Planning Manager

Headquartered in Fort Mill, South Carolina, MacLean Power Systems (MPS) is a leading manufacturer of mission-critical and engineered components for the electric utility, telecommunications, and civil markets. Established in 1986 as a subsidiary of a larger parent company, MPS has grown substantially and now operates as a standalone company. A dedicated workforce of over 1,600 team members worldwide, MPS is renowned for its commitment to quality, responsiveness, and safety. Our focus on vertical integration ensures the highest standards across our product lines. We operate nine production facilities across North America and continually invest in our manufacturing capabilities to better serve our customers.

At MPS, we strive to create a workplace that embodies respect, openness, collaboration, personal growth, and entrepreneurship. We are committed to achieving excellence in Environmental, Health & Safety through our Mission Zero initiative.

Planning Manager - 2799

Facilitate seamless business practices between MacLean Power Systems and internal and external customers via thought leadership, process and technology recommendations, report development, implementation and on-going enhancements to processes, procedures, system changes, etc.

Job Duties

- Responsible for executing the 80/20 strategy as it pertains to production planning

- Lead the dialogue across co-dependent functions such as Purchasing, Management, Production, IT and Transportation in support of the 80/20 business strategy

- Protect the financial performance of the business by identifying and communicating potential supply chain impact

- Lead and Direct Production Planning Team

- Generate daily/weekly reports on Open Order Status for all Customers

- Maintain Production Tracker and publish daily to applicable teams

- Maintain Schedule Attainment and publish daily to applicable teams

- Conduct detailed analysis of Top 20 Customers and their open orders, publish daily reports on status, and work with Planners & Buyers to hit required delivery dates

- Lead Planning team to analyze open order status and identify and correct any roadblocks preventing on-time delivery

- Assist in investigation and identification of root cause and corrective actions for orders late to OPD

- Assemble and analyze all data pertinent to create the stock status and inventory level reports (historical sales, market trends, seasonality, and order status)

- Develop and distribute reports to be used in inventory and forecast planning meetings

- Complete all necessary documents fully and accurately

- Adhere to 5S standards (e.g., maintain cleanliness of work area, etc.)

- Follow all Safety, Environmental and Quality policies and procedures

- Perform other duties as assigned

Experience and Education

- Comprehensive knowledge of the field's concepts and principles

- Perform complex tasks typically following established processes

- Lead and direct the work of other employees and has full authority for personnel decisions

- Primarily focused on administering established policies and procedures; may have some impact on departmental budgeting, strategic planning and procedural change

- Typically require a bachelor's degree and at least 5-10 years of experience; masters preferred

- APICS (CPIM, CSCP) or equivalent certification in demand planning, supply chain management preferred

- Experience with ERP systems (JD Edwards preferred)

- Database query expertise

- Manufacturing experience

EOE-Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran

Various agencies of the United States Government require employers to maintain information on applicants pertaining to factors such as race, sex, and type of position for which an individual applies. The information requested is voluntary and for compliance with certain record keeping requirements. MacLean Power, LLC has a long-standing commitment to equal employment opportunity for all its associates and applicants for employment. MacLean Power, LLC believes all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunities and does not discriminate against its employees or applicants for employment because of race, color, gender, affectional or sexual orientation, domestic partnership status, ancestry, religion, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, disability, veteran status, age or any other protected group status.

All job offers are conditional, upon successful completion of pre-employment screening, including criminal checks, drug testing, employment, and education verification.