**Supply Planning Team Leader**

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**Location:** Stuarts Draft, VA, US **We Make Life More Rewarding and Dignified**

**Location:** Stuarts Draft

**Department:** Summary:

Provide leadership in customer service (both internal and external), finished good and WIP planning, inventory management, systems integration & testing, and plant performance metrics. Contribute to the profitability, continuity, and reliability of the Stuarts Draft facility compatible with Hollisters Mission and Vision.

Responsibilities:

Ensure production plans balance supply with available capacity at optimal cost structure.

Train personnel, prepare training aids, and ensure transaction accuracy of production planner duties.

Provide day-to-day customer service performance and communication.

Monthly compilation of data to support the sales & operating plan (S&OP) cycle. Key liaison with multiple functions for plant S&OP cycle.

Design and implement a standard exception based planning approach for production planners.

Responsible for ensuring inventory is managed to targets.

Lead production planners to successfully work with production teams to ensure schedule attainment metric is achieved.

Daily, weekly, monthly Supply Chain reporting (i.e., recurring supply planning meeting preparation, capacity utilization updates, Pre-SOP updates, inventory projection updates).

Annual Operating Plan, Mid-Year & Q3 budgeting process to include units and hours projections/plans.

Support the annual financial audit.

Lead and participate in projects in support of Continuous Improvement and annual plant objectives.

Execute integration testing of business systems software including performing tests and recommending changes in configuration based on results and error resolution to support plant business processes.

Responsible for achieving competency in all identified skill requirements outlined in associated training profile for position.

Other duties and tasks as assigned.

Essential Functions of the Role**:

Prolonged periods of sitting

Ability to interface with a computer for long periods of time

Computer keyboard operations

Frequent movement over large manufacturing floor area

Constant utilization of listening skills

Travel requirements 10-20%

Work Experience Requirements

Number of Overall Years Necessary: 5-8

ERP experience

Supervision and/or management

Planning, inventory and procurement

Manufacturing experience preferred

Education Requirements

Bachelors Degree

Certified Production and Inventory Management (CPIM desired) or Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) preferred.

Specialized Skills/Technical Knowledge:

Microsoft Office skills, especially Excel, Word and PowerPoint

Analysis and detail orientation for accuracy

Strong analytical skills

System knowledge of SAP Hana & SAP APO, together with experience in APO PP/DS (Production Planning/Detailed Scheduling) would be an advantage

Local Specifications (English and Local Language):

English

** To comply with regulations by the American with Disabilities Act (ADA), the principal duties in job descriptions must be essential to the job. To identify essential functions, focus on the purpose and the result of the duties rather than the manner in which they are performed. The following definition applies: a job function is essential if removal of that function would fundamentally change the job.

Hollister Incorporated is an independent, employee-owned company that develops,manufactures, and markets healthcare products worldwide. The company develops and manufactures products for ostomy care, continence care and critical care, and also develops educational support materials for patients and healthcare professionals. Headquartered in Libertyville, Illinois, it has manufacturing and distribution centers on three continents and sells in nearly 80 countries. Hollister is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Firm of John Dickinson Schneider Inc (JDS Inc), a 100 year old company. Hollister is guided by the shared Mission of JDS Inc, to make life more rewarding and dignified for people who use its products and services.

Hollister is an EO employer M/F/Veteran/Disability

**Job Req ID:** 29697