Product Line Planner - Carrier Network Assemblies

Requisition Number: 76760

Are you passionate about balancing customer demand, production capacity, and supply chain performance to drive business success?

Join a global organization where you can play a key role in optimizing product availability, improving operational efficiency, and shaping strategic supply chain decisions across cross-functional teams.

What is your role?

As a Product Line Planner, you will be responsible for coordinating demand and supply planning activities for assigned product lines, ensuring customer requirements are met while maintaining optimal inventory and production performance. This role partners closely with manufacturing, supply chain, commercial, and product management teams to create accurate plans, solve capacity challenges, and support business growth through data-driven decision making.

Major responsibilities and tasks of the position:

• - Facilitate plant and regional reviews, ensuring supply and demand plans align with business goals and customer needs.
• - Lead the creation of supply plans for SIOP, ensuring alignment with manufacturing operations, supply chain and business objectives.
• - Perform scenario planning and quick-turnaround capacity modeling to address supply gaps and identify opportunities.
• - Analyze supply and demand gaps and communicate with stakeholders to ensure alignment with overall product strategy.
• - Coordinate security of supply plans, managing accelerated recovery plans (aRPM) to meet customer demand and recover lead times.
• - Track and monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), identifying and escalating issues related to performance gaps.
  - Provide support for new product introductions and phase-outs, including the management of inventory and supply plans.
  - Engage with plant and global teams to optimize capacity, ensure flexibility, and facilitate effective communication.
• - Represent manufacturing in forecast consensus meetings, balancing statistical forecasts with commercial insights to develop accurate MPS/MRP plans.
• - Participate in Plan Supply Chain Staff ensuring alignment on production schedules and maintaining inventory targets, including prebuilds and stocking plans.
  - Engage with SC and Product Team stakeholders weekly with Product Line Overviews and Product Team Plans.
• - Represent all Supply Chain functions within Product Team structure to drive alignment between supply chain capabilities and business objectives.
• - Support continuous improvement initiatives and contribute to business-critical projects as needed.

What do you need to have?

· Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Engineering, Business, or a related field.

· Minimum 5 years of experience in supply chain planning, production planning, demand planning, or related operations roles.

· Strong experience in demand forecasting, capacity planning, inventory management, and supply planning processes.

· Experience working with SAP or similar ERP systems and advanced planning tools.

· Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify risks and implement effective solutions.

· Strong communication and presentation skills, with experience collaborating across multiple organizational levels.

· Advanced English communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

· MBA or Master’s degree.

· APICS, PMP, Six Sigma, or other relevant professional certifications.

· Experience supporting SIOP/S&OP processes in a manufacturing environment.

What we offer?

· Competitive compensation and benefits package above legal requirements.

· Career growth opportunities within a global organization.

· Dynamic and collaborative work environment.

· Continuous learning and development opportunities.

· Exposure to cross-functional and international teams.

· Equal opportunity employer.