Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• To oversee and drive all Planning/Scheduling related activities to assure customer expectations are met and business goals attained.
• Responsible for managing the scheduling and release of daily work by value stream to support a demand driven philosophy.
• Coach and Motivate employees and provide Leadership for improved team results and employee involvement.
• Lead the seamless collaboration of tactical purchasing and demand management to resolve differences between supply chain capabilities and the operational plan.
• Develop and implement daily tracking metrics that pinpoint key accountabilities and with support from other disciplines issue resolution.
• Effectively work to transition operations from a traditional schedule push mentality to demand driven production.
• Track and report forecast accuracy and related performance metrics on month and quarterly basis to management.
• Coordinate with other departments as required for implementing systemic schedule improvement.
• Assure the working environment is safe for the employees and enforce Safe work practices with the team.
• Comply with, and enforce, all company policies as they apply to the area of responsibility.
• Maintain excellent communication and working relationship with all departments within the company to ensure transparency of the Planning process.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by the Operations Manager.

Education and Experience:

• BA/BS degree in related field required.
• CPIM certification preferred.
• Must have a minimum of 5 years of experience in Production Planning and Procurement
• 3 years minimum supervisory experience
• Background in Electronics or Fiber Optics a plus

Job Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Proven Project management skills
• Well Organized and Multitasked, Self-starter
• Proven Leadership skills/experience (ability to drive and motivate)
• Computer Literate –proficient in Word, Excel, Outlook, ERP systems
• Strong interpersonal communication skills – written and verbal.
• Previous experience in an Engineer-to-order company a plus