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The Head of Supply Planning ensures timely and efficient finished product supply to L-Acoustics customers. This position reports to the Global Supply planning director within the Supply Chain organization of L-Acoustics.
The Head of Supply Planning primarily owns the operational (0-3 months) and tactical (3-18 months) supply planning activities like master planning, scheduling, and capacity planning for group entities. The position sets the direction for, synchronizes, and oversees the supply planning activities of L-Acoustics group sites across the globe and strategic suppliers in collaboration with the respective supply planning teams of these sites.
The Head of Supply Planning is accountable for ensuring industry-leading service and finished product inventory results of L-Acoustics.
Contribution and Deliverables:
As the Head of Supply Planning at L-Acoustics, you will,
Within the operational horizon,
- Develop master production plans based on business needs driven by the S&OP process, ensuring that products are available to meet customer orders.
- Identify and proactively address supply bottlenecks and disruptions to minimize production delays.
- Act as the key contributor to the supply availability process with a mandate to debottleneck the process and reduce the need for manual supply allocation.
- Ensure synchronization and drive clarity for the supply planning activities across group sites.
- Guide component planning, supply chain operations, and sales coordination to work in full synchronization with supply plans.
- Own the planning for custom and make-to-order items.
- Define, own, and monitor service, cost, and cash-related KPIs.
Within the tactical horizon,
- Lead the product segmentation process to classify product portfolios to simplify planning activities.
- Lead the operating strategy process to uncover and document operational constraints and lead times that need to be considered.
- Contribute to the process of prioritizing, reducing, or eliminating operating constraints.
- Lead the rough-cut capacity planning (RCCP) process for main sites with a mandate to establish a global RCCP process across group sites.
- Act as a contributor to the RCCP process for warehousing, logistics, and key suppliers.
- Contribute to cost control and reduction strategies, optimizing production costs while maintaining product quality.
- Own the process for avoiding and eliminating non-performing inventory.
- Contribute to the annual budget process and the monthly S&OP process.
- Work in harmony with the supply planning business expert to drive data-driven decision-making and adoption of modern supply chain tools & processes.
Within the strategic horizon,
- Contribute to the planning activities of new production sites, new distribution centers, new markets, new products, new customers, and new business verticals.
- Lead the capability-building plan, define roles and responsibilities, and own functional onboarding plans of the related organization.
Experience:
You will be set for success in this position if you have
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Background in supply chain, operations management, or related fields.
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Minimum 10 years of experience in production planning and scheduling with Dynamics 365 or similar tier 1 ERP software.
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Proven track record of optimizing production processes, reducing lead times, and improving on-time delivery performance.
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Ability to analyze complex data and trends to draw actionable insights that drive decision-making.
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Strong collaboration skills and ability to influence peers, indirect reports, and managers.
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Experience in building, managing, and developing planning teams in high-growth, high-complexity environments.
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Experience in complex manufacturing contexts. Experience in sound systems, electronics, or a related industry is a plus.
Join our passionate and dedicated teams who are shaping the future of sound!
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What We Do
L-Acoustics is renowned for developing innovative sound systems and technologies that elevate the listening experience. Founded in France in 1984, L-Acoustics currently employs 800 team members worldwide, with headquarters in Paris, Los Angeles, London, and Singapore. Recognized for pioneering the line source array, L-Acoustics continues to shape the future of sound with solutions such as the L-ISA Immersive Hyperreal Sound technology, which offers 3D multi-dimensional audio. L-Acoustics also provides exceptional concert-grade sound systems and immersive sound spaces for residential and architectural environments. In recognition of introducing these groundbreaking creative technologies, L-Acoustics was named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies of 2020 and 2023.
L-Acoustics sound systems can be heard around the globe in venues like the Hollywood Bowl and the Philharmonie de Paris, at the world's top-grossing festivals such as Coachella and Tomorrowland, international special events like the World Expo 2020 and World Cup 2022, and on tour with world-class artists such as Billie Eilish, Post Malone, Arctic Monkeys, and Jacky Cheung, and in the Las Vegas residencies of Katy Perry, Adele, and more.
