Production Control Manager (PC Manager)

General Position Summary

The Production Control Manager is responsible for the overall leadership, direction, and performance of the Production Control, Materials, and shipping functions. This position provides strategic and operational leadership to ensure customer demand is effectively translated into production, inventory, manpower, material, and transportation plans that support safe, efficient, and cost-effective operations.

The position is accountable for department performance, employee capability and development, production control and inventory strategy, customer and supplier coordination, logistics(shipping) planning, international trade requirements, departmental budgets, and continuous improvement.

This role requires strong business judgment, the ability to manage complex and time-sensitive issues, and the ability to effectively balance customer requirements, production capacity, inventory levels, manpower, transportation, cost, and overall company objectives.

The Production Control Manager (also known as PC Manager) is expected to provide leadership during both normal operations and critical situations, utilizing appropriate escalation procedures and maintaining clear, concise, and confident communication with employees, leadership, customers, suppliers, and sister companies.