Mgr Supply Chain Planning - Jackson, MI

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Job Description
Join the diverse and dynamic team that powers Michigan's largest energy provider and one of the nation's largest gas and electric combination utilities. Consumers Energy services 6.8 million of Michigan's 10 million residents - caring for our friends and neighbors in all 68 Lower Peninsula counties. We embrace a cleaner and leaner utility vision focused on eliminating energy waste and adding renewable energy from sources such as wind and solar.

GENERAL SUMMARY OF JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
The Manager of Supply Chain Planning leads the Supply Chain Planning teams that develops inventory planning models and forecasts to drive purchasing decisions and ensure optimal inventory and stock levels. Additionally, this role is responsible for providing planning expertise as a member of, or advisor to, Supply Chain Planners and maintains a client focus on service delivery and an enterprise-wide view of the categories under management. This role collaborates with senior internal stakeholders and Supply Chain personnel. The role ensures an integrated plan for each material category, in alignment with strategic and operational priorities, which requires significant collaboration with senior leaders across the company. The role is also responsible for compliance with core planning standards, financial forecasting/reporting and ensuring planning data is maintained.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Build, coach and mentor high performing teams, enabling maximum achievement. Champion ongoing training, exceptional resources and clear performance objectives that support effective bidding and negotiation strategies as well as optimal contract structure and finalization and ease of purchase.
• Collaborate with the Director of Supply Chain Planning to acquire and deploy resources based on functional and business partner needs. Make recommendations and lead business case development for tool and system enhancements related to inventory strategy and supply chain planning.
• Identify opportunities using data analytics to add value to Supply Chain and business partner practices. Lead collaboration efforts with Supply Chain and business partners to deploy analytics to make informed business decisions and improve business results. Continually assesses and refines models and analyses for accuracy and usefulness.
• Implement the framework, metrics, and goals for continuous improvement. To achieve process excellence and stay current with industry innovations, identify and drive, in collaboration with the department leadership and lead practices throughout the organization. Communicate initiatives and improvements to business partners as appropriate. Collaborate with business partners to identify opportunities to optimize Supply Chain collaboration with all end to end projects and planned work.