Senior Production Planner

The Senior Production Planneris responsible fordeveloping,maintaining, and executing detailed production plans and schedules for assigned manufacturing sites and product portfolios. This role reporting to the Sr. Manager,Production Planning TT, it will play a critical part in translating supply plans and demand signals into executable production schedules while managing capacity, materials, and execution risks. The Senior Production Planner partners closely with Manufacturing, Global Supply Planning, Quality, and Procurement to ensure stable execution and consistent service performance. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential dutysatisfactory. 

• Develop andmaintaindetailed production schedules aligned with global supply plans, frozen horizons, and site-level constraints.

• Analyze capacity, labor, and material constraints; proposefeasibleschedule adjustments tomaintainservice levels.

• Execute near-term planning decisions to stabilize production flow and minimize schedule volatility.

• Serve as the primary point of contact for production scheduling within assigned value streams or manufacturing lines.

• Coordinate with Procurement and Inventory teams to ensure material availability for scheduled production.

• Monitor daily and weekly execution against plan;identifydeviations andinitiatecorrective actions.

• Support scenario planning for demand changes, capacity constraints, and supply disruptions.

• Maintain accuracy of production-related master data including lead times, routings, BOMs, and calendars.

• Support adherence to planning governance, frozen windows, and escalation processes.

• Identifyrecurring planning and execution issues; lead root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.

• Leverage ERP and planning systems to improve visibility, reporting, and exception management.

• Mentor junior production planners and schedulers through informal coaching and best-practice sharing.

DESIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or abilityrequiredfor this position.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, or related field.

• 5–7 years of experience in production planning, manufacturing scheduling, or supply chain roles.

• Strong understanding of MRP, capacity planning, and manufacturing execution concepts.

• Proficiencyin ERP and planning systems such as Oracle, SAP, or similar platforms.

• Experienceworking in regulated manufacturing environmentspreferred.

• APICS certificationa plus.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong communicationskills, both oral,writtenand electronic form

• Effective communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally in fast-paced environments.

• Analytical and problem-solving skills

• Must be punctual, reliable, and efficient

• Must be very detail oriented and organized, able to multi-task

• Knowledge and experience working with MRO/ERP systems, Oracle R12 is a plus

• Proficient inMicrosoft Office, especially excel; must be able to create andmaintainspreadsheets.

• Mustdemonstrateproactiveproblem-solvingskills

• Working knowledge of quality systems requirements (QSR) and good manufacturing practices (GMP)

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.

• Demonstrated ability to manage execution risk and prioritize effectively.

• Excellent organization and prioritization skills

• Excellent problem-solving and interpersonal skills; ability to display sound judgement

TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED

Ability toutilizea computer, telephone, fax and copy machine as well as other general office equipment. 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical requirements listed in this section include, but are not limited, to the motor/physical abilities and skillsrequireof this positionin order tosuccessfully undertake the essential duties andresponsibilities of thisposition.In accordance withthe Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), reasonable accommodations may be made to empower individuals with disabilities to undertake the essential duties and responsibilities of the position. 

• While undertaking the essential duties and responsibilities of the position, the employee mustrepeatedly sit, listen, speak, and write/type. 

• The employeeis required togo to all areas of the company.

•  Must be able to independently travel via car or airplane to domestic and international locations as needed.

• Must be able to occasionallylift up