Manager, Materials Planning

Continental Electronics Corporation is seeking a Manager, Materials Planning, based out of Dallas, TX.

Continental Electronics Corporation is a leading provider of RF technologies and innovative solutions with over 75 years of proven performance. CEC has experienced significant recent growth and has established itself as the go-to supplier for a diversified product line supporting a wide spectrum of markets from commercial products, military customers, to space research laboratories.

The Materials Planning Manager manages planning and production control processes and personnel responsible for planning and tracking of delivery and availability of materials, and issuance of manufacturing/work orders to meet production goals and schedules.

• Oversees personnel who support scheduling and forecasting volume of material and products inbound to the business from supply chain companies or being worked on the manufacturing floor.
• Performs a wide variety of duties requiring knowledge of MRP and cross-department operational procedures.
• Supervises multiple manufacturing disciplines in an integrated workforce environment, ensuring effective communication and coordination with other departments.
• Energizes team members and holds each member accountable for performance, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and accountability.
• Addresses and resolves conflicts or issues among production staff promptly and effectively.
• Fosters a positive and collaborative work environment.
• Works with purchasing to fill order requirements and meet delivery schedules.
• Creates manufacturing orders based on product manufacturing releases from the engineering department.
• Works with documents such as purchase orders, schedules, bill of materials, manufacturing orders and other forms which require confidential handling
• Verifies manufacturing data for completeness and works through part shortages
• Understands and manages risks to minimize impact on production schedule
• Gathers and posts inventory data and prepares summaries of data
• Monitors the integrity of Bill of Materials (BOM) and verifies inventory accuracy
• Distributes material according to established procedures, maintains & updates distribution lists
• Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to forecast, plan and facilitate on-time material and parts delivery to production as and when required
• Creates correspondence, reports, forms, and other material as required

• 5 years of related experience, manufacturing/operations planning preferred
• Must have at least 3-5 years of MRP software utilization experience; Costpoint preferred
• Must have working or managerial experience in supply chain, planning, or production control activities
• MS Office suite experience, specifically proficient in Microsoft Excel

DESIRED EXPERIENCE

• Previous Supervisory or leadership experience: capability in managing teams, handling conflict resolution, and providing guidance and mentorship

• Familiarity with manufacturing operations
• Microsoft Project or production scheduling experience
• Project Management experience

COMPETENCIES

• Proven leadership abilities inclusive of successful change management, mentoring, career development, training, succession planning, holding people accountable, and conducting employee reviews

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills: Ability to effectively communicate with team members, management, and other departments
• Strong, proactive, analytical, problem-solving, negotiation and influencing skills
• Results-oriented and organized with the ability to plan and deliver against deadlines
• Excellent attention to detail skills

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Responsible for supervision of 3-7 people in a team environment.

Please review our benefits here: Life at OSI

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending

on eligibility factors such as geographic location and date of hire. Please note that the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES

OSI Systems, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively "OSI") does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. If any person or entity, including a recruiter or agency, submits any information, including any resume or information regarding any potential candidate, without a signed agreement in place with OSI, OSI explicitly reserves the right to use such information, and pursue and/or hire such candidates, without any financial obligation to the person, recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited information or resumes, including those submitted directly to hiring managers, are considered and deemed to be the property of OSI.

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OSI Systems, Inc. has three operating divisions: (a) Security, providing security and

inspection systems, turnkey security screening solutions and related services; (b) Healthcare, providing patient monitoring, diagnostic cardiology and anesthesia systems; and (c) Optoelectronics and Manufacturing, providing specialized electronic components and electronic manufacturing services for original equipment manufacturers with applications in the defense, aerospace, medical and industrial markets, among others.