Materials Planning Manager

GENERAL PURPOSE OF JOB:Supervise the planning and scheduling requirements of the shoe and leather manufacturing facilities to insure the Red Wing Shoe business and customer requirements are met.  Supervise the purchasing of raw materials and manufacturing supplies while maintaining appropriate inventory levels to meet business demand and Company objectives.  ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILIESWork closely with Brand leadership, Demand Planning, Strategic Sourcing partners and other business partners as needed to analyze past and future business demands, assess capabilities, develop strategies and implement actions to achieve business imperatives. Develop best practices on daily scheduling, leveraging capacity capabilities to the fullest, make to order opportunities, lead times, etc. that can be utilized by domestic manufacturing locations.Work with Demand Planning team to analyze and update forecast information leveraging all available systems and resources.Maximize utilization of manufacturing capacity planning tools including M3 and Logility for all domestic manufacturing facilities.Work closely with the Plant leadership to ensure optimization of all domestic manufacturing capabilities to meet business demand and strategic operations objectives.Track and analyze physical inventory data (safety stock) and variances, develop/recommend action plans and engage appropriate stakeholders to prevent and/or remediate issues.Provide leadership for inventory management activities including but not limited to cycle counts and physical inventory counts.Implement Lean Material Flow