Senior Manager, Production Control
DENSO
Date: 1 week ago
City: Guelph, ON
Contract type: Full time
Job Summary
JOB DESCRIPTION
The Senior Manager for Production Control has overall accountability for mid- and long-term activities by overseeing Production Control Management related to production planning, order fulfillment, all aspects of Warehouse Management Operations including Inbound Receiving, Outbound Shipping, Packaging & Logistics and Service.
Responsibilities
Production Control:
Benefits Summary
JOB DESCRIPTION
The Senior Manager for Production Control has overall accountability for mid- and long-term activities by overseeing Production Control Management related to production planning, order fulfillment, all aspects of Warehouse Management Operations including Inbound Receiving, Outbound Shipping, Packaging & Logistics and Service.
Responsibilities
Production Control:
- Develop and implement warehouse strategy, aligning with operations and goals and customer demands.
- Lead and mentor a minimum 3 managers, providing guidance and support.
- Support in decision making for component inventory ordering for domestic and overseas shipments, including review and approval of costs.
- Demonstrate the ability to develop and utilize data to make real time decisions and strategic planning.
- Effectively use problem solving tools to identify root cause and implement interim and permanent corrective actions.
- Set clear goals and KPIs, regularly monitoring performance and providing feedback to ensure continuous improvement.
- Serve as the point of escalation for production planning issues, supporting the team in resolving challenges related to scheduling, capacity, demand fluctuations or logistic issues.
- Accountable for all warehouse operations, including receiving, inventory control, physical inventory counts, and shipping.
- Implement, manage, and optimize Warehouse Management System (WMS) to ensure accurate inventory tracking, efficient ordering processing, picking and timely shipments.
- Enhance and implement inventory control procedures to minimize shrinkage and align inventory levels with demand forecasts.
- Proven ability to develop start to finish process flows, identifying gaps and lead improvement changes with cross functional teams.
- Provide leadership and guidance in logistics processes, dock audits and transportation management.
- Develop and manage Production control and warehouse budgets, Sub direct labour cost, freight, ensuring cost effective operations.
- Leverage lean manufacturing methodologies to influence continuous improvement, sponsor project development, and execution; as well as partner with business partners to streamline processes and foster cross-functional relationships.
- Develop and manage goals and performance objectives (KPIs), performance management and leadership development.
- Design and implement a safe and efficient material conveyance strategy to reduce forklift traffic.
- Develop and implement strategies to improve warehouse policies, procedures, efficiencies to reduce costs, and meet service level agreements and North America standards.
- Participate in weekly, monthly Management meetings including preparing and presenting updates on Delivery, Production Planning, and Inventory Management
- Assist director in all aspects of organizational objectives and support, including team morale and interface with senior leadership regarding solutions to complex issues.
- Manage increasingly competing priorities and deadlines, providing outstanding support to our internal partners and external customers.
- Utilize pull system philosophy (Repetitive and Non-Repetitive Kanban) and Heijunka to manage flow of information and material, and constraint management.
- Maintain a strong sense of urgency to support and remain actively present on the warehouse floor to identify, support and solve issues.
- 7+ years of experience in manufacturing warehouse management, with at least 3 years in a senior leadership role.
- In-depth knowledge of Production Control and planning experience (management level) with proven understanding of planning, forecasting and customer demand understanding of component inventory ordering
- Proven experience in Tier 1 or OEM
- Proven ability to lead and manger large teams in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong knowledge or of warehouse management systems (WMS), inventory control processes, and ERP systems (CIGMA).
- Experience with budgeting, cost control, and performance tracking
- Demonstrated ability to analyze data, create reports to make factual data driven decisions.
- Experience creating cross functional process flows (Visio) and leading gap analysis and process improvements.
- Strong background in problem solving, root cause analysis, kaizens and
- Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, logistics, Business administration or equivalent related work experience.
Benefits Summary
- Health, Dental, Vision, Prescription Drug plans
- Short-term and Long-term Disability Coverage
- Employee Assistance Program
- Fitness Reimbursement
- Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
- Voluntary Life Insurance
- Retirement Savings Plan
- Registered Pension Plan
- Discretionary Bonus Program
- Wellness Program
- Onsite Fitness Center (varies by location)
- Career Development and Ongoing Training
- Paid holidays and vacation
- Cafeteria and food markets (varies by location)
- Volunteer opportunities
- Employee recognition (employee and milestone events)
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