Essential
Responsibilities:
The key responsibilities of the Lead Materials Planner may include the following as well as other items required to execute the role,
- Works with the region sales and operations to create the regional forecast (12-18 mo) and global forecasts
- Works with the sales and operations team to convert the demand plans into physical orders. Understandsbusiness trends, opportunities and how they impact the demand forecast.
- Assists in the execution and drives consistency of the S&OP process
- Analyzes incoming demand: identifies order exceptions, misalignment with product rationalization strategy and opportunities to utilize existing inventory
- Plans and schedules order timelines to be consistent with customer requirements while minimizing inventory and shipping costs
- Works with the Product Line/Sales/Service Delivery to prioritize deliver dates as needed (push outs, pull ins)
- Performs various material management analysis such as statistical material consumption and forecasts, aged inventory, aged PO, in-transit material analysis, safety stock, etc.
- Implements inventory stocking strategies
- Monitor levels of safety stock, global and aging inventory and works with regions and manufacturing plants to address accordingly
- Works with the AMO organization to ensure spare parts and asset demands are captured
- Works to ensure new assets, repaired assets and spares are captured with the Sales & Operations Planning process
- Assists with product life cycle management for new and obsolete products to ensure they are incorporated into the S&OP process
- Assists in driving product line make to stock (MTS), make to order (MTO), configure to order (CTO) and engineer to order (ETO) standards are implemented in the S&OP process Qualifications/Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management or related field or equivalent experience (5+ years’ experience)
- Experience in order management, inventory optimization and management, asset utilization and management
- Intermediate knowledge of SAP and MRP functionality
- Ability to work with and influence stakeholders
- Strategic thinking with tactical execution with a sense of urgency Desired Characteristics: Not required but additional preferred elements
- Certifications; APICS Certification
The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: Manufacturing Senior Team leader - Production Planning & Scheduling
