About the Role
This is a Global Materials & Planning Operations Leader role responsible for planning and scheduling materials required for product lines to execute business strategies. The incumbent will translate sales demand into physical orders, ensuring timely delivery to meet customer requirements. Additionally, they will manage the planning and delivery team, including employee training, development, and career progression.
Key Responsibilities
* Establish and implement planning and delivery processes aligned with Center Of Excellence governance.
* Work with sales and operations teams to convert demand plans into physical orders.
* Prioritize orders to meet business goals and execute product line order strategies relative to regions and manufacturing plants.
* Provide overall planning and delivery guidance for orders and manage routing to various plants.
* Manage order exceptions, communication between Product Line/Sales/Service Delivery regarding order dates, and planning deliveries to minimize inventory costs while maintaining customer commitments.
* Collaborate with region Sales and Service Delivery to prioritize delivery dates as needed and ensure orders are maintained in SAP.
* Manage global inventory strategy and execution, as well as the materials planning and delivery team.
Requirements
* Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management or related field, or equivalent experience.
* Experience in order management, inventory optimization and management, asset utilization, and management.
* Detailed knowledge of SAP and MRP functionality.
* Ability to work with and influence stakeholders, demonstrate strategic thinking with tactical execution, and possess a sense of urgency.
* Proven experience managing and developing teams, with certifications in APICS (advantageous).
* People leader experience with demonstrated Leader of Choice capabilities and fluency in English, with eligibility to work in Ireland.