Manager, Planning, Supply Chain Management
Posted on: 31 Oct 2021
Burns Harbor, IN
Job Description
The ideal candidate is the conduit of information to corporate planning personnel and systems for the planning processes, as well as integration of the operating plan into the local planning and scheduling systems. The planning manager is responsible for the development of monthly and annual operating plans, management of inventory, and reporting of actuals against the plan. The operating plan includes the monthly production plan, the shipping and booking plan and the WIP/finished inventory plan necessary to support Commercial objectives. The ideal candidate is actively involved in developing members of the planning staff. This position will reside at our Burns Harbor facility in Burns Harbor, Indiana.
Responsibilities:
Works closely with Operating, Accounting, and Commercial Management while developing the plan, to ensure accurate inputs to the planning process, as well as outputs that align with the overall business strategy and support the various business functions.
Responsible for updating the manufacturing model used for the monthly operating plan with new flows as business conditions change.
Responsible for coordinating the flow of material to the Double G plant
Oversee the development and generation of daily and weekly material flow plans utilizing the M-Planner technology, that align with the latest monthly operating plan
Responsible for weekly and daily reporting of progress against the monthly operating plan throughout the facility and to corporate areas.
Responsible for the timely application and movement of unapplied coils
Responsible for the timely movement of unapplied slabs
Interfaces with any other disciplines, and levels of local and corporate management as necessary for the successful execution as well as communication of issues for the plant.
Develops new reporting, as necessary, to support the scheduling and planning teams.
Identify, lead, and support continuous improvement activities.
Perform other duties as assigned by the Division Manager.
Minimum Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in business related field.
5+ years of relevant heavy industry/manufacturing experience
Exceptional Excel skills (including pivot tables, linking of data/files, diagnosis of V-lookups, etc.)
Strong data acquisition skills
Ability to work with different personalities across functions and management levels
Preferred Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management/Operations
7+ years of relevant steel industry experience
5 years managing experience
Ability to use Microsoft Access or SQL programming to acquire data needed in problem solving.
AK Steel Corporation
West Chester, OH
Our heritage of innovation spans more than 119 years, beginning in 1899 when the company’s predecessor, ARMCO, was incorporated in Middletown, Ohio. Over the past century, we have been a leader of innovation in the steel industry, provided jobs to hundreds of thousands of people and given back to our communities where our employees work and live
AK Steel is a leading producer of flat-rolled carbon, stainless and electrical steel products, and carbon and stainless tubular products, primarily for the automotive, infrastructure and manufacturing, electrical power generation and distribution markets. Through its subsidiaries, the company also provides customer solutions with carbon and stainless steel tubing products, die design and tooling, and hot and cold stamped components.
Headquartered in West Chester, Ohio in Greater Cincinnati, the company has approximately 9,500 employees at steel manufacturing operations across seven states (Alabama, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia), as well as Canada and Mexico.
Roger K. Newport is AK Steel's Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors. He was named CEO January 1, 2016.
AK Steel is a publicly held company traded over the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AKS and is a component of the FORTUNE 500 - aligning the company with many of the most prominent corporations in America.
AK Steel's 2018 revenues reached approximately $6.82 billion. Today, the company is focused on a strategy to ensure we are well positioned as an innovative steel solutions provider to create innovative products and processes that surpass the needs of our customers today and for the future.
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IndustryManufacturing
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No. of Employees9,500+
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