Sr. Systems Manager: Planning

Imagine helping build the systems and planning capabilities behind a new U.S. manufacturing operation. As our Senior Systems Specialist, you’ll connect manufacturing planning, technology, and data to help Production Planning deliver feasible, reliable plans as our Virginia manufacturing site continues its startup and ramp-up.

As our Senior Systems Specialist, you’ll serve as a key systems expert within Production Planning & Control, supporting Production Planning, Shop Floor Planning, Materials Planning, and Import/Export business functions.

You’ll help lead the implementation of the systems and tools that enable our teams to balance demand against manufacturing capacity, including machine time, labor, and material constraints. Working closely with local planning teams, global specialists, Product Development, and IT development teams, you’ll translate operational needs into effective system solutions.

• →Lead and support system implementations, upgrades, and improvements across Production Planning, Shop Floor Planning, Materials Planning, and Import/Export, including planning tools supporting the Virginia manufacturing site.
• →Represent Planning functions in global project forums and system workstreams, translating business requirements into system solutions and coordinating implementation readiness.
• →Serve as a systems subject-matter expert, providing guidance on system execution, best practices, and global standards while strengthening user capability.
• →Partner with Production Planning, global specialists, Product Development, and IT development teams to identify and implement solutions that improve planning efficiency, accuracy, and productivity.
• →Strengthen data integrity and governance across planning master data, planning parameters, ECOs, and related processes.
• →Develop and improve reporting and data capabilities, including tools that increase the speed, accuracy, and value of information used by Planning teams.
• →Troubleshoot complex system and data issues, perform root-cause analysis, and coordinate solutions and escalation with appropriate local and global teams.
  

• Develop and coordinate implementation plans, requirements, risks, dependencies, testing, and business-readiness activities for planning-system implementations and upgrades.
• Support the initialization and implementation of key planning tools for the Virginia factory startup and ramp-up, including SAP HANA and Kinaxis.
• Work directly with Production Planners and other functional users to understand operational needs and translate those needs into effective system, process, and reporting improvements.
• Coordinate planning master-data updates, monitor data accuracy, and troubleshoot issues affecting ECOs, planning parameters, master data, and system execution.
• Develop system training and user test plans and facilitate best-practice sharing to strengthen technical capability across the Planning department.
• Partner with the Productivity Lead and technical teams to identify and implement solutions that reduce manual workload, minimize errors, and improve process efficiency.
• Develop and streamline reporting and visualization capabilities, including the use of tools such as Power BI, to improve access to accurate and actionable planning information.
• Serve as the local escalation point for system-related issues and collaborate with global specialists and IT development teams to resolve problems and continuously improve planning capabilities.

Based on the intake materials, I would currently make these the requirements:

• ERP system implementation or ERP development experience supporting production planning, manufacturing, materials planning, and/or inventory control.
• Experience with data management tools, databases, system design, and data integrity.
• Experience working with technical or Product Lead teams using Agile methodology.
• Demonstrated understanding of manufacturing planning processes, including material flow, inventory control, capacity, and constraint management.
• Experience implementing, improving, or supporting systems and tools used within production planning or inventory-management environments.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot system and data issues, identify root causes, and develop effective solutions.
• Ability to collaborate across business and technical functions and work effectively with both local and global stakeholders.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to build system capability and share technical knowledge with business users.

• Experience with SAP HANA within a manufacturing, production planning, inventory, or supply-chain environment.
• Experience with Kinaxis or another Advanced Planning System (APS).
• Experience within a CPG or complex manufacturing environment, including material flow, production planning, inventory control, and constraint management.
• Experience successfully implementing ERP solutions such as SAP, JDA, Oracle, or comparable platforms.
• Proficiency with digital visualization and reporting tools such as Power BI.
• Experience supporting continuous improvement initiatives involving business processes, systems, or data.
• CPIM, CSCP, or comparable supply-chain certification is a plus.

You’ll help build the systems and data foundation that enables Production Planning to deliver feasible, reliable plans as our Virginia manufacturing operation grows.

You’ll be part of the Production Planning & Control organization, reporting to the Production Planning & Control Director. The organization brings together Material Planning, Production Planning, Finished Goods and Capacity Planning, Systems, Import/Export, Productivity, and Planning & Control leadership.

Production Planning & Control helps ensure the manufacturing site has a feasible production plan by balancing demand against available machine capacity, labor, and materials.

Success means establishing reliable planning systems and data that enable Production Planning to effectively support the startup and continued ramp-up of our Virginia manufacturing operation.

• Best of both – 3 days onsite & 2 days remote
• Relocation assistance is available for this position.
• This is an individual contributor role with no direct reports.
  
  
  

Here are some of what to expect: