Production Planner, Asia

Who We Are:

At Brooks, we believe movement is the key to feeling more alive. That’s why we’re driven to create gear and experiences that take people to the place that makes them feel more alive — whether it’s a headspace, a feeling, or a finish line.

Everyone who works at Brooks is propelled by a company culture that sparks excitement, fuels collaboration, inspires creativity, and ignites innovation.

Our brand values help bond us together and drive our success:

·       Runner First  

We act in the best interest of the runner

·       Word is Bond 

We do what we say we’ll do

·       Champion Heart  

We give our all in everything we do  

·       There is no “I” in Run

We stay generous with our humanity

·       Keep Moving

We find ways to move every day, because joy is kinetic!

We welcome everyone from every walk of life looking to inspire others through the power of movement — because we’re all moving towards something. Let’s run there.   

Your Job:

The Production Planner plays a key role in the footwear production organization. As the Production Planner, you review the daily production output reports, commercialization schedules, monthly forecast and material status updates to ensure on-time delivery against committed Ex-Factory dates and product introduction dates.  

Your Responsibilities:

• Work with cross-functional teams to plan, analyze and manage production activities for multiple factories with in a factory group and multiple product lines across Vietnam.
• Actively participate in commercialization meetings to ensure production meets calendar deadlines and to flag any production issues and updates.
• Review production plan and schedule to ensure continuous manufacturing operations.
• Monitor the execution of production plan and identify and report on deviations.  This includes:
• Monitor factory daily output and PO delivery schedule to ensure shipments meet XF date requirements. Follow up and coordinate with all related parties to resolve and/or communicate delivery issues.
• Communicate production status and error updates to management on regular basis.
• Review and analyze customer requirements and set production expectations.
• Evaluate issues, analyze root causes and derive solutions in collaboration with Senior Planner.
• Generate production reports for management and customers.
• Monitor and manage the availability of materials, tooling and resources in order to meet need dates and monthly forecast demand.
• Recommend improvements to maintain production integrity, consistency and quality.
• Respond to unforeseen changes in forecasts to provide guidance to key factories to remain financially viable during dramatic fluctuations in production demand.
• Collaborate with partner factories to acquire flex capacity /additional capacity.
• Collaborate with MSP team to improve the SRF and LRF data by assessing, analyzing and adjusting the preliminary forecast file before it is published to T1’s.
• Assign weekly PO placement capacity alignment of multi sourced styles.
• Provide support for our Digital Supply Planning system implementation which will connect our factories to a new system as part of Digitization initiative.
• Prepare tooling capacity analysis and coordinate style moves with Brooks MSP, Costing, Engineering, T1 and vendors.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management or related field and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of 3 years of production/QA experience
•  Fluent English communication skills (both speaking and writing). Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from their counterparts at US headquarters, cross-functional colleagues, factory partners, etc. 
• Excellent written/verbal communication skills
• Organizational skills and a willingness to work in a team-oriented environment
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook.
• Strong knowledge of footwear production process
• Detail oriented with the ability to multi-task
• Ability to lead and collaborate with internal/external teams
• Strong logical thought process to identify root cause of issues. 
• Proven track record of successful collaboration in global product development teams 
• Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills; must be extremely detail-oriented 
• Must possess the ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced, team environment 
• Strong organizational skills and independent work habits  
• FlexPLM, MS Project, Illustrator experience a plus 
• Knowledge of various planning systems, ERP, Lean, a plus

At Brooks, we celebrate diversity & equity. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment, and encourage people of all backgrounds, perspectives, experiences, and skills to apply. Brooks is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, two-spirit identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, the presence of a physical, mental, or sensory disability, marital status, pregnancy (including childbirth and related conditions), caste, citizenship or immigration status, honorably discharged veteran or military status, actual or perceived victims of domestic violence, harassment, sexual assault or stalking, HIV or Hepatitis C infection, political ideology, use of a trained service animal by a person with a disability, or on any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law, or any other non-merit based factors.