Production Planning Manager

at  Agropur

TYPE D’EMPLOI:

Permanent
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The Production Planning Manager’s main mandate is to build and execute an effective production plan and schedule to meet demand, and to achieve superior customer service at optimal cost.

• Work in close collaboration with the other functions including S&OP, Logistics and Operations.
• Own and develop the Don Mills production plan and schedule to drive service levels above defined target at the lowest possible cost for our cooperative.
• Execute the short and mid term production plan, adjust to the business and supply volatilities and coordinate the action planning to meet relevant supply KPIs.
• Identify opportunities for improvement and apply AOS techniques to improve production planning and performance
• Lead and be accountable for the production planning activities as part of the integrated business planning process (IBP).
• Develop, implement and champion a set of production planning and scheduling rules to ensure optimal performance
• Manage short term and long-term manufacturing capacity and contribute to the review of the Capacity to Demand ratio.
• Collaborate with S&OP to develop and share long term visibility on capacity utilization and propose production unit optimization plans to enhance production volume at optimal cost.
• Represents Don Mills for new product development, on cross functional launch teams and ensure proper plans are created to support the launch and minimize liabilities.
• Identify and pilot digital transformation technologies to improve production planning processes
• Be an ambassador and deploy the continuous improvement methodology of the cooperative.
• Develop an engaged and performing team.