the LEGO Group · 11 hours ago
Finished Goods and Capacity Planner
Richmond, VA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$101K/yr - $151K/yrThe LEGO Group is seeking a Finished Goods and Capacity Planner to lead the planning of production and optimize inventory for their local manufacturing operations. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure the availability of finished goods and facilitate effective decision-making in production strategy.
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Responsibilities
Plan production of the local factory/site
Build (Cut / Add/ Modify) a weekly bucketed Finished Good supply plan
Apply strategies that ensure inventory coverage by SKU is maintained to targets agreed with the Supply Inventory Planning team (SIP)
Ensure weekly supply plan for Final Pack is feasible in the factory/site horizon, while growing factory efficiency by ensuring
Final Pack and Pre-pack machine utilization is balanced
Monthly FMC targets are planned
Labor hours planned based on the latest supply target, and feasible
Pre-Pack changeovers are not above the weekly target
Materials Feasibility above 95%
Simulate long term scenarios of the supply plan
Model the production environment and provide overviews of expected outcomes based on management inputs, such as efficiency, available machines, available labor, demand requirements, production rates, etc
Facilitate the local S&OP processes
Facilitate monthly meetings with leaders to set the production strategy for local operations, present overviews of current demand and supply, constraints, and business trade-offs
Presents recommendations to address operational challenges and support effective decision making
Drive actions that reduce barriers to successful execution of the plan
Align with other regional sites to set targets
Collaborate with partners to generate the best possible quality of strategic discussion, and facilitate alignment
Improve your own processes looking for new ways of working using a digitalization approach
Qualification
Required
Experience driving the production planning processes including Inventory Analysis, Sales & Operations Planning process and digital visualization tools such as Power BI or others
Previous experience working with ERP systems, such as SAP
Demonstrates initiative, thrives in a team setting, and shows strong problem solving skills
Preferred
Experience in consumer packaged goods is a plus
CPIM and/or CSCP Certification a plus
Benefits
Family Care Leave – We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.
Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.
Wellbeing – We want you to be your best self, so you’ll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programs run by local teams where you are based
Colleague Discount – We know you'll love to build so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.
Bonus – We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme
Your workplace – When you join the team you'll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 3 days per week in the office.
Company
the LEGO Group
The LEGO Group is a family-owned company that specializes in the development of children's creativity through playing and learning.
Founded in 1932
10001+ employees
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CEO
Jesper Andersen
Chief Financial Officer
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