PLANNING MANAGER

Job Overview

TE Connectivity's Materials Planning Teams are responsible for the plans, schedules, and monitoring of the movement of material through the production cycle. They determine quantity and order date for materials to meet production or engineering schedules, initiate purchase or production requisitions compliant with supply agreements, and develop the schedule to be used in the production facility based on forecasts and historical analysis. The Team develops specifications for new contract orders as well as forecasts and plans for labor requirements. They provide timely and accurate input on supplier performance and may be asked to participate in higher level supplier performance reviews with the strategic sourcing team. They also monitor cost, schedule and scope of assigned subcontracts to assure best quality at best value.

What your background should look like:

ACTIVITIES:

-Provides forecast for raw materials as well as finish goods
-Determines the strategy to cover the STS and PDR demand
-Establishes the strategy to reduce past due orders
-Administrates the billing information and it's strategy
-Assures compliance to departmental procedures
-Govern planning practices and communication tools and ensures compliance according to the quality system requirements.
-Complies and contributes the achievement of EHS indicators.
-Admistrates the material productivity metric.
-Ensures desirable inventory level in sub-assemblies
-Contibute to an colaboration environment and team work
-Develops strategies to manage and develop planning staff to ensure optimum efficiency
-Develops the strategy to ensure compliance with the standard cost corporate guidelines
-Monitor and report planning results through the plant Scorecard
-Ensures compliance with the production plan

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelors Degree
• 5 to 7 years of experience in similar position
• Negotiation skills
• Customer Service
• SAP knowledge (desirable)
• MPS knowledge (desirable)
• APICS certification (desirable)
• Advanced English

Competencies