Planning Manager (Urgent)

· Job Decription:
1. Lead and administrate the Planning organization.
o Staff the department to meet the goals and objectives of the department. Maintain a good cross-training program and a strong succession plan to accommodate changes in business needs.
o Communicate expectations of individual job responsibility, objectives, goals and mission of the department. Hold periodic departmental meetings to review performance result, current objectives, and future direction of the department.
o Ensure that employees are given proper training, tools, and resources to execute their responsibilities. Develop, motivate, and challenge employees to perform to their full potential.
o Provide employees with frequent and timely feedback and performance reviews that are quantitative and qualitative based on measurable objectives, general work attributes, and skills development. Recommend salary increase and job status changes based on their performance.
o Maintain an open culture that encourages employees to focus on maximizing the performance of the company and customer service.
o Develop Planning systems to meet the Operation's quality & environmental requirements.
2. Support the Operation's business development effort with current and potential customers.
o Participate in customer meetings and audits. Effectively present Planning processes, initiatives, and strengths to current and potential customers.
o Demonstrate a commitment to customer service; anticipate, meet, and exceed expectations by solving problems quickly and effectively; making customer issues a priority.
3. Lead and support the overall Operations planning objectives.
o Always maintain a clear understanding of customer contracts and liability agreements.
o Develop and implement a comprehensive Master Schedule change, and Production Planning process.
o Facilitate customer demand through managing capacity and materials to meet customer expectations.
o Establish a sense of ownership over the operational plan within the planning organization.
o Continuously improve efficiency, accuracy, and effectiveness of the planning function in an attempt to drive down the overall cost of material management.
o Ensure the planning organizations participation in the development of the revenue forecast