Material Planning Supervisor

Location:

Lawrenceburg, TN, US, 38464

Date: Jun 10, 2024

Req Id: 1197

Travel: 0 - 10%

Remote, Onsite or Hybrid: Onsite

At Modine, we are engineering a cleaner, healthier world. Building on more than 100 years of excellence in thermal management, we provide trusted systems and solutions that improve air quality and conserve natural resources. More than 13,000 employees are at work in every corner of the globe, delivering the solutions our customers need, where they need them. Our Climate Solutions and Performance Technologies segments support our purpose by improving air quality, reducing energy and water consumption, lowering harmful emissions and enabling cleaner running vehicles and environmentally-friendly refrigerants. Modine is a global company headquartered in Racine, Wisconsin (USA), with operations in North America, South America, Europe and Asia. For more information about Modine, visit www.modine.com.

Position Description

The Material Planning Supervisor will be responsible for ensuring that strategic material planning processes are in place to enable operation and production continuity in a multiple sites' operation. He or She takes a coordinating, leading, and working closely with internal and external parties to ensure supply of the materials is in place to satisfy production requirements. The Material Planning Supervisor is able to deliver efficient, effective and flexible solutions to meet production requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Contribute to the creation and implementation of best practice, MP vision strategy policies, processes and procedures to aid and improve operational performance
Ensure that material scheduling strategy and processes are in place and work effectively in order to ensure material supply meets production requirements with minimum inventory levels, while optimizing costs
Supervise, coach and develop Material Planning Team located in different plants and regions
Take ownership of material planning issues that arise, including over or under delivery and take any follow up actions especially in the event of material shortages that affect production
Assess volume requirements against planning assumptions
Supervise inventory risk and ensure that contingency plans are in place
Seek and recommend solutions to overcome issues arising in order to meet production requirements and address operational risks
Design, develop and implement flexible solutions to aid business efficiency, drive process improvements, and add value
Support continuous improvement initiatives
Ensure that professional and consistent material planning processes are applied across the business
Ensure that any Material Requirement Planning (MRP) system and related IT business systems (ERP) that are in place are effective and that data is accurate and up-to-date and resolve any issues as required
Ensure strategic and operational information, reports, and metrics are available to share with others in the business as and when required
Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to forecast, plan and facilitate on-time materials to the production when required avoiding disruption to production
Take the lead on internal and external relationships to ensure consistent, timely, and effective communication regarding material availability
Work with cross functional teams to deliver effective solutions
Liaise with stakeholders on product change requests and review and communicate the impact on material planning and schedules
Ensure effective material planning implementation takes place relating to the changes Contribute to design, develop and implement processes and work with suppliers on continuous improvement initiatives
Contribute to the assessment and sourcing of suppliers in conjunction with members of the Procurement team
Resolve supplier concerns and evaluate supplier performance in conjunction with members of the Procurement team and Supplier Quality Assurance
Work closely with the Procurement team to ensure procurement strategies are maximized

Required Education & Qualifications

Associate's degree required
Bachelor's degree in business management, Supply Chain, Economics, Engineering, or another technical field preferred
3+ years of supervisory experience in Materials Management
Strong communication, analytical, and organizational skills
Ability to participate in or lead a cross-functional team
Ability to manage multiple projects with the flexibility to respond to a dynamic environment
SAP or other ERP system experience required
Must be comfortable with various computer software or applications

Modine is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Modine provides a competitive benefit package, which could include paid vacation, short term disability, 401(k), health, dental, vision, life insurance, flex spending benefits, tuition reimbursement, Health Savings Account and much more. Human Resources will provide more detail upon your hiring.

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