Area Planning Supervisor
Scholastic · Jefferson City
Job Description:
DEPARTMENT RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Supervise people and processes of the planning team.
- Control flow of work for operations through communication, prioritization, and planning of orders.
- Balance customer requirements with operations production capacities.
- Maintain priorities to ensure delivery dates and special requests in adherence to previously agreed upon service level expectations.
- Ensure value added process (VAP) orders are planned and processed correctly.
- Develop, sequence and adjust planning strategies to align with business financial goals.
- Responsible for daily communication with operations, customer service, and business units.
- Maintain zone profiling to assist Operations in meeting budgeted picking rates.
- Maintain system configurations and rule sets for order conversion assignment, pick plan allocation, and inventory replenishment.
- Monitor assigned department demand forecast vs. actual interfaced volume.
- Report on and monitor various key process indicators.
- Other duties as assigned.
DIRECT SUPERVISOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provide direct supervision to department personnel, ensuring a safe and work environment.
- Educate direct reports on planning and support processes.
- Evaluate and oversee training of system tools (including Microsoft Office tools).
- Maintain KRONOS coding, verifying time and monitoring attendance and scheduling vacation time.
- Document and maintain all applicable processes and procedures for the department assigned.
- Administer performance reviews, disciplinary actions, coaching/counseling and other employee relations.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
- Extensive knowledge of all Microsoft Office Applications. (Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint)
- Ability and desire to work in a high pressure, constantly changing environment.
- Proven supervisory and leadership skills including organizing and prioritizing work, and motivating staff.
- Basic knowledge of relational database query building.
- Proven analytical skills with sound decision making.
- In-depth knowledge of business rules and systems processes.
- Ability to learn and adapt quickly to changing technologies and customer needs
- Excellent communication and coaching skills.
- Strong organizational skills and ability to handle multiple responsibilities and priorities
- Experience in process analysis and development.
Time Type:
Full timeJob Type:
RegularJob Family Group:
Distrib & Matls MgmtLocation Region/State:
MissouriEEO Statement:
Scholastic is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our policy is clear: there shall be no discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, pregnancy, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, or status as a disabled veteran or Vietnam veteran. Those factors shall not influence the determination of qualifications for a job or other opportunity within the company. Further, all personnel actions (such as compensation, tuition aid, benefits, transfers, promotions, and dismissals, company-sponsored training, social and recreational programs) shall be administered without discrimination.