Production and Inventory Control

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.

We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us

**Job Description**:
**Key Responsibilities**
- Individual must be able to travel domestically and internationally.
- Lead and manage all aspects related to supply chain management
- Manage the overall supply scheduling, material planning and inventory management activities for the concerned Business.
- Execute a process driven approach to material scheduling and planning. The manager will be responsible for identifying and executing performance improvement activities aimed at achieving year-on-year improvements in the supply chain performance. He/she will create an environment that encourages significant and continuous improvement, including Lean and advanced planning techniques
- Lead planning efforts. Act as a key leader in the establishment and execution of an integrated sale, operations and planning process that links strategy, customer service, inventory, forecasts and execution. Utilize this process to tightly align with the Businesses, Finance, Operations and Logistics organizations
- Subject matter expertise in planning management and conversant in applicable tools and systems.
- Develop strategy and initiatives to ensure timely material availability to support delivery commitment. Establish inventory strategy to meet customer service level attainment. Take initiatives to drive material expediting, cancellation and push out, excess and obsolete material disposition.
- Provide warehouse management leadership to ensure timely and proper material receiving, documentation and accounting, storage, retrieval and issuance.
- Ensure sales order fulfillment via integration of material and production planning process. Closely monitor schedule attainment and drive delivery performance.
- Coordinate activities with other functional areas such as Business Units, Engineering, Quality and Production to enable cost effective manufacturing environment and achieve customer satisfaction.
- Develop and implement annual supply chain and materials management plan. Plan should include but not limited to parameters and milestones for meeting customer service, production targets, shipment targets, inventory levels and costs of materials and finished products. Monitor execution status, identify opportunities and issues. Take proactive actions to close gaps. Communicate status timely to management and escalate where appropriate.
- Develop and manage department budget.
- Engage and leverage global operations and functional expertise to optimize internal process.
- Utilize strong organizational, communication, and leadership skills to develop and maintain a positive work environment for the team and work groups.
- Recruit, train, motivate and supervise all department staff. Provide staff competency development.
- Perform special projects and tasks as assigned.
- Conduct tasks in accordance with applicable health, safety, quality and environmental regulations (state regulations, ISO 9000, ISO 14000, etc) as well as Rockwell Automation code of conduct and other corporate policies and procedures.

**Job related competencies**

**Functional**

Contributes Functional and Technical Excellence
- Consistently demonstrates proficiency in the areas of technical and/or professional expertise relevant to role; increases expectations for proficiency of team/group as needed to meet Rockwell Automation goals
- Actively pursues continuous learning; develops skills and knowledge in job-related technical or professional expertise, including increasing breadth and depth of expertise and keeping up-to-date with advances; helps others do the same
- Combines technical and professional expertise with knowledge of the industry and market needs to achieve business goals
- Successfully transfers skills and knowledge to other individuals or groups

**Interpersonal**

Collaborates and Teams Effectively
- Is honest and fair in dealings with others; sets example for team/peers by modeling and promoting Rockwell Automation values and ethical standards
- Balances individual goals and team or business goals
- Builds and maintains a diverse personal network of internal and external relationships and resources, and uses it to achieve company goals.
- Addresses conflict and other barriers to collaboration directly and constructively, adapting to cultural norms and expectations when appro