Mgr, Prod Planning

About Company

Mizuho OSI is the leader in the markets for specialty surgery and patient positioning. The company’s portfolio includes specialty surgical tables for procedure-specific approaches that improve patient outcomes in spine and orthopedic surgeries along with disposable and reusable surgical patient care products.

Job Summary

The Manager, Production Planning plays a critical role and is responsible for overseeing and optimizing the production planning process, ensuring this process runs smoothly, efficiently, and timely to meets the company's goals. This position is responsible for managing a staff of Production Planners to ensure the timely scheduling of materials flow through the manufacturing cycle to meet the department’s short- and long-term goals that are related to fulfilling various order types from dependent and independent demands as driven through the companies ERP/SAP systems.  Is also responsible for developing and managing production budgets, aiming to minimize production costs while maintaining product quality. Will analyze production costs, variance and identify opportunities for cost reduction.    Manager, Production Planning will Identify and implement process improvements to increase efficiency, reduce waste, and improve communication and coordination by use of lean manufacturing techniques and other methodologies to streamline production processes. Compiles and reports on department activities and achievement of goals and objectives to higher level management. 

Responsibilities:

• Plan, schedule and control the timing, quantity and location of materials flow through the manufacturing cells and assembly lines in varies production facilities.  
• Pursue cost improvements through increased productivity (efficiency and utilization). 
• Establish production rates and inventory levels, processing and controls performance in accordance with plans and schedules.
• Ensure on-time delivery of customer orders; optimum utilization of manpower, machine, inventories and time; and economical costs of operation.
• Define the work order requirements and shop floor schedules to meet customer commitments and the Production and revenue plan.
• Control inventory levels to minimize material shortage, excess and obsolete inventory, while maximizing customer service, inventory turns and inventory accuracy.
• Ensure the integrity of the materials process from Material Planning System (MPS), and uses the Material Requirements Planning (MRP) tool to conduct analytical and problem solving activities through planning, receiving, stocking, kitting and shop floor control and shipping.
• Manage Production Planning and Inventory management reporting  functions.
• Assess and plans for production capacity in varies production environment, (i.e. capital equipment, consumables and machine shop, to meet current and future demands.
• Make recommendations for Lean process within manufacturing stocking associated to Work in Process (WIP) bin sizing, kanban, safety stock and supermarket plans to be able to response to changing business conditions.
• Works with NPI and new product releases into both the ERP system and into daily process and practice through cross functional team and commercialization releases.
• Pursue cost improvements through process, procedure and methods control.
• Maintain accurate production records and generate regular reports on production performance, including key metrics such as output, efficiency, and downtime.
• To understand Mizuho OSI’s business objectives and the relationship between the Department and those objectives; to support and follow the Corporate Vision, Mission & Values Statements, to maintain the services and quality levels set by Mizuho OSI, and to continually enable Mizuho OSI to be a great place to work.
• To Understand, follow and support Mizuho OSI’s internal Quality System policies, procedures and work instructions including but not limited to applicable external regulations (21 Code of Federal Regulations Part 820 Quality System Regulations and applicable International Standards).
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Qualifications & Requirements:

• Manager:  Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering , Operations or related field; five to seven years of progressively responsible materials management experience in a manufacturing environment; with minimum of four years in a supervisory capacity; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Senior Manager:  In addition to the above, seven to ten years of progressively responsible materials management experience in a manufacturing environment; with minimum of four years in a supervisory capacity; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Proven experience in production planning, scheduling, or a similar role within a manufacturing and machine shop environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Thorough knowledge of manufacturing processes.
• Proficiency in production planning software and ERP/SAP systems.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.
• Knowledge of safety codes and environmental health standards.
• Computer literate and familiarity with Lean Manufacturing, MRP, JIT and TQM processes and concepts.
• APICS, and or Supply Chain certification a plus.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to lead, motivate and develop employees.
• Working knowledge of Material Requirements Planning (MRP) systems is required.

Salary:  $126,000  - $144,000  + Bonus