Production Manager

Lead and develop the Planning Scheduling team, ensuring the right competencies, resources, and succession plans are in place to support current and future business needs. Establish a high-performance culture focused on accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and employee development. Own and manage the master production schedule, finite scheduling processes, capacity planning, and production prioritization across all manufacturing areas, using SAP as the core planning platform while driving continuous improvements through automation, analytics, and digital planning solutions. Drive planning accuracy, schedule adherence, throughput optimization, and on-time delivery performance. Partner closely with Procurement, Production, Engineering, Quality, and Sales to align demand, capacity, and material availability. Lead Sales Operations Planning (S OP) and capacity review processes to proactively identify constraints and mitigation actions. Utilize advanced SAP capabilities to optimize planning processes, improve data accuracy. Leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI), predictive analytics, automation tools, and digital solutions to improve forecasting, scheduling, reporting, inventory management, and decision-making processes. Identify, develop, and deploy new planning tools and technologies to increase efficiency and improve operational performance. Lead digital transformation initiatives across planning and scheduling processes, ensuring successful adoption and sustainable results. Analyze production capacity, routing requirements, bottlenecks, and work center utilization to maximize throughput and productivity. Monitor and manage Work-in-Process (WIP) levels to support flow optimization and lead-time reduction. Establish and maintain safety stock parameters, planning policies, inventory strategies, and MRP controls. Lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions related to production delays, material shortages, planning deviations, and service performance issues. Develop, monitor, and report key performance indicators (KPIs). Support strategic growth initiatives, capacity expansion projects, and operational transformation programs.