Production Planning Manager

At Owens & Minor, we are a critical part of the healthcare process. As a Fortune 500 company with 50+ facilities across the US and 18,000 teammates in over 90 countries, we provide integrated technologies, products and services across the full continuum of care. Customers—and their patients—are at the heart of what we do.

Our mission is to empower our customers to advance healthcare, and our success starts with our teammates. 

Owens & Minor teammate benefits include:

Medical, dental, and vision insurance, available on first working day 401(k), eligibility after 30 days of employment Employee stock purchase plan Tuition reimbursement Development opportunities to grow your career with a global company

Job Summary

Leads site Production Planning Team, managing all aspects of the site’s production planning cycle.Oversees all Production Planning work with Sales and New Product Management Teams, developing and managing forecasts for short and long range material planning (current inventory, obsolescence, lead times, product life cycles, production capacity, etc.).Manages priority flows through the production system, resolving component issues, and managing the scheduling of finished goods revisions.
 

Core Responsibilities

Leads and develops Production Planning Team. Develops Team performance goals and objects to achieve customer demands while enabling accuracy and quality.

Maximizes Production Planning Team performance through strong leadership, effective operational performance, and teammate motivation.

Oversees the short and long-term master production schedule, scheduling all new tray finished goods and forecasting functions maintaining or exceeding acceptable fill rates with distribution partners.

Manages finished goods inventory levels to minimize excess finished goods and raw material.

Manages Device History Records process creation, planning and releasing work orders to warehouse and production departments.

Manages the On Hand inventory report, ensuring distribution partners maintain adequate finished goods inventory.

Manages load leveling, bottleneck scheduling, and utilizes theory of constraints (TOC) to achieve accurate scheduling.

Assists in the resolution of MRP and planning discrepancies.

Translates projected forecasts, incoming volume, and work scopes into a production plan with a time-phased build schedule.

Establishes key performance indicators of forecast accuracy and holds team accountable for maintaining acceptable levels of accuracy.

Schedules demand based on the product mix and provides accurate commitment dates to customer service team across multiple product lines.

Provides input to finance on operating plans for the sales and operations planning (S&OP) process, concerning incoming volume and capacity.

Manages the network of interconnected businesses involved in the production of surgical trays.

Converts and communicates demand requirements for products and services into detailed plans and schedules for inventory acquisition.

Qualifying Experiences

Bachelor’s Degree required; Master’s Degree preferred

Eight (8) or more years of Production Planning and/or medical supplies/components production required.

Three (3) or more years of direct supervisory experience highly preferred

APICS Certified and Inventory Management (CPIM) or APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) preferred

Lean or Green Belt Six Sigma certification preferred

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