Job Title
Integrated Planning Operations Optimization PlannerPosition Overview
The Integrated Planning Operations Optimization Planner is responsible for enabling endtoend planning excellence across fibers yarn extrusion finished goods and hard/soft surface supply chains. This role merges OMP Master Planning Inventory Optimization and Analytics ensuring that supply plans capacity models data systems and inventory strategies work together to deliver worldclass service optimized cost and improved planning precision.
The Analyst serves as a cross-functional integratorconnecting Planning Sourcing Logistics Manufacturing Data & Analytics Customer Care and Planning Technology teams to drive improved alignment visibility and decision-making across the enterprise.
This role is ideal for an analytically strong planning professional who thrives in complex environments and enjoys solving problems that span multiple value streams.
Responsibilities:
Integrated Supply & Inventory Planning
Optimization of the OMP advanced planning tool for Fibers and carpets long-range integrated supply plans
Ensure processes are maintaining a timephased inventory and capacity plans to balance customer service expectations (OTIF fill rate) with operational constraints.
Evaluate supply capacity and inventory scenarios to ensure systems are clearly identifying and predicting bottlenecks and propose corrective actions.
Optimization & Analytics
Serve as the subject matter expert for Integrated Planning analytics providing insights that improve forecast accuracy inventory health and supply plan execution.
Partner with data analysts and IT Planning teams to develop dashboards KPIs and automated reports to support daily and strategic planning activities.
Mine prepare and analyze structured and unstructured datasets to influence business decisions that impact manufacturing and inventory costs
Partner with data analysts to build complex SQL or analytical models to enhance visibility into production run strategies constraints and inventory trends.
Cross-Functional Integration
Partner with Fiber/Yarn Manufacturing Hard Surface Planning Customer Care Sales Sourcing and Logistics to align production inventory and demand plans.
Serve as a connector between operational planning and enterprise strategic planning (IBP/S&OP).
Facilitate decision-making by translating complex data into simple actionable insights for stakeholders.
Process Improvement & Standard Work
Identify process gaps across extrusion twisting/heatset carpet manufacturing and planning systems; develop and implement solutions.
Lead or support parameter governance for OMP (e.g. lead times MOQ logic min/max safety stock yarn conversion assumptions).
Operational Support
Monitor fiber yarn and finished goods inventoriesincluding kanban logicand drive continuous improvements in target levels and replenishment processes.
Provide daily visibility tools to support production scheduling network health service performance and bottleneck identification.
Qualifications:
Required
Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Engineering Business Analytics or related field.
5-10 years of experience in Supply Chain Planning Manufacturing or Data/Analytics roles.
Experience with OMP HSRP or similar planning tools.
Proven experience using analytics to solve business problems and support decision-making.
Preferred
Experience in fiber/yarn extrusion or carpet planning.
APICS/ASCM (CPIM/CSCP) certification.
Experience in time-series forecasting or advanced statistical modeling
Success in this Role:
The ideal candidate is:
Selfmotivated and comfortable navigating ambiguity.
Energized by crossfunctional collaboration.
Comfortable with detail data and complexity.
Passionate about improving systems solving problems and driving better planning outcomes.
Competencies:
Change Leadership
Strategic Influence
Customer Orientation
Analytical & Critical Thinking
Delivering Results
Full-time on-site Dalton GA with hybrid options
Work Shift
8 Hr non-rotating shift Hrs fall to in punch day Observed Calendar shift starts AM
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