Manager Production Planning

Job Summary:

Manages a team of highly technical and systematic Production Planners and Schedulers to provide clarity to internal and external teams in competing priority and capacity-constrained situations.

Leading efficient, predictable and scalable production schedules.



* Strategic planning and precision scheduling


* Optimize resources and timeline for maximum program success


* Develop, manage and maintain master schedule across programs and sites


* Translate program requirements and customer contracts into detailed material and production schedules.


* Align outputs with Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Operations, and Program Management.


* Ensure scheduling logic, dependencies and resource constraints.


* Report on and monitor the Line of Balance (LOB)


* Integrate the schedule

Responsibilities and Tasks:


* Builds systematic tools and processes to prevent issues and recommend solutions for current constraints and delays in the supply chain


* Creates and leads the execution of a timed, technical, multilayer departmental strategy to evolve the Team's processes and performance.


* Creates and oversees the Site-Level Master Production Schedule with close attention to Customer KPI's, Growth, Variances and impact on Capacity, Labor, and Inventory.


* Leads team to plan and schedule production to fulfill requested demand on time and in full at lowest possible costs


* With the Master Scheduler, coordinates the demand planning and fulfillment process and makes appropriate adjustments to balance capacity, adjust production plans and maintain inventory levels.


* Oversees and ensures effectiveness of the Master Production Scheduling process.


* Leverages relationships with key internal partners to navigate optimal supply chain solutions amidst complex, fast pace changes in the business


* Works closely with cross-functional departments to resolve planning and scheduling conflicts, constraints, bottlenecks and excesses/waste to drive decisions and yield alignment.


* Ensures the Master Production Schedules and Production floor Schedules are well integrated and aligned.


* Works with purchasing team to set targets, monitor inventory turns, optimize levels (stocking strategies), and address inventory discrepancies


* Participates in S&OP Meetings to align the Supply Planning Teams to one consensus plan.


* Communicates/shares SI&OP presentations to align cross-functional teams and drive aligned business plans to improve Supply Planning, increase Service Levels, optimize inventory levels, and achieve Financial Target


* Continuous Improvement: Measures, monitors, and drives actions to both operationally and systemically improve the Supply Planning, Inventory and Customer Service KPIs (ie.

OTD, Past Due, FPY, and Inventory Turns).


* Oversees ERP Planning execution activities


* Leads and manages the development of ERP reporting solutions/system...