Manager, Production Control and Supply Chain

The Production Control & Supply Chain Manager oversees production planning and the production schedule to include forecasting the right volumes of materials goods and products inbound to the organization from suppliers monitoring project budgets managing inventory and the production schedule strategizing to find cost-effective materials from specified suppliers and ensuring materials are delivered according to agreed-upon terms and conditions. Additionally the leader of this team should identify the best ways to reduce procurement expenses and manages all production planning and management activities for the site. Essential FunctionsTo accomplish this job an individual must be able to perform the essential functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential with internal stakeholders to plan and prioritize purchasing activities ensuring clarity of specifications and and adjust production schedules based on customer demand capacity constraints inventory levels and resource with operations purchasing engineering and sales to maintain schedule Material Requirements Planning (MRP) processes to ensure adequate supply of raw materials and and report key metrics to improve operational efficiency and reduce with vendors and suppliers to secure favorable terms and all aspects of the supply chain and communicate potential risks or obstacles to procedures for collecting and reporting key performance cost analyses establish benchmarks prepare budgets and oversee departmental planned orders create purchase requisitions and manage the approval purchase orders through completion and ensure adherence to supplier and address supplier finance and logistics teams in resolving receiving and invoicing and implement opportunities for cost savings and efficiency consolidation and optimization of the supplier project or production schedules and manage material shipping and receiving operations including logistical strategic material planning processes support operational material planning issues including shortages or excess deliveries and maintain accurate inventory of production and implement process improvements to drive operational labeling accuracy to ensure correct parts and assemblies reach customers on Bill of Materials (BOM) accuracy and ensure proper inventory direct reports conduct performance evaluations and support training and ExperienceBachelors degree in supply chain business or other related field of study is advantageousMinimum of five (5) years experience in production control or other similar customer or manufacturing support is requiredMinimum of three (3) years experience in the supervision of personnel is requiredExperience in the manufacturing industry is required experience in the aerospace manufacturing industry is preferredOther Required Skills & AbilitiesExperience utilizing a comprehensive ERP system is required; experience with multiple sites/organizational locations is preferredDemonstrated analytical problem solving and critical thinking abilities to appropriately handle unexpected challengesCommitment to maintaining confidentiality securing employee and company records and demonstrating integrity in communications and actionsSelf-management skills including efficiency sense of urgency ability to adapt and respond to unexpected circumstances and ability to juggle multiple projects competing priorities and meet concurrent deadlinesLeadership skills evidenced by talent selection retention and personnel developmentExceptional professional verbal and written communication skills (English) are requiredComputer proficiency utilizing Microsoft Office; advanced Excel skills to include pivot tables vlookups charts graphs and other formulasStrong analytical skills detail orientation and organizational skills are essentialPhysical Demands and Work EnvironmentTo perform the essential functions of the role employees must be able to perform the following activities with or without reasonable accommodations:Regularly stand and walk throughout the facility stand for long periods to perform job dutiesOccasionally lift carry (short distances) and push/pull up to 50 pounds using peer assistance and/or other lifting & material handling equipment Occasionally reach overhead and reach out or down to floor level to perform job dutiesOccasionally climb steps stairs or laddersOccasionally bend crawl stoop squat or kneelAccurately distinguish colors letters and numbersUse hands and fingers to operate computer and peripherals and asses inventory items as neededWorking ConditionsWork is performed in a manufacturing environment where working conditions may vary significantly; the employee will be exposed to:Excessive noise - hearing protection required (occasionally)Dust fumes/vapors (occasionally)Extreme temperatures (occasionally)Hazardous equipment including forklifts hand tools cranes or other lifting devices and other equipment used in a machine shop environmentThe use of PPE including hearing protection eye protection and safety footwear is required; hand protection and other PPE may be required for some tasks