Planning Manager

Who we are.
We are Tosoh Quartz, Inc.
(TQI), the world's leading manufacturer of quartz glassware for the semiconductor industry.
With locations in Portland, OR and Durham, UK, we have been dedicated to uncompromising quality and service since our founding in 1957.
Our purpose is to transform Earth’s most useful natural substance into products that benefit humanity.
We're looking for a talented Planning Manager to support our industry leading products here at Tosoh Quartz, Inc.
As the Planning Manager, you will manage and improve the end-to-end plan from forecast through to product delivery.
You will optimize our schedule to ensure we are best utilizing our assets to meet business goals and objectives while delivering to meet the customer schedule.
You will lead Sales and Operations Planning to assess the capacity and feasibility for both short and long-range planning.
The Planning Manager will play a key role in identifying and solving capacity constraints with the help of Operations and Engineering.
Please note, this is an on-site role.
What you’ll do at Tosoh Quartz.
Develop and maintain metrics that measure the effectiveness of production planning.
Facilitate and enable continuous improvement of planning processes.
Own the Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning Process Forecast reviews with Sales to determine and maintain appropriate finished goods levels.
Evaluate forecast and determine future gaps.
Work with Operations and Engineering to plan mitigation and work proposals with Executive team.
Assist Purchasing personnel in creating forecasts for raw materials based on the finished goods forecast.
Work with others to create production schedules for each department that efficiently utilize production equipment capacities and manpower.
Evaluate and determine optimal WIP levels and lead-time performance.
Determine optimal finished good levels and align production plan accordingly.
Drive cost savings through effective management of production schedule.
Deliver a smoothed monthly production schedule that balances load across the resources.
Communicate work order delays to appropriate stakeholders and determine Root Cause and Counter Measures (RCCM).
Provide daily direction to Production Planners to ensure adherence with release strategies.
We’d love to see.
Bachelor’s degree in a related field, preferred, or an equivalent combination of skills and experience.
5+ years Planning experience in a discrete manufacturing process.
Extensive ERP experience (we are moving to IFS) and advanced excel skills.
APICS designation strongly preferred.
Ability to work collaboratively to resolve issues and drive action.
Strong communication skills are a must.
Strong strategic and analytical skills.
Benefits of working at Tosoh Quartz.
Located in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, Tosoh Quartz offers comprehensive health and wellness benefits (with $750 annual wellness reimbursement), 401(k), generous PTO accrual, sick time, tuition reimbursement, dependent education assistance, Employee Assistance Plan (EAP), free parking, Columbia Sportwear employee store access, and more.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.