Planning manager

Key Responsibilities

• Lead S&OP meeting, manage demand review, capacity evaluation and sales-operation balance, release master production strategy, align sales order demand with plant capacity.
• Administer MPS & MRP system. Supervise Planning Chief and Material Chief to execute plans. Resolve urgent issues including order changes, rush orders, material shortage and capacity constraints.
• Inventory Control: Lead inventory strategy formulation. Work together with Planning Chief and Material Chief to control raw material, WIP and finished goods inventory. Develop inventory target, slow-moving & obsolete material prevention & liquidation plan to reduce capital tie-up.
• Cross-functional communication: Main point of contact for Plan Center, collaborate with Sales, Production, Procurement, Quality and Warehouse to resolve delivery bottlenecks and validate order delivery commitment.
• Team management: Build Plan Center organization, define role responsibility, cascade targets, conduct performance review and talent development. Manage existing staff and open positions including 2 Chief roles.
• Process & System Improvement: Optimize PMC workflow, drive ERP planning module adoption, continuously improve KPIs including delivery, planning accuracy and inventory turnover.
• Reporting: Prepare periodic reports for delivery, capacity, inventory and slow-moving stock. Report performance and risk alerts to management.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or above, major in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Production Management or related fields is preferred.
• Fluent English communication skills, capable of independent English meetings, email writing and cross-functional business communication.
• Minimum 5 years working experience in manufacturing PMC / planning area, with at least 3 years planning team management experience.
• Solid knowledge of S&OP process, MPS & MRP logic, proficient in ERP planning module (SAP/Oracle etc.).
• Hands-on experience in inventory control and slow-moving material management; familiar with order commitment review, capacity balancing, rush order & change management.
• Strong cross-departmental coordination skills to align Sales, Production and Procurement to resolve delivery bottlenecks.
• Good data analysis capability, able to identify supply chain risks and drive process improvement.
• Experience in planning management for large-scale factory (500+ employees) is preferred; transformer / heavy manufacturing industry experience is a plus.

Work Location: IG transformers, Irapuato