understanding of MRP, Procurement, Purchasing – 5-7years
• Planning and experience in Supply Chain Management - 5-7 years
• Extensive spreadsheet analysis and strong mathematical abilities.
• Must be detail-oriented and able to communicate with cross-functional teams
• Able and willing to work necessary hours to meet all project deadlines, and travel when necessary.
• Able to modify working hours to accommodate global time zones.
• Develop mutually beneficial, respectful, and effective relationships with peers to ensure seamless coordination between departments, maximize synergy, and maintain a shared vision, strategy, and focus.

Competencies