Welcome to the APICS Pittsburgh Chapter #31
APICS The Association for Operations Management is the global leader and premier source of the body of knowledge in operations management, including production, inventory, supply chain, materials management, purchasing, and logistics. Since 1957, individuals and companies have relied on APICS for its superior training, internationally recognized certifications, comprehensive resources, and worldwide network of accomplished industry professionals.

Purpose: To continuously update and maintain the Manugistics technical model to enhance the decision-support capabilities of the tool.  Provide training and technical support to Demand Planners.  Serve as the project liaison between Supply Chain teams, IT and Demand Planning.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES – List the activities you perform on a regular basis.  Identify the major end result your position is expected to achieve for each of these activities.

KEY FUNCTIONS PERFORMED:

·        Lead, identify, and implement continuous improvement initiatives of Demand Planning process within the Manugistics tool.

·        Develop and maintain Demand Planning Manugistics training plan including a course outline, handbooks, and references for new planners and “refresher” training/material for all planners

·        Monitors process and exception reports to ensure Demand Planner’s conformance and adherence in Manugistics and report back to Demand Planning management. 

·        Diagnose, correct and test technical problems with the DP model. These technical problems include data, application, reporting or upgrade issues that may occur

·        Working in conjunction with the Demand Planners, assist in the diagnosis and resolution of logic or business rule problems within the DP model itself

·        Work with the Demand Planners to enhance the decision support capabilities of the tool

·        Work with IT to diagnose and correct and test integration and/or data issues that may occur

·        Act as a primary point of contact with JDA and Heinz IT with respect to technical items and issues concerning the DP application

·        Work with JDA to explore new uses of Manugistics tool and promote these uses to IT and Demand planning team

BUSINESS RESULTS

·        A fully functioning demand planning application

·        Maintenance of the demand planning model

·        A continuous improvement program to drive better decision-support functionality

·        Troubleshooting of technical issues with Demand Planning

·        Documentation of changes and upgrades made to the system or model

Please break out the areas of Knowledge required, Skills and Competencies into the separate categories below: 

What knowledge, degrees/courses, skills competencies are required for this job?  What type of and how much prior experience is required to do this job.

Check the competency model that applies to this job:

Manager/Supervisor

 Technical/Professional

KNOWLEDGE

·        Minimum requirement is a relevant Bachelor’s degree (Logistics, Industrial engineering, System Engineering, Mathematics or Computer science/engineering).

·        MBA or MSc would be ideal

·        Expertise in Manugistics Demand, Fulfillment, and Strategy modules

·        Understanding of advanced demand planning concepts, business drivers, organization structures and key metrics

·        Ability to translate business requirements into model constraints and parameters

·        Experience in analytical project work and business analysis

SKILLS

·        Technical ability to troubleshoot and correct software application issues. 

·        Programming experience (or at least complex database query creation experience) preferred

·        Expert knowledge of statistical modeling and software applications

·        Must be able to present results of analysis upward and translate direction from management in various business functions into Manugistics parameters

·        Ability to develop training materials and provide continuous “on the job”

·        Ability to work with little supervision and handle multiple high priorities similultaneously

·        Ability to translate business requirements into model constraints and parameters

·        Strong written and verbal communication skills

·        Self-motivated with proven time management and multiple task management capabilities

COMPENTENCIES

·        Contributing to Team Success

·        Influencing Others

·        Aligning Performance for Success

·        Driving Execution

·        Coaching Others

·        Building Partnerships

EXPERIENCE

·        5-6 years of Supply Chain modeling and programming experience

·        Detailed understanding of Demand and Supply Planning process and objectives

·        Experience in analytical project work and project management

·        Detailed understanding of the objectives of the advanced forecasting and planning functions

ORGANIZATIONAL  RELATIONSHIPS - List position titles, not individual names.  Attach a separate organizational chart.                            

DIMENSIONS – As applied to your job, record measurable statistics, such as: budget (spending, operations, research, etc.); number of employees supervised – directly and indirectly; sales volume; cost of purchases; value of inventories controlled, goods produced, etc.; and any other figures that would help others understand the nature of your job.  All figures should be annual and approximate.

·         Sales Volume: Total HNA (USA Only) = 260MM Phys Cases (FY09 Est)

·         Interact with Demand Planners: 14

·         Net Sales: Total HNA (USA Only) = $4.5B (FY09 Est)

·         Forecast Accuracy: Monthly Bias at Brand (+/- 2%) with 1-Month Lag

·         Demand Plan Error: Weekly MAPE at Item-National and Item-DC (5% YOY Improvement)

·         FG Inventory (Indirect Impact): $400M

For more information, or to apply for this position, please go to the Heinz North America Website -  Career Section

http://www.heinz.com/our-company/careers.aspx

Professional Development Meeting & Tasting

Wednesday June 10, 2009

Boyd & Blair

Potato Vodka

MUST BE 21

June APICS Meeting – Boyd & Blair Potato Vodka

Ever wonder what it takes to set up your own manufacturing business from the ground up?  Come to  June’s Professional Development Meeting at The Castle and find out.  Mr. Prentice Orr, and Mr. Barry Young sank four years, and more than a million dollars into their two-room distillery, the first to produce distilled beverage spirits of any kind in this area since the Monongahela rye distilleries closed decades ago.

Prentice Orr, and Barry Young set up and run Boyd & Blair, a Vodka company operating out of an old glassworks warehouse in Shaler.  They are doing a big business in these their first 9 months of operation.  They are featured on numerous cocktail menus around town, as well as commanding shelf presence in over 75 of our best bars & restaurants. Boyd & Blair is also carried in the State Wine & Spirits stores (No. 005936  $24.49)

Their dream was to create a classic vodka.  One made the way that they believed that Vodka was meant to be made.  From potatoes.  In small single batches.  They make every single batch by hand, literally.  No computers, no automated processes.  From making their own potato mash to sealing and signing every single bottle.  The result is a classic vodka with a hint of sweetness that is meant to be savored one sip at a time.

PRESENTATION / TASTING    

In addition to the business side, we will be tasting the product, and learn what makes this Vodka unique relative to what’s commonly found.

Dinner will be served FIRST, so don’t be late!

Meeting Location:

The meeting will be at The APICS Castle,

325 Commerce St.

Wilmerding. PA 15148

1-866-MY APICS X105

President’s Message – Jim Dobos

As many of you know, the Pittsburgh Chapter recently held elections for the upcoming year (July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2010). In this, my last President’s Message, I would like to thank the members that have given me the opportunity to serve you in this position for the past two terms.

The new elected officers of the Pittsburgh Chapter are as follows.

Ed Giacchino, President

Jack Martis,  Chapter VicePresident

Paul Kwiecinski, VicePresident of Finance

Jim Dobos,  Administrative Vice President

Ed will announce the balance of the board members in a future president’s message. The board however has several openings that we would like to fill. If you are interested in joining the board, or have questions about it, please contact Ed at Ed.Giacchino@TIMET.com or myself via the information provided at the end of this message.

Have a great summer and once again thank-you for your support.   

As always, if you have any questions or comments, I can be reached at 1-866 MY APICS X 107 or James.Dobos.wt04@Wharton.Upenn.edu.

To register for any of the following

classes, please contact Jack

Martis at 1-866-MY-APICS or

 724-331-0866 or email

mailto:jfm2620@comcast.net.