Supply Planning Manager

Company: Kone
Location: Allen
Posted on: January 12, 2022

Job Description:

Founded in 1910, our mission is to improve the flow of urban life and make our world's cities better places to live. We are a global leader that provides elevators, escalators and automatic building doors, as well as solutions for maintenance and modernization that add value to buildings throughout their life cycle. Through our innovative solutions, we strive to make people's journeys safe, convenient and reliable. Our operations in over 60 countries around the world has helped us achieve our position as an innovation and sustainability leader with repeated recognitions by Forbes, Corporate Knights for clean capitalism and others.We pride ourselves on our family-centric culture and guiding principles that serve as the foundation of who we are and how we do business. In addition to our passion for safety and innovation, our culture is strengthened by our values of care, customer, collaboration and courage which connects us closer to the customers and communities we serve and makes us a great place to work. In addition to providing competitive salaries and an environment built on teamwork, flexibility and respect, we offer world-class benefits such as a matching 401K, pension plan, comprehensive health care and wellness plans for your entire family, as well as paid holidays and paid time off.The Supply Planning Manager is an individual contributor who ensures supply plan, capacity and capability against front line demand, and the optimal utilization of that capacity. Manage and facilitate the supply planning process and plans for supply chain functions and finance, including supply-capacity modeling, maintenance of capacity allocations and capacity availability picture.Essential Activities:Convert Elevator numbers to Components in the forecasting process. Review Elevator to component parameters to ensure component breakdown is in the best shape possible. Maintain master data to be able to convert order book to the correct Planning Category and Supplier selection. Follow-up on planning accuracy Key Performance Indicators and drive improvement actions.Drives, manages and facilitates the Continental-Global supply planning process, focusing on optimizing the plans for the coming 3-18 months. Facilitates monthly/biweekly meeting with Supply Operations, participated monthly management meeting (RUSH) and Area S&OP meeting.Conduct weekly or bi-weekly meetings with factories. Collaborate with sourcing, MM teams, supply line, offering teams, KTI on new products and supply & suppliers changes. Conduct orderbook confirmation rate evaluation, impact to components product mix.Creates and analyses supply scenarios, risks and opportunities. Identifies capacity constraints, facilitates mitigation and corrective actions.Responsible for selected component category (e.g. electrification) and drive planning product and process harmonization globally. Follow-up and clarify business requirements with Sourcing, KTI and Supply Chain and ensure Supply planning process and tools support this accordingly.Maintains of allocations of site capacity (quota) against FL demand.Drive for continuous improvements, change management and follow up of actions systematically.Key user role for Global Planning tools and reports.Experience:5 years of experience with supply chain and supply chain practice for manufacturing.Education:Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in Engineering, Business or related.Skills, Knowledge and Specific Behaviors:5 years experience in supply chain planning, facilitating and drive decisions for supply and capacity plan and allocations.5 years of experience with analytical capabilities and knowledge on forecasting process in configure and engineer to order industry. Be able to generate forecasts for internal factories and external suppliers.5 years of experience with SAP (Logistics, Materials Management and Production modules).3 years of experience with project management and experience in driving continuous improvements, change management and follow up of actions systematically.Experience in product transition planning (ramp up and down)Business acumen and analytical thinking* Applicant must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.IND123#LI-JC1At KONE, we are focused on creating an innovative and collaborative working culture where we value the contribution of each individual. Employee engagement is a key focus area for us and we encourage participation and the sharing of information and ideas. Sustainability is an integral part of our culture and the daily practice. We follow ethical business practices and we seek to develop a culture of working together where co-workers trust and respect each other and good performance is recognized. In being a great place to work, we are proud to offer a range of experiences and opportunities that will help you to achieve your career and personal goals and enable you to live a healthy and balanced life.Read more on

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