Sobre esta vaga de DC OPS PLANNING MANAGER na The Home Depot
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Title: DC Operations Planning Manager
Position Overview:
The DC Operations Planning Manager is responsible for providing short and medium-term production plans for the Canadian Distribution Centres. Through a very close partnership with Distribution and Transportation, the DC Operations Planning Manager provides end to end visibility and planning, guidance and communication to the Distribution and Transportation leadership teams to ensure key performance indicators are met, production/staffing plans support throughput demand, building flow is balanced and load plans are efficient to ensure exceptional customer service to the Home Depot of Canada stores.
Key Responsibilities:
Ensure on-time and efficient product flow
- Development of daily, weekly, monthly volume and labour plans to ensure product delivery timelines and performance metrics are met. Adjust plans as needed to react to changing priorities, or circumstances.
- Partner with DC leadership, Capacity Planning, transportation and other cross-functional partners to execute plans and develop strategies to maximize capacity, throughput and efficiency.
- Educates and trains the leadership team on the production planning processes, tools and resources available.
Drive Productivity and Continuous Improvement
- Identifies opportunities to improve forecasting models and other planning tools
- Develop and present regular performance reports to track KPIs, identify trends, and highlight areas for improvement.
- Lead process improvement initiatives and projects
Drive Engagement & Builds an Effective Team
- Manages, mentors and coaches a team of production planning analysts
- Creates and maintains a “great place to work” through open, honest leadership and communication guided by The Home Depots values.
Competencies:
- Plans and Aligns
- Drives Results
- Action Oriented
- Collaborates
- Communicates Effectively
- Ensures Accountability
- Manages Complexity
Skills:
- Demonstrates responsible, ethical and honest behavior while consistently leading by example; models the desired values of The Home Depot.
- Strong interpersonal skills, ability to work effectively with cross-functional partners driving accountability and results. Engages in joint problem-solving across departmental boundaries.
- Inspires and influences others by openly sharing information; communicates clearly and concisely with all audiences; keeps others informed and listens carefully to input and feedback.
- Motivates self and others to accomplish important objectives; creates a sense of urgency and holds self and the team accountable for their performance.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, applies creative thinking. Ability to analyze complex data, identify patterns, and draw insights.
- Adaptability and resilience. Maintains a positive attitude during high levels of stress and ambiguity; keeps calm and composed while working with others to determine the critical priorities for the team.
- Ability to utilize fundamental concepts of finance to manage budgets, forecast costs, and provide information to account for the financial impact of decision-making
- Knowledge of supply chain concepts, principles, and best practices
Direct Manager/Direct Reports:
- Reports to Senior Manager
Travel Requirements:
- Limited (travel to other distribution centres and SSC as required)
Physical Requirements:
- Walking
- Extended sitting
- Repetitive tasks
Hybrid Work:
- Flex with a primary location
Working Conditions:
- Working in an office setting: computer work, camera on virtual meetings, taking support calls
- Walking through distribution centres as required
- May require some non-standard work hours to support role requirements
Minimum Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Operations Management or a related field is preferred.
Minimum Years of Work Experience:
- Minimum 5 years progressive supply chain experience
Minimum Leadership Experience:
- Not required but considered an asset.
Certifications:
- None
Other Requirements/Assets:
- Proficient in: Microsoft Office Suite including Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visual Basic, Word and Visio.
- Experience with forecasting and warehouse systems (e.g. EWM, SAP, WMS, TMS, YMS)
- Experience with a mechanized/automated distribution centers with multiple pick-pack processes would be a definite asset