About this role
Job Description:
DEPARTMENT RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Supervise people and processes of the planning team. • Control flow of work for operations through communication, prioritization, and planning of orders.
• Balance customer requirements with operations production capacities.
• Maintain priorities to ensure delivery dates and special requests in adherence to previously agreed upon service level expectations.
• Ensure value added process (VAP) orders are planned and processed correctly.
• Develop, sequence and adjust planning strategies to align with business financial goals. • Responsible for daily communication with operations, customer service, and business units. • Maintain zone profiling to assist Operations in meeting budgeted picking rates.
• Maintain system configurations and rule sets for order conversion assignment, pick plan allocation, and inventory replenishment.
• Monitor assigned department demand forecast vs. actual interfaced volume.
• Report on and monitor various key process indicators.
• Other duties as assigned.
DIRECT SUPERVISOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Provide direct supervision to department personnel, ensuring a safe and work environment. • Educate direct reports on planning and support processes. • Evaluate and oversee training of system tools (including Microsoft Office tools). • Maintain KRONOS coding, verifying time and monitoring attendance and scheduling vacation time. • Document and maintain all applicable processes and procedures for the department assigned. • Administer performance reviews, disciplinary actions, coaching/counseling and other employee relations.
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience. • Extensive knowledge of all Microsoft Office Applications. (Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint) • Ability and desire to work in a high pressure, constantly changing environment. • Proven supervisory and leadership skills including organizing and prioritizing work, and motivating staff. • Basic knowledge of relational database query building. • Proven analytical skills with sound decision making. • In-depth knowledge of business rules and systems processes. • Ability to learn and adapt quickly to changing technologies and customer needs • Excellent communication and coaching skills. • Strong organizational skills and ability to handle multiple responsibilities and priorities • Experience in process analysis and development.
Time Type:
Full time
Job Type:
Regular
Job Family Group:
Distrib & Matls Mgmt
Location Region/State:
Missouri
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