** Production Planner

Description

Position Summary

The Production Planner is responsible for developing and maintaining master production schedules across multiple departments and product lines to ensure on-time delivery, optimal resource utilization, and alignment with customer demand. This role serves as a key link between demand planning, scheduling, manufacturing operations, and supply chain, driving planning excellence at the plant.

Key Responsibilities

· Production Scheduling & Planning

· Develop, maintain, and optimize production schedules across multiple departments.

· Align production capacity with customer demand, inventory targets, and revenue goals.

· Ensure production priorities are clearly communicated to plant schedulers and operations.

· Cross-Functional Collaboration

· Partner with customer service, operations, scheduling, and supply chain to balance supply and demand.

· Work with manufacturing and engineering to resolve capacity constraints, bottlenecks, or quality issues.

· Support SIOP (Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning) by providing inputs on production feasibility.

· System & Process Management

· Manage planning parameters (lead times, lot sizes, safety stock) within ERP/MRP systems.

· Drive planning process standardization across departments to ensure consistency and scalability.

· Monitor adherence to the frozen planning window and escalation procedures.

· Performance Monitoring & Reporting

· Track and report on key KPIs such as schedule adherence, launch adherence, on-time delivery, capacity utilization, and inventory turns.

· Proactively identify risks to meeting customer requirements and develop mitigation plans.

· Provide visibility to leadership on production readiness and constraints.

Key Competencies

· Strategic thinking with attention to execution details.

· Data-driven decision-making and ability to interpret complex planning data.

· Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.

· Continuous improvement mindset with focus on planning excellence.

Requirements

Education & Experience

· Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, Business, or related field preferred. Associate’s degree in similar fields of study is required

· 5+ years of production planning, master scheduling, or supply chain experience in a manufacturing environment.

· Experience supporting SIOP / S&OP processes at a manufacturing operation preferred.

· Experience in a high-mix, configurable, or engineered-to-order manufacturing environment strongly preferred.

Technical Skills

· Strong working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems (e.g., SAP, WorkWise, Oracle, JD Edwards, Epicor, or similar).

· Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel; experience with planning analytics or BI tools (Power BI, Tableau, etc.) preferred.

· Solid understanding of capacity planning, inventory management principles, and supply/demand balancing.

· Familiarity with lean manufacturing and continuous improvement methodologies.

Certifications (Preferred)

· APICS/ASCM CPIM, CSCP, or related supply chain certification preferred.

Other Requirements

· Strong communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders across multiple functions and levels of leadership.

· Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities and drive results in a dynamic environment.

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