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Do you want to take your next step in a rewarding career being a part of supplying major brands across the country and helping to protect our troops Do you want to work for an innovative company that is building towards the future Come work with us!
BGF Industries is an historical leader in technical textile materials providing our employees with the opportunity to support some of the worlds largest and most critical industries. From automotive and electric vehicle insulation to surfboard glass ballistic armor and aerospace composites we continue to invest in ourselves expanding our capabilities to constantly enter new industries and improve on existing textile technology. At BGF we value our employees and care about their interests enabling wellrounded industry education and providing an inclusive culture that is intellectual challenging and allaround positive.
Jobs Description: Reporting to the Regional Supply Chain Organization the MPS and S&OP Planner medium & longterm planning process (S&OP horizon and beyond) of a portfolio achieving target service levels while optimizing the tradeoffs between production capacity constraints/utilization/costs & inventory levels.
Job Responsibilities:
This job is an onsite position and requires 5 days at our corporate office in Altavista Virginia.
*No relocation or sponsorship at this time.
*BGF Industries Inc does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms. Please no phone calls or emails. All resumes sent by search firms to any employee at BGF Industries Inc. viaemail the internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of BGF Industries Inc. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by BGF Industries Inc. as a result of the referral or through other means. Thank you for your cooperation.
BGF Industries is an historical leader in technical textile materials providing our employees with the opportunity to support some of the worlds largest and most critical industries. From automotive and electric vehicle insulation to surfboard glass ballistic armor and aerospace composites we continue to invest in ourselves expanding our capabilities to constantly enter new industries and improve on existing textile technology. At BGF we value our employees and care about their interests enabling wellrounded industry education and providing an inclusive culture that is intellectual challenging and allaround positive.
Jobs Description: Reporting to the Regional Supply Chain Organization the MPS and S&OP Planner medium & longterm planning process (S&OP horizon and beyond) of a portfolio achieving target service levels while optimizing the tradeoffs between production capacity constraints/utilization/costs & inventory levels.
Job Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the mediumterm planning process 312 weeks) of portfolio and long term (rolling 12 months) capacity outlook achieving target service levels while optimizing the tradeoffs between production capacity constraints & inventory levels
- Manage and develop production planning within agreed standards (inventory policies target service level batch sizes leadtime for make to stock assemble/finishtoorder products) in order to achieve a mediumterm production plan that is feasible to move into the scheduling horizon
- Support the Capacity outlook and the S&OP process; own a part of the demand review meetings on a monthly (and weekly) basis as base of understanding for volatility in demand as well as owning capacity related settings and outlook to drive discussions and create simulations if necessary
- Build the production plan mainly the MPS and preparing S&OP process to cope with the Demand (e.g. Forecasts Orders) while maximizing the machine and labor Capacity Utilization optimizing WIP and Finished Goods inventory level contributing to Higher customer service level and decreasing Delivery Lead Time
- Identify internal capacity bottlenecks in medium & longterm planning horizon and make recommendations and propose solutions/scenarios to solve them
- Validate the positioning and launches of NPI manufacturing programs
- Owning safety settings to secure service level as well as SBUs communication for a portfolio of SBUs to be able to translate this into production volumes and capacity requirements towards the factory
- Control service level Confirm Customers Sales Orders confirmation dates and monitor due date violations and ensure communication of supply issues throughout the chain including coordination of RM Supply Point logistics Production Planning Customer Service Dept and 3PL in the event of a service risk
- Engage in weekly reviews with Supply Point Operations/Scheduling teams to ensure clear communication of plans and to support opportunities to improve Supply Point outputs.
Job activities:
Preferred Work Qualifications:- Take part for the scope assigned to customer demand (e.g. Forecasts Orders) review in relationship with the Demand Planner for identifying Short to midterm major variations
- Run/lead and coordinate the Plant SOP Process
- Monitor the Prior SOP performance analyze major deviations against target and Establish action plan with relevant Plant SOP Stakeholders
- Initialize and build the New OP by integrating the Demand allocated and updating the actual inventory actual Production and by taking into account the prior Plant SOP and inventory target
- Check and Identify Internal/External capacity/Inventory issues requiring SOP revision
- Propose WhatIf Scenarios (e.g. Production anticipation) in collaboration with relevant Plant SOP Stakeholders to facilitate decisions making process during the Plant PreOP meeting for achieving an optimal SOP
- Prepare the Plant SOP reporting and the agenda for the Plant PreOP Meeting
- Animate Plant PreOP meeting formalize the minutes communicate it to actors
- Followup and formalize action plan
- Ensure the effective implementation of the process and manage improvement actions to enhance the process across the organization
- Elaborate and lead the Master Production Scheduling (MPS) process and meeting
- Monitor Demand against Capacity flexibility
- Perform Capacity Shortage management: Propose solutions to solve Overload issues by performing capacity adjustments levelling workload Schedules adjustments
- Manage OverCapacity and the buffer stock enabling the workload levellingout
- Ensure production capacities (human resources industrial facilities supplies etc. with manufacturers to meet customer demand
- Propose a feasible Production Schedule Build and followup Action Plan
- Determine production priorities by studying master production schedules 12 weeks out) and customer requirements in relationship with the detailed schedulers and Customer Service department
- Compile weekly production schedule calculate MPS Planning Adherence perform deviations root causes analysis until action plan building
- Ensure well adherence between MPS and Detailed Scheduling by studying current schedules and availability of equipment materials and employees
- Resolve MPS problems by collecting and analyzing information coordinating solutions
- In strong collaboration with CS and Sales Stakeholders manage ATP and CTP Processes to confirm accurate customer delivery date and communicate any delay and catchup plan based on followings:
- Standard Delivery Lead Time Charter and Customer Prioritization rules
- MPS outputs and last detailed Scheduling and Available Inventory projection
- Review material shortages with the material procurement planners stock outages and safety stock levels while working with PM and Manufacturing to fit the demand
- Determines and manages optimal WIP and FG inventory levels (and parameters into the ERP system) to achieve desired customer service levels in a hybrid MaketoOrder and MaketoStock planning environment for production lines by emphasizing Pull Flow
- Maintains effective oversight and disposition of slow moving and obsolete inventory
- Identify relevant trends opportunities for improvement implement corrective actions
- Manage Standard reports and analysis related to by compiling and summarizing
- MPS & SOP planning Adherence and Deviations Root Causes Analysis
- OTIF (out of the factory) and BackOrders Status
- Customer Requested vs Confirmed Lead Time Gap monitoring
- Operations Plan (tied to S&OP) and MPS
- Load vs Capacity for the bottlenecks
- WIP & Finishing Good Inventory projection Slow movers reduction program
- Delivery plan (over the MPS Horizon)
- Bachelors degree or 5 years Supply Chain Planning experience.
- Masters degree preferably in Supply Chain and/or Production covering Procurement Inventory and Production Planning Customs and Transportation.
- APICS CPIM certification preferredand/or CPSM
- Project Management certification
- Strong experience within Factories Industrial & Logistics environment: Auto Aero
- Min. 5 years experience in Planning or Supply Chain roles: Procurement Production and Inventory planning.
- Robust understanding of the planning function and processes: MPS S&OP.
- Experience in Lean Manufacturing: Value Stream Mapping Pull Flow Kanban.
- Knowledge of and experience with forecasting and supply planning tools (e.g. M3 as a plus SAP etc..
- Analytical skills and problemsolving capabilities.
- Can function autonomously and in a team can lead and develop people. Can take actions and make sure corrective plan is in place.
- Ability to influence and mobilize broad range of stakeholders to achieve desired project/business outcome.
- Able to build and maintain relationships with people at different levels and communicate with senior stakeholders at different levels in organization.
- Be Customeroriented.
This job is an onsite position and requires 5 days at our corporate office in Altavista Virginia.
*No relocation or sponsorship at this time.
*BGF Industries Inc does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms. Please no phone calls or emails. All resumes sent by search firms to any employee at BGF Industries Inc. viaemail the internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of BGF Industries Inc. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by BGF Industries Inc. as a result of the referral or through other means. Thank you for your cooperation.
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