Central Planner Manager

About the job

Coats is a world leader in thread manufacturing and structural components for apparel and footwear, as well as an innovative pioneer in performance materials.

Trusted by the world's leading companies to deliver crucial, innovative, and sustainable solutions, we provide value-adding products including apparel, footwear and specialty threads.

With a proud heritage dating back more than 250 years and a spirit of evolution to constantly stay ahead of changing market needs, we have operations across 50 countries with a workforce of over 17,000, serving our customers worldwide.

Coats Footwear

Headquartered in the UK, Coats* connects talent, textiles, and technology to make a better and more sustainable world.

For more info, visit our website: www.coats.com

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Role Purpose

• Improve the quality of demand plan, supply plan and the Forecast accuracy
• Plan Supply in accordance with Coats Best Practice Supply Planning Definition
• Drive Lead-time, Service and Stock Targets as per plan
• Manage a team of PPDS planners and supervise
• Lead the key processes for Americas (e.g Inter group sourcing plan, MRP review, Safety stock calculation etc).

Principal Accountabilities:

Data-

• Capacities, MRP Data integrity, Calendars, APO Custom Tables
• Ensure Integrity of the data pertaining to the forecast including Statistical forecasting parameters, demand history, factors driving SS, MRP Category classification

Process-

Demand plan:

• Organize monthly Demand plan meeting with local Commercial team. Ensure latest commercial forecast is updated into ADP system. Highlight abnormality in demand to grey thread planning team.
• Review Demand Planning Alerts: Respond accordingly, communicate changes to respective stakeholders.
• OFACRA: Coordinate with Central team member to conduct, at the required frequency, the OFA Process. Ensure item category reflects the demand profile of the item at all times, thus reducing SLOBs
• Process MRP controller alerts

Supply plan:

• Organize and lead monthly S&OP meeting at market level.
• Carry out the Medium-Term Supply Planning Processes including Deployments and External Procurement
• Follow monthly, weekly, daily processes required to achieve desired Supply Planning Outcome
• Ensure best practices are enabled in the process

Scheduling:

• Manage the daily job of PPDS planners
• Train Supply planners/ schedulers with latest knowledge/best practice in One click/GATP+
• Monitor planning effectiveness indicators. Highlight and follow up with manufacturing on action plans to improve

Other DP activities

• Lead the annual intergroup sourcing plan exercise and communicate final outcome to markets.
• Complete the MRP review for Mexico and Honduras as per schedule
• Run safety stock analyst on monthly basis.
• Prepare, discuss and sign off the Annual Plan with relevant stakeholders.
• Organize and lead SLOB meetings. Highlight issues pertaining to slow/ non-moving items.
• Participate/ Support to key initiatives and Supply Chain/ Masterdata related projects.
• Data analysis and insights for any ad hoc reviews/ assessments – support to Group Planning Director.

Managing Central planning team

• Create and maintain high working standards and great quality of teamwork within the Central Planning team
• Supervise the other FG planners and manage sub-optimal performance.
• Ensure continuous and high-quality support to all local supply chain teams
• Organize and contribute to mid-year / annual performance reviews for ASIA planning team. Complete the annual review in portal as per timelines.
• Decide annual goals for team and communicate the same to team members.
• Coordinate for IDP creation with quarterly follow up and update the status.
• Review annual EES survey result and take actions accordingly.
• Create learning environment within team. Drive certification and various training completion on time.

Education, Qualifications and Experience

• Strong statistical and mathematical knowledge.
• Good communication skills (Superior in English).
• Good Excel knowledge.
• Good problem resolving skills
• Good skill to observe the relation between different areas
• Deep understanding of Supply Chain Best Practice
• University Degree
• Relevant Supply Chain Qualification

At Coats Group, we are committed to innovation, excellence, and fostering a diverse and collaborative environment where every team member can thrive. If you are passionate about making an impact in the textile industry and eager to join a global leader with a rich heritage and a forward-thinking approach, we invite you to take the next step in your career with us.

Apply now to be part of our dynamic team and help shape the future of textiles.