Whitehall, MI30+ days ago
tracks and plans accordingly; able to adjust as needed; "data strong"--lets data create a picture to aid decision-making Relationship and communication--interacts with a wide variety of stakeholders; facilitates communication and information exchange between stakeholders; creates understanding and synergies within the plant; galvanizes efforts to ensure goals are achieved Organization and structure--detail and follow through oriented; provides and inputs accurate information; coordinates across shifts and multiple materials and parts; adjusts "behind the scenes" without causing visible disruption to customers; advocates for adherence to systems Systems thinker--understands how departments interact with one another; sees cause and effect relationships; balances interests and needs of one area with others, ultimately contributing to collective success Ownership--tracks down information, people, requirements, or other necessary elements to ensure smooth operation with quality and speed; enables the success of others; advances a "win together" perspective and culture; driven Balanced attention--spends time in areas of greatest impact; manages suppliers, internal capabilities and external demand; negotiates needs and desires of stakeholders and communicates the "why" behind decisions; pushes for longer term view; constantly coordinating Influence--persuades without direct reporting authority; makes a strong business case; presents evidence logically; broadens perspective of others; gains commitment from internal and external stakeholders Solution seeker--gathers information and feedback to provide solutions and direction, not merely "information for information's sake"; understands problems and potential problem areas and architects in collaboration with others to preempt or avoid where possible Primary responsibilities: Create a master schedule that can be used for detailed material/capacity planning as well as financial planning. Conduct rough-cut capacity planning prior to publishing a master schedule in which significant changes have occurred Summarize daily and weekly master schedules and compare these to the operating plan to ensure that the master schedule is aligned with critical customer commitments, Supply Plan and Hoshin Actively participate in Sales and Operations Planning, helping to set priorities when demand outstrips capacity Analyze demand and supply at the item, customer, and master schedule levels, determines out-of-balance conditions, identifies alternatives and recommends actions for approval Identify, negotiate, and resolve conflicts with respect to material and capacity availability and order-promising integrity Inform management when demand cannot be met and recommend alternatives on how the requested demand could be satisfied Work within policy guidelines pertaining to master scheduling.