Associate Director – Materials Planning

Carrier is the leading global provider of healthy, safe and sustainable building and cold chain solutions with a world-class, diverse workforce with business segments covering HVAC, refrigeration, and fire and security. We make modern life possible by delivering safer, smarter and more sustainable services that make a difference to people and our planet while revolutionizing industry trends. This is why we come to work every day. Join us and we can make a difference together.

About this role

The Associate Director - Materials Planning will lead a large team of experienced materials and production scheduling professionals. This is a key leadership role responsible for overseeing and optimizing material management processes within the organization. This role requires a deep understanding of materials planning, supply chain management, and production scheduling. The Associate Director - Materials Planning will collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to drive improvements in material management practices and contribute to overall operational excellence.

This is an onsite role in Charlotte NC.

We value our people and offer an extensive benefits package, with financial rewards including health insurance, a retirement savings plan, and also lifestyle support with flexible working and parental leave. Plus, we’ll support your growth with paid-for external training programs and courses.

Key Responsibilities: Materials Planning

Material Delivery Assurance

• Ensure on-time delivery of materials to support production schedules
• Develop and maintain scorecards to assess critical supplier performance
• Support critical material issues and facilitate escalations as necessary

Procurement

• Create and maintain purchase orders in accordance to MRP schedule
• Monitor supplier lead times and maintain supplier master data
• Establish and maintain supplier scorecard reviews

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Master Scheduling across the factory

• Develop and implement standard work for Master Scheduling across the factory
• Collaborate with SIOP (Sales Inventory & Operations Planning) and Master Scheduling teams to align demand allocation with production capacity
• Ensure efficient allocation of materials and capacity to support production schedules
• PFEP (Plan for Every Part) Compliance and Gap Analysis
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive PFEP process including replenishment strategies and safety stock levels
• Identify opportunities to streamline material flow while achieving financial inventory targets
• Conduct gap analysis and implement corrective actions as needed
• Capacity Roll-up at BU Level
• Aggregate and analyze capacity data to support planning/SIOP functions
• Assist in capacity planning and resource allocation decisions

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Production Control / Short-Term Production Planning

• Work order creation and maintenance
• Monitor work in progress and order closure timeliness
• Determine build plan sequence and signal materials handling accordingly
• Clear To Build
• Monitor material inventory levels and supplier commits to understand clear to build
• Work with purchasing to identify and mitigate material constraints

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 5 years plus experience in material management, supply chain, or production control
• 2 years plus organizational leadership experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, or business administration
• Master's degree
• Knowledge of PFEP, inventory management, and supply chain best practices
• Logistics and transportation optimization
• Experience in “high mix low volume manufacturing”
• Knowledge/experience with ERP systems and/or planning software
• Project management skills and familiarity with PMO practices
• Supplier relationship management and performance metrics
• Collaboration skills and lead cross-functional teams and drive process improvements
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• English communication verbal and written

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