Area Planning Supervisor

Job Description:

DEPARTMENT RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Supervise people and processes of the planning team.
• Control flow of work for operations through communication, prioritization, and planning of orders.

• Balance customer requirements with operations production capacities.

• Maintain priorities to ensure delivery dates and special requests in adherence to previously agreed upon service level expectations.

• Ensure value added process (VAP) orders are planned and processed correctly.

• Develop, sequence and adjust planning strategies to align with business financial goals.
• Responsible for daily communication with operations, customer service, and business units.
• Maintain zone profiling to assist Operations in meeting budgeted picking rates.

• Maintain system configurations and rule sets for order conversion assignment, pick plan allocation, and inventory replenishment.

• Monitor assigned department demand forecast vs. actual interfaced volume.

• Report on and monitor various key process indicators.

• Other duties as assigned.

DIRECT SUPERVISOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide direct supervision to department personnel, ensuring a safe and work environment.
• Educate direct reports on planning and support processes.
• Evaluate and oversee training of system tools (including Microsoft Office tools).
• Maintain KRONOS coding, verifying time and monitoring attendance and scheduling vacation time.
• Document and maintain all applicable processes and procedures for the department assigned.
• Administer performance reviews, disciplinary actions, coaching/counseling and other employee relations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Extensive knowledge of all Microsoft Office Applications. (Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint)
• Ability and desire to work in a high pressure, constantly changing environment.
• Proven supervisory and leadership skills including organizing and prioritizing work, and motivating staff.
• Basic knowledge of relational database query building.
• Proven analytical skills with sound decision making.
• In-depth knowledge of business rules and systems processes.
• Ability to learn and adapt quickly to changing technologies and customer needs
• Excellent communication and coaching skills.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to handle multiple responsibilities and priorities
• Experience in process analysis and development.

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