Regional Planning Manager

With a career at The Home Depot, you can be yourself and also be part of something bigger.

The DC Regional Production Planning Manager (RPM) provides end to end planning, guidance, and communication to the DC and Regional Leadership teams in order to ensure key performance indicators are met, production/staffing plans are created, and building flow is balanced. The RPM will work remotely to influence leaders and maintain operational systems and inputs and is responsible with ensuring the successful planning, coordination, and execution of the long and short-term production and labor plans. The RPM will be responsible for multiple 600K plus square foot Distribution Centers individually flowing over $700 million dollars in inventory. Successful management and execution of the RPM plan will be crucial to keep provide exceptional customer service to The Home Depot Stores and ensure in stock remains high.

• 30% Effectively partners with DC and Regional leaders to ensure understanding, buy in, and execution of production plan. Collaborates with each DC daily via phone and email to confirm commitments, understand limitations, and identify plan variances or opportunities.
• 30% Establishes each DC's production plan through maintenance of configurations and inputs within IBOT and Glide Path Tools. Identifies areas of opportunity to adjust plan to drive effectiveness gains through ongoing evaluation of operation's performance.
• 20% Educates and trains the leadership team on the planning process, tools, and resources available and provides coaching in deficient areas.
• 10% Identifies process, IBOT, and other system improvements and partners with Labor and Analytics teams to develop and test enhancements.
• 10% Partners with Human Resources and leadership team to identifies opportunities with scheduled time off, cross training needs, and full time, part time, and seasonal staffing needs.

• This position reports to the Senior Manager.
• This position has 0 direct reports.

• Typically requires overnight travel more than 50% of the time.

• Requires intermittent periods during which continuous physical exertion is required, such as walking, standing, stooping, climbing, lifting material or equipment, some of which may be heavy or awkward.

• Typically in a comfortable environment but with regular exposure to factors such as temperature extremes, moving machinery, loud noise, and fumes which cause noticeable discomfort or a moderate risk of accident or illness.

• Must be eighteen years of age or older.
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.

• Bachelor's degree preferred
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate and work effectively with cross-functional teams
• Ability to convey complex or technical ideas and processes in easy-to-understand terms to diverse audiences
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a high school diploma and/or GED.

• No additional education

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• No additional years of experience

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• Business Insights - Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization's goals
• Collaborates - Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives
• Customer Focus - Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions
• Decision Quality - Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward
• Drives Results - Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances
• Ensures Accountability - Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments
• Plans and Aligns - Planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals