Capacity Planning Manager

Date: Apr 18, 2024

Location:

Longview, TX, US, 75603

Req ID: 29069

Onsite or Remote: Onsite Position

Komatsu is an indispensable partner to the construction, mining, forestry, forklift, and industrial machinery markets, maximizing value for customers through innovative solutions. With a diverse line of products supported by our advanced IoT technologies, regional distribution channels, and a global service network, we tap into the power of data and technology to enhance safety and productivity while optimizing performance. Komatsu supports a myriad of markets, including housing, infrastructure, water, pipeline, minerals, automobile, aerospace, electronics and medical, through its many brands and subsidiaries, including TimberPro, Joy, P&H, Montabert, Modular Mining Systems, Hensley Industries, NTC, and Gigaphoton.

Job Overview

Komatsu is recruiting for a Capacity Planning Manger for our Longview, Texas Operations facility. Komatsu offers competitive pay, excellent benefits and annual bonus/merit potential.

Key Job Responsibilities

Provide an executable (or viable) schedule of work in SAP to the manufacturing floor.
Create production schedules, review and set material coding and lot sizing policies, that balance the competing needs of customer service and manufacturing efficiencies while maintaining inventory levels within the range as set forth through the SIOP and S&OP process.
Ensure, through cross functional teamwork, that there is optimization of all materials management activities including scheduling, purchasing, inventory control, materials movement, and indirect materials management.
Has significant input into make/buy/subcontract decisions.
Lead continuous improvement initiatives. Develop and monitor use of KPI’s to measure and improve key elements of the organization such as supporting delivery, lead-time, productivity, and days of inventory objectives, etc.

Qualifications/Requirements

BS degree in Business, Operations Management, or Materials Management and 5 years of Manufacturing planning or relevant experience.

Experience with forecasting, production planning, MRP, and Inventory Control.

Experience with warehouse systems and logistics including milk runs, JIT delivery, RFID/Barcoding.

ERP (SAP) systems experience including MRP, Purchasing, Engineering Control, BOM, Quality Control, Production Control, Costing, and Warehouse.

High competency in Microsoft Suits software.

Strong communication skills including written, verbal, and presentation skills including presenting to large groups and senior management.

Should posses enough detailed knowledge of a Planning Department, set direction, clear obstacles, and analyze performance without bogging down in detail.

Additional Information

Manage Resource/Production/Capacity planners as it relates to planning in the machining, heat treat,

sub-assembly, fabrication and paint facilities.

· Provide direction and guidance on how to load facilities and when/what to subcontract and/or re-route.

· Review reports on past due hours to bring up issues where it relates to why hours are increasing or

decreasing. Provide explanations and recommended actions to be taken.

· Review future load/output reports by facility to set loading targets.

· Provide support to the planners on decisions related to subcontract and facility loading.

· Coordinate with subcontract on upcoming overloads in the shop. Develop and implement action plans.

· Attend production meetings and cell meetings

· Identify issues related to past due hours and load. Take actions to correct. Ex. Missing material,

rejections, received incorrect material etc.

· Provide expediting support to internal OE customers. Work together to come up with plans to support

them.

· Attend/delegate meetings as it relates to shortage and completion meetings for OE.

· Participate in, develop, and support “best practice” and uniform process initiatives across Surface

Operations, including Milwaukee and Longview, for planning, forecasting factory load and capacity

controls.

Manage the department and monitor activities.

· Train team members and establish objectives/goals for employees.

· Stimulate growth and development of staff.

· Provide regular performance feedback.

· Delegate assignments to staff. Track and report project status. Adjust plans as needed.

· Maintain morale within department and support operational mission to create/maintain safe work

environment.

· Recruit and select qualified employees.

Komatsu is an Equal Opportunity Workplace and an Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.