S&OP Lead

Job Purpose

Responsible for ensuring site meet customer requirements (volumes, delivery paperwork, required PCL assessments, Labelling), by scheduling and controlling production correctly to achieve on time shipments (right time, right part, right quantity), while optimising inventory and improving inventory accuracy.

• To plan and coordinate production within the product line to ensure achievement of MPS targets taking advantage of the product line structure to drive efficiency in production planning.
• To lead best practice production management of value stream bottlenecks to optimise production uptime and efficiency.
• Proactively work to identify and mitigate production risks in the short term to minimise impact to the product line.
• Customer Order Management Activities
  • Ensure ERP customer demand is up to date and correct in the system. Correct Customer SAP scheduling agreements
  • Maintain customer orders in ERP system to ensure accuracy.
  • Update customer releases for non-EDI customers.
  • Monitor, reconcile and correct customer EDI in error.
  • Manage customer variations and elevate to management in case of a sudden change.
  • Support/ coordinate Customer related cut-off activities for new Launches.
  • Be familiar with Customers Manuals and Portals and check weekly for any changes.
• Master Production Planning Activities
  • Review customer variations and assess inventory levels and build plans
  • Coordinate S&OP meeting preparation and organize the meeting with all the functions (OPS, ME, IE, PC, SC, PM, Sales, HR, etc.)
  • Develop, Maintain, and Communicate rolling 16-week Manufacturing Build Plan. Load plan in ERP before MPR Run day
  • Coordinate Weekly/Daily Build Plan reviews with Manufacturing
  • React to customer demand variations and propose/ agree dispatch plans
  • Maintain MRP parameters for manufactured parts and FG
• Master Scheduling Activities
  • Develop, Maintain, and Communicate the Production schedule
  • Daily update of Visual production instruction tools (with the production schedules)
  • Check supermarket levels and schedule production to maximise output
  • Monitor and Manage Finished Goods Inventory Levels
• SAP Inventory Accuracy
  • Review Backflush in ERP
  • Ensure Finished Goods Inventory is Accurate
  • Escalate unusual inventory discrepancies for appropriate counting/ actions
  • Ensure Inventory accuracy (identify root cause for abnormalities and implement corrective actions). Monitor Blocked stock and negative Inventory and ensure action items are identified and applied
  • Monitoring and Continuous improvement activities
    • Measure Schedule Attainment (Volume and Mix) and coordinate reviews with Manufacturing
    • Monitor visual production instruction tool throughout the day to evaluate manufacturing adherence to schedule
    • React to abnormal situations to prevent customer shipment impact.
    • Monitor capacity versus demand short and long term and capture action plans (from OPS, HR, ME, IE, etc.) for gap closure
    • Support new Launches by ensuring clear production planning cut-off activity based on available inventory level and Inputs from Adv. PCL and wider department.
  • Escalates any customer quality concern immediately upon identification

We provide compensation and benefits programs intended to attract, motivate, reward, and retain an incredibly talented, globally diverse workforce at all levels within our organization. Our compensation programs are informed by market data and business needs, and we are committed to providing equitable and competitive compensation. We are committed to providing our team with quality and competitive benefit programs, including health and well‑being resources, family‑centric policies, and an agile workplace program, where not precluded by collective bargaining agreements or national statutory plans.

Plans are benchmarked for competitiveness and value.

We provide formal development opportunities at all levels and stages of employee careers. These opportunities are delivered in a variety of formats to make our portfolio of solutions agile, sustainable, and scalable to support our employees in developing the skills needed to succeed.

You will consistently hear us say Safety First! We are committed to continually improving our strong safety performance supporting the health and wellness of our employees! We also believe employee health and safety is everyone’s responsibility. We encourage safety learning and collaboration to help employees understand and follow applicable safety policies, standards, and procedures and identify opportunities to minimize or eliminate risk.

Work is expected to be conducted in a manner that stresses the importance of preventing incidents and illnesses, including attending all required safety meetings and trainings. It is expected that all incidents, near misses, and unsafe conditions are immediately reported to the direct manager, Human Resources, or Safety Representative.

PHINIA is an equal employment opportunity employer such that all qualified applicants will receive…