Gore
is a technology-driven global company built on entrepreneurial innovation,
integrity, and teamwork. Through our product leadership, we've been changing
lives and changing industries, including medical devices, fabrics, electronics,
and manufacturing, for more than 50 years. What can you change by
joining Gore? Visit gore.com/change-life to find out.
Job Description
Gore's
Industrial Products Division manufactures a diverse portfolio of filtration,
venting, and processing products that improve performance and reliability in
industries including telecommunications, chemical processing, electronics,
automobiles, fuel cells, disk drives, and semiconductors. Our portfolio of
consumer products is engineered to provide high performance and unparalleled
service life. We are looking for a Production Planning Leader to
provide overall planning leadership and functional excellence in one of our
Elkton, MD, facilities.
If
you are searching for a company where you can make a difference, we're looking
for you. In this role, you will lead planning for a large, multi-business plant
that includes a variety of diverse businesses including Sealants (multiple
forms), ELIXIR® Guitar Strings, Fine Filtration Cartridges, Fuel Cells, and
Ride-On® Bike Cables.
Reponsibilities
will include:
- Developing and
leading a cohesive, functionally excellent, high-performing planning team
- Developing the
planning function strategic plan to enhance future team, process, and
system performance and support expected business growth
- Leading and partnering
with planners to:
- Optimize existing
tactical planning systems and drive process efficiencies across
businesses
- Ensure development
of successful master planning strategies, tools, techniques, and plans in
support of each business
- Ensure alignment
between planning, manufacturing, and business strategies with respect to
timing, tactics, goals, and responsibilities
- Ensure each
business has an effective sales and operations planning (S&OP)
process
- Developing and
implementing broad-scale planning process and system improvements
- Providing
functional excellence with respect to inventory processes
- Acting as a
consultant to technology, manufacturing, and sales in providing key
planning information for decision making
- Participating in
and driving divisional planning process and systems improvement projects
(30-50% of time)
- Being an integral
part of the plant's operations team, working closely with Manufacturing
Leaders, Lean Manufacturing, Procurement, Quality, Process Engineering,
Logistics, Third-Party Logistics and Information Technology
The
ideal candidate will:
- Be passionate about
providing planning leadership for products that are the highest quality in
their class
- Be energized by
working for a world-class manufacturer and collaborating on cross-functional
teams
- Recognize the
importance of building and maintaining strong interpersonal relationships
Required Job Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree
in Business Administration, Management, Manufacturing, or Engineering, OR
more than 10 years' combined Operations experience
- At least five (5)
years' experience in Production Planning in JDE/E1
- At least five (5)
years of leadership experience
- Proven ability to
lead and inspire followership
- Track record of
effective sponsorship and associate development
- Strong influencing
skills across functions and with businesses
- Demonstrated
hands-on production planning experience with proven results and
improvements
- Demonstrated
experience developing, implementing, and managing an S&OP process
- Understanding of
Lean Manufacturing
- Champion for data
integrity
- Desire to
continually improve the planning process
- Ability to thrive
in a multi-business environment and manage multiple tasks simultaneously
Desirable Job Qualifications
- APICS certification
- OPEX experience
- Experience working
with contract manufacturers and 3PL
Qualified candidates may apply directly at www.gore.com/change-life,
requisition #112444, or contact Jamie O’Neill, joneill@wlgore.com for additional details.