Opportunity Snapshot

Optimize global planning and scheduling processes to create a world class manufacturing planning environment at Celgard: we are a recognized global leader in developing, manufacturing, and marketing battery separators that are used in high performance lithium battery markets.

We've experienced consistent growth and fueled by strong cash flow, a highly profitable business model and high demand for our award-winning product line, we are poised for additional growth in the markets we serve including electric and hybrid vehicles; consumer electronics such as laptops, cell phones and digital cameras; medical devices; and various military applications.

Driving the global planning function for all Celgard plants across our network -- Charlotte, Shanghai and Ochang -- you will understand short/long-term demand and global capacity and use that insight to optimize processes for raw material procurement and inventory planning. You will be responsible for on-time delivery and capacity planning and provide strategic decision-making support on which sites should manufacture which products.

To be a good fit for this opportunity, you will bring a track record of success in developing systems and processes for a multi-site fast-paced environment. Our complex SKU portfolio (in the hundreds) is customized to specific customer needs and you'll also need the interpersonal savvy to interface with customers and with cross-functional groups throughout the organization.

What You'll Bring to the Table

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering , Business Management, Production Operations or related field of study.
• Minimum 8+ years of progressive production/capacity/sales & operations planning experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with network optimization and linear programming.
• Global planning experience in a multi-national organization.
• A demonstrated ability to provide leadership through influence, and facilitate dynamic, cross-functional teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Outstanding communications skills, both oral and written.
• Strong project management and multi-tasking skills with the ability to drive multiple competing priorities.
• Familiarity with ERP systems.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (including Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint).
• Ability and willingness to travel (about 25%) to mostly international destinations.

Preferred but not required:

• Six Sigma, lean manufacturing and value engineering experience.
• Experience in film industry or logistics.
• APICS certification.

What's in It for You

• Ability to make an impact -- you'll play an important role in optimizing our planning environment, improving our bottom line, and creating a strong foundation for future growth as you push our global planning function to the next level.
• Broad visibility -- you will gain unique insight into our business as you collaborate with practically every functional area and drive best practices in global planning.
• Great work environment -- you'll become a part of a highly cohesive team that is well supported by our leadership, all within a very employee-focused organization.
• Career advancement -- we take a proactive approach to helping our people develop professionally, and your success in this role combined with the skills you acquire will help position you to pursue a variety of growth paths throughout the organization.
• Excellent compensation -- in addition to a competitive salary and bonus incentive program, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes health insurance, a 401(k) plan, and more.

More About Your Role

If you're a good fit for this position, you already know most of what this job entails. However, to be sure we're providing a complete picture, here are some details.

At our Charlotte headquarters, you will report directly to the Vice President of Supply Chain and oversee one Production Scheduling Analyst and 1 Inventory Analyst. We'll look to you to roll up your sleeves and become very familiar with our complex SKU portfolio, planning processes and systems to identify opportunities and drive continuous improvement.

During the first year, you will focus on accomplishing the following goals:

• Establish network optimization models.
• Drive on-time delivery and optimize capacity planning.
• Provide decision-making support on future site selection for new facility.

In general, your responsibilities are to:

• Drive short term and long term capacity planning for the site.
• Analyze complex engineering plans, contracts, and production specifications to produce schedules and production plans and estimate the human resources, tools and equipment needed to manufacture products.
• Oversee inventory planning and control and off-site warehousing.

Keys to Success

Your success in this role will depend upon your ability to drive positive relationships with Production, Sales, Engineering and Planning teams in our rapidly changing business environment. This will require excellent interpersonal skills, as well as assertiveness and diplomacy to motivate and lead a wide variety of individuals.

In addition, to excel in this role, you will:

• Have the strength of character to establish credibility and make tough decisions.
• Focus on results, not effort.
• Maintain a high energy level to manage multiple issues and drive them each to resolution.
• Remain flexible and ready to shift priorities as the need arises.
• Be sensitive to cultural differences.

Who We Are

Proprietary Celgard trilayer membranes are a leading industry standard in rechargeable lithium battery applications. They are typically used in electronic applications such as notebook computers, cellular telephones, digital cameras, and other high performance devices. In addition, Celgard is the global leader in supplying battery separators for disposable lithium batteries used in photographic equipment, medical devices, and various military applications. Other energy storage technologies that use Celgard battery separators include vented nickel-cadmium aircraft batteries, zinc-air hearing aid batteries, and supercapacitors.

Celgard is part of Polypore International, Inc, a global high technology filtration company specializing in microporous membranes. Polypore's flat sheet and hollow fiber membranes are used in specialized applications that require the removal or separation of various materials from liquids, primarily in the ultrafiltration and microfiltration markets. NYSE-listed Polypore International, Inc is based in Charlotte, North Carolina, with eleven manufacturing facilities and thirteen sales/service offices located in nine countries serving six continents.