Position Summary...
What you'll do...
Position Overview
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Manager, Production Planner - Manufacturing to join our dynamic team at Walmart. This leadership role is integral in assisting the operation of our facility by developing, communicating, and implementing processes that meet business needs, optimizing production schedules, ensuring compliance with company policies and standards, and driving the execution of multiple business plans and projects.
Key Responsibilities
- Process Development and Implementation: Develop, communicate, and implement processes and practices to meet business needs by collaborating with managers, co-workers, customers, and other business partners. Analyze and apply information from multiple sources.
- Production Scheduling: Implement production schedules that maintain adequate inventory levels, maximize production efficiencies, and meet customer fulfillment requirements.
- Inventory Management: Ownership of the flow of direct materials within the manufacturing environment, manage the procurement, storage, dispensation, and inventory tracking of raw materials.
- Compliance and Ethics: Demonstrate, promote, and support compliance with company policies, procedures, and standards of ethics and integrity. Use the Open Door Policy to assist management with correcting ethical and compliance issues.
- Data Analysis: Analyze and apply information from multiple sources to monitor progress and results, identify improvement opportunities, and ensure the facility creates the correct items and has sufficient inventory available.
- Collaboration: Work with Suppliers, Supply Chain, Production, and Home Office teams to determine weekly and monthly supply and sales outlooks.
- Sales Forecasting: Support sales forecast analysis with respect to capacity planning and material requirements, and recommend changes to forecasts when needed.
- Scheduling Strategies: Develop and implement scheduling run strategies to assist in the fulfillment of company material usage and efficiency goals.
- Continuous Improvement: Collaborate with cross-functional partners to resolve inventory issues and proactively address constraints by driving continuous improvement in increasing throughput, reducing cycle times, and improving production quality.
- Supervision and Development: Provide supervision and development opportunities for associates by selecting and training, mentoring, and coaching for success and improvement.
- Driving Execution: Identify customer and operational needs, develop and communicate business plans and priorities, remove barriers and obstacles that impact performance.
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You'll Make an Impact By
- Monitoring Progress and Results: Identify, address, and implement improvement opportunities. Participate in and support community outreach events.
- Providing Supervision and Development Opportunities for Associates: Select and train, mentor, assign duties, build a team-based work environment, establish performance expectations, and conduct regular performance evaluations.
- Collaborating with Cross-Functional Partners: Resolve inventory issues and proactively address constraints, provide backup and coverage in crucial areas, and drive continuous improvement in increasing throughput, reducing cycle times, and improving production quality.
- Ensuring Business Needs are Being Met: Evaluate the ongoing effectiveness of current plans, programs, and initiatives. Consult with business partners, managers, co-workers, or other key stakeholders. Solicit, evaluate, and apply suggestions for improving efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
Additional Skills and Certifications
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification
- CPIM (Certified Planning and Inventory Management) APICS
- Proficient in ERP Systems, SIOP, Inventory Management, Demand Forecasting, and Data Analysis
The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process.
Benefits & Perks:
Beyond competitive pay, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer – By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting and valuing diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions – while being inclusive of all people.
Who We Are
Join Walmart and your work could help over 275 million global customers live better every week. Yes, we are the Fortune #1 company. But you’ll quickly find we’re a company who wants you to feel comfortable bringing your whole self to work. A career at Walmart is where the world’s most complex challenges meet a kinder way of life. Our mission spreads far beyond the walls of our stores. Join us and you'll discover why we are a world leader in diversity and inclusion, sustainability, and community involvement. From day one, you’ll be empowered and equipped to do the best work of your life.
At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.
You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable.
For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices.
Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.
For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.
The annual salary range for this position is $116,000.00-$174,000.00
Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.
Additional compensation for certain positions may also include:
- Regional Pay Zone (RPZ) (based on location)
- Stock
Minimum Qualifications...
Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.
3 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment preparing and executing production activity.
3 years’ experience working in a logistics supply chain or manufacturing environment.
3 years’ experience using computer applications (for example Microsoft Office, spreadsheets, Visio)
Preferred Qualifications...
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Bachelor’s degree in related area., In a manufacturing environment preparing and executing production activity.
Primary Location...
121 Roseway Dr, Thomasville, GA 31792-0697, United States of America