Manager Production Planning
Service Sales Corporation
Total years of experience :13 years, 8 Months
Assembled and currently lead a 28-member team to optimize production planning, resource utilization, inventory management, logistics, and supervise procurement team’s local purchases. Drive operational efficiency and bolster market competitiveness. Streamline just-in-time (JIT) processes, resulting in consistent on-time delivery and improved accuracy throughout end-to-end supply chain. Lead supply-side operations within S&OP process, ensuring balance between demand and supply for enhanced customer service. Pioneer continuous improvement initiatives, instituting best practices in standards, systems, and metrics.
Managed a $70M production plan, optimizing technology, manpower, capacity, and raw materials to ensure on-time, on-budget production meeting quality and volume specifications. Spearheaded integrated scheduling, resource planning, and critical path analysis. Delivered performance insights through reports and monthly pre-S&OP meetings, fostering collaboration with cross-functional teams to resolve production challenges.
Led $15M product category with a focus on customer-centric strategies, collaborating with stakeholders to gain a competitive edge and create value. Managed team of 7 in data-driven decision-making, delivering impactful insights. Defined assortment plans and implemented effective strategies for seasonal and new products, addressing category requirements. Successfully achieved KPIs, such as case fill rates, inventory turns, forecast accuracies, and forecast bias. Aligned demand plans with Sales and Marketing.
Developed weekly capacity plans and daily production schedules optimizing resource and material availability. Collaborated strategically with plant management and corporate teams to reduce costs and optimize inventory levels. Adapted production plans for on-time delivery, production efficiency, and effective response to unplanned demand and inventory changes. Identified and implemented process improvements to enhance production and material planning.