Planning and Materials Manager

Waters - Taunton, MA

Full-time - Mid Level

Taunton, MA

5,001-10,000 employees

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

Waters' Taunton, Massachusetts Operation is seeking a highly motivated, enterprise minded individual to manage our planning group. This supply chain professional will be responsible for all Production Control, Planning & Scheduling, Incoming, Receiving, Stockroom Activities, and Inventory Control. This individual will manage a complex global supply chain from raw material purchase to delivery of manufactured materials to the Waters' Wexford, Ireland manufacturing plant and to external customers. Activities also include participation in the introduction of new chemistry products and ISO quality audits, and identifying and driving continuous improvement in all areas of responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement supply chain strategies to achieve desired product availability and customer service levels and reduce end to end lead time, while optimizing efficiency, and inventory levels, reducing costs, and ensuring flow of materials through our end to end chemistry products supply chain.
• Work with Global Demand and Supply planning teams, and with local operations to develop production schedules that fulfill customer needs and balance the optimization of inventory, cost & supply.
• Ensure accurate representation of capacity in our systems and work with operations teams to find solutions to increase agility/ reduce lead time and maximize asset and resource efficiency.
• Responsible for working with R&D, engineering and commercial teams to facilitate new product transfers from R&D to the Taunton plant.
• Ensure that Material Requirements Planning system (MRP) in place, is effective and that data is accurate and up to date and resolve any issues as required.
• Ensure the integrity of Bill of Materials (BOM) and inventory accuracy at all times and manage and control inventory levels and movements.
• Identify best practices to be adopted into current business processes & create a prioritized roadmap of changes to be introduced, working with both business leaders on other transformation leads to reach alignment.
• Deploy new processes and functionality, supported with appropriate training programs, super-user groups, etc.
• Coordinate and optimize the transportation/ logistics/ storage of incoming materials and processed materials.
• Streamline logistics processes for minimum lead time and maximum efficiency.
• Ensure the timely and accurate reporting of plant wide data metrics relating to supply chain performance.
• Maintain a safe work environment and drive a culture that promotes and maintains a safe and healthy workplace for employees.
• Manage the transition of all materials activities and processes into the new chemical facility.
• Participate as member of Taunton site leadership team to achieve overall site goals and financial metrics.
• Ensure compliance with ISO Quality System and ensure adherence to regulatory requirements.
• Support the Continuous Improvement Lean program, initiating and driving projects to deliver benefit to internal and external stakeholders.

Requirements

• BA/BS required, Degree in Supply Chain Management. MBA preferred.
• 3-5 years' industrial work experience in management within a supply chain environment.
• A proven track record of people management/leadership, project management and vendor management are essential.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, presentation and communication skills, both written and oral.
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience of production planning in a multi-step/ batch chemical processing facility is highly desired.
• Strong operational skills and technical skills including significant expertise in SAP ECC, APO systems.
• APICS certification and Master Scheduling and LEAN Manufacturing experience preferred.
• Knowledge of customs / trade compliance.
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills.
• Proven ability to manage many projects simultaneously.