Supply Chain Production Planner

A Supply Chain/Production Planner in manufacturing coordinates material requirements, capacity, and scheduling to meet customer demand while optimizing inventory levels. They create production schedules, monitor progress, manage inventory, and collaborate with procurement/logistics to prevent shortages and ensure timely delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Production Scheduling: Develop weekly/monthly production plans and schedules, aligning manufacturing activities with sales forecasts and customer demand.
• Inventory Optimization: Analyze inventory levels to ensure optimal stock, reducing excess while preventing shortages of raw materials and finished goods.
• MRP/ERP Management: Utilize ERP/MRP systems (e.g., SAP, MES) to release manufacturing orders and manage inventory records.
• Material Coordination: Collaborate with procurement to align material availability with production schedules.
• Troubleshooting: Monitor production progress and adjust schedules to accommodate maintenance, machine downtime, or changing demand.
• Process Improvement: Identify opportunities to improve production efficiency, reduce waste, and improve KPIs (e.g., on-time delivery).

There is no relocation assistance offered. Salary range is between $60,200 - $81,700, USD. This is a salaried, non-exempt role.

Additional Information

• Position requires all candidates to be authorized to work in the USA – no sponsorship available.
• There is no relocation assistance offered.
• Salary range is between $60,200 - $81,700, USD.
• Benefits: Health Insurance, 8 holidays, Simple IRA, Vacation and Sick time

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or related field.
• Technical Proficiency: Strong proficiency in ERP/MRP systems (like SAP or Oracle) and MS Excel/SQL.
• Experience: 3–5 years of experience in manufacturing or plant supply chain environments. Manufacturing or purchasing experience, including supervisory manufacturing experience where the candidate has supervised manufacturing activities without personally performing the physical work.
• Skills: Strong communication, analytical, and organizational skills, along with proactive problem-solving abilities. Position requires all candidates to be authorized to work in the USA – no sponsorship available.

Must Have

• 3–5 years of experience in manufacturing or plant supply chain environments.
• ERP/MRP systems experience, such as SAP or Oracle.
• Proficiency with MS Excel and SQL.
• Manufacturing or purchasing experience, including supervisory manufacturing experience where the candidate has supervised manufacturing activities without personally performing the physical work.