Job Details

Our Opening and Your Responsibilities

This role is responsible for leading and optimizing all production planning and demand planning activities for Raininmanufactured products. The Planning Manager oversees a team of production planners, master schedulers, and supply chain analysts, ensuring effective execution of daily planning operations. The position partners closely with crossfunctional teams throughout the production organization to deliver the products needed to meet customer demand efficiently, reliably, and costeffectively. As a key member of the Supply Chain Management team, this role also collaborates with procurement, warehouse, and logistics functions to drive endtoend supply chain control, performance, and continuous improvement. The responsibilities are as follows:

• Responsible for the overall management, coordination, and evaluation of Production planners, Master Schedulers, and Supply Chain Analysts.
• Enforces established personnel policies.
• Fosters good employee relations and the professional development of team members to ensure a highly effective team.
• Establishes and maintains positive working relationships within assigned teams and with all departments.
• Plans, organizes, directs, and controls activities related to the production planning, forecasting, and demand planning.
• Responsible for analyzing and setting correct inventory levels to meet customer demand requirements while also controlling inventory costs.
• Guides team members to execute the activities of planning on schedule and with the highest quality to meeting customer requirements.
• Aligns global planning requirements with key stakeholders from sales partners and logistics hubs to ensure correct inventory supply in support of global demand.
• Leads efforts to maintain the quality of the company business system to ensure successful daily planning and to continuously improve planning accuracy.
• Evaluates demand requirements and production capabilities to identify capacity problems.
• Provides daily updates on key planning performance indicators and reports on critical risks and disruptions to the production environment.
• Leads Sales and Operations Planning activities with key stakeholders to interpret demand requirements and their impact to production scheduling.
• Contributes and Leads Lean and Continuous Improvement initiatives to improve the organizations productivity and cost control efforts.
• Leads team to perform root cause analysis and implement sustainable solutions to eliminate problems.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities including but not limited to: interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; addressing complaints and resolving internal and external issues in a professional

What You Need to Succeed

• Bachelor's Degree in related field - Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Logistics, Business Administration
• 4-6 years of related experience with production and/or demand planning.
• Experience in a supervisor role preferred.
• Experience using SAP Materials Management module strongly preferred.
• Experience with Lean principals preferred.
• Strong interpersonal skills able to work with diverse group of colleagues.
• Strong skills in Microsoft Office software products especially Microsoft Excel.
• Prior database experience, ability to run ad hoc reports and analysis.
• Knowledge of all types of machining and fabrication techniques.
• Knowledge of manufacturing procedures and techniques.
• Ability to read and write business correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information to employees at all levels of the organization.
• Strong mathematical skills.

Our Offer to You

• Medical, dental and vision care coverage and a 401(k) savings plan with company matching - all starting on date of hire
• Tuition reimbursement, educational matching gift program, perks and discounts
• Parental and caregiver leave programs
• All the usual benefits such as paid time off, flexible spending, short-and long-term disability, basic life insurance, business travel insurance, Employee Assistance Program, and domestic partner benefits
• Global market strength and worldwide leadership in precision instrumentation
• A brand name that is identified worldwide with precision, quality, and innovation
• Thousands of patents, design and innovation awards across Mettler Toledo
• Global recognition for the quality of our products and services

About Mettler Toledo

METTLER TOLEDO is a global leader in precision instruments and services. We are renowned for innovation and quality across laboratory, process analytics, industrial, product inspection, and retailing applications. Our sales and service network is one of the most extensive in the industry. Our products are sold in more than 140 countries, and we have a direct presence in approximately 40 countries. For more information, please visit www.mt.com.

Equal Opportunity Employment

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We give consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other protected classification. You can find more details in our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy . If you'd like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please click here .

For those who prioritize precision, Mettler Toledo is precisely where you belong.

Job Reference #
21759

Preferred Location
California

Oakland

Job Type
Full-time

Pay Range
$140,000 to $170,000

Legal Entity
Mettler-Toledo Rainin, LLC [Delaware]

7500 Edgewater Dr, Oakland, CA 94621 United States

+1 (800) 472-4646