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PHINIA: Advancing sustainability today, powering a cleaner tomorrow.
PHINIA is a diversified industrial supplier and global leader in the development of fuel systems, electrical systems, and aftermarket solutions, with a strong portfolio of trusted brands that includes DELPHI®, DELCO REMY®, and HARTRIDGE™. With over 100 years of manufacturing expertise and industry relationships, PHINIA has approximately 12,500 talented employees and over 40 locations in 20 countries and is headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA. Read More
JOB PURPOSE
Reporting to the Head of Department, this senior level role is responsible for translating customer demand into an achievable manufacturing and supply plan, ensuring we deliver the right product, at the right time and in the right quantity, while balancing production capacity, inventory and operational efficiency.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
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.
Demand & Customer Planning
Ensure customer demand is accurately reflected within SAP/ERP.
Maintain customer scheduling agreements, orders and releases.
Monitor and resolve EDI errors and manage non-EDI customer releases.
Analyse customer demand variations and identify significant changes requiring escalation.
Translate changing customer requirements into updated production, inventory and dispatch plans.
Support customer planning activities for new product launches and product transitions.
S&OP and Production Planning and Scheduling
Coordinate the site's S&OP process, bringing together Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Production Control, Supply Chain, Programme Management, Sales, HR and other key stakeholders.
Develop, maintain and communicate a rolling manufacturing, assembly and test build plans.
Translate customer demand into an achievable Master Production Schedule aligned with available capacity, materials and inventory.
Lead weekly and daily build-plan reviews with Operations.
Monitor short and long-term capacity versus demand, highlighting gaps and coordinating cross-functional recovery actions.
React quickly to demand variation and agree appropriate production and dispatch plans.
Identify bottlenecks and planning constraints and coordinate actions to maximise production uptime and efficiency.
Proactively identify short-term production risks and implement mitigation plans before customer delivery is affected.
Maintain relevant MRP parameters for manufactured parts and finished goods.
Inventory Management
Monitor and optimise finished-goods inventory levels while protecting customer service.
Ensure SAP inventory remains accurate.
Review backflush transactions and investigate unusual inventory discrepancies.
Identify root causes of inventory inaccuracies and coordinate corrective actions.
Monitor blocked stock, negative inventory and other abnormal inventory conditions.
Coordinate excess and obsolete reporting and process
Balance inventory, customer requirements and production efficiency when developing manufacturing plans.
Lead and coordinate plant cycle counts and annual physical inventory counts.
Continuous Improvement & Problem Solving
Monitor production adherence to schedule and respond quickly to abnormal conditions.
Use data to identify recurring planning, capacity and inventory issues and drive sustainable corrective actions.
Work cross-functionally to improve planning stability, inventory accuracy and customer delivery performance.
Support new-product launches and production cut-over planning.
Escalate risks early and ensure clear ownership and action plans are in place.
Ensure compliance with…