Sr. Manager, Planning

**SR PLANNING MANAGER*****:This position coordinates and manages the Planning Department and associated Planners and / or BOM Specialists. Provides training and monitors planning activities and metrics.**RESPONSIBILITIES**:- Develops and implements the company's production control functions including any of the following activities: production planning/coordination, shop scheduling and dispatching, material requirements, planning systems, work-in-process tracking, material and labor variance controls, and manufacturing performance reporting.- Ensure that S&OE and S&OP are sustained at the intended maturity level with adherence to the relevant weekly and monthly processes.- Selects, develops, and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function..- Responsible for planning, reviewing, and developing production procedures and personnel.- Coordinate activities with materials function using enterprise resource planning systems.- Develop metrics and analytics to report manufacturing performance such as OTD, Manufacturing Lead-Times, CTB, Adherence to plans.- Periodically conduct health check on the process and outcome. Manage projects to implement improvements to the process.- Manages ECO (Enterprise Change Order) Implementation within group.- Adhere to organizational requirements on quality management, health and safety, code of conduct, legal stipulations, environmental, 5S policies and general duty of care.- Others duties as assigned.**WORK ENVIRONMENT**- Location: Mexicali- Works in standard office environment- Works in a fast-paced manufacturing environment with manufactuing escalations to resolve- Must also be able to navigate through the production environment, following the processes and procedures dictated in manufacturing.**QUALIFICATIONS & CAPABILITIES**:- Ability to clearly articulate information at customer, executive, peer or team in a clear and persuasive manner, both orally and in writing.- Strong analytical skills to drive data driven engagements- Strong SAP knowledge (R3, S4, PPDS, IBP)- Capability to respond quickly, decisively, assertively, and professionally to changing requirements in demand, product description, and material demand.- Ability to manage and lead a staff of professional Production Planners.- Ability to organize, schedule, coordinate, and negotiate effectively and to set priorities in a manner which ensures maximum performance and goal accomplishment.- Strong theoretical and practical knowledge of demand-based manufacturing systems.- Ability to define a roadmap to enhance current ways of working- Excellent analytical skills, including Power BI, Tableau, Excel- Excellent presentation skills, Word, Power Point- Strong organizational skills- Process driven individual- Ability to work with several projects simultaneously- Ability to motivate others in a team environment- Sales and Operation Plannings (S&OP) Experience**EXPERIENCE**:**Essential**:- Minimum 7 years of experience working in a manufacturing and production arrangement as well as new product introduction environment.- Proven track record of success and growth in positions of increasing responsibility.- Experience in a high mix/low volume, pull-based manufacturing environment.- Previous experience in production planning required.- Previous experience managing people desired.**Desirable**:**EDUCATION**:**Essential**:- College / Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, Production Operations Management, Materials Management, or Engineering, or closely related field that is equivalent education and/or experience.**Desirable**:- Prefer MBA or post-graduate degree.- APICS CPIM Certification strongly desired.- Six-Sigma Training/Green Belt Certification desired