Master Production Planner
On-siteMaple Grove, Minnesota, United States
Job Summary
Develop and maintain the master production schedule across multiple client programs, converting forecasts and contractual commitments into executable build plans within the ERP/MRP system. Run MRP outputs to release and prioritize work orders while balancing demand, capacity, and inventory targets. Monitor production capacity by line and work center to identify constraints, proposing recovery options like overtime or subcontracting. Partner with Manufacturing and NPI to translate development programs into commercial-scale production schedules, supporting rough-cut capacity planning and scenario analysis. Serve as the scheduling point of contact for Program Management, Procurement, Manufacturing, and Quality, participating in daily tier meetings and weekly S&OP reviews to provide visibility into schedule adherence and at-risk orders. Ensure all production plans and schedule changes comply with 21 CFR Part 820 and ISO 13485, coordinating with Quality to incorporate inspection and validation holds. Maintain accurate planning parameters and master data, including BOMs, routings, and lead times, while building dashboards to track on-time delivery and inventory turns.
Required Qualifications
- Master Production Planner
- Supply Chain
- US medical device contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) site
- Develop, publish, and maintain the site master production schedule (MPS)
- balancing demand, capacity, and inventory targets
- Convert client forecasts, purchase orders, and contractual delivery commitments into an executable, capacity-balanced build plan
- site's ERP/MRP system
- Run and interpret MRP outputs
- release, reschedule, and prioritize work orders
- align material availability, labor, and equipment capacity with the MPS
- Maintain accurate planning parameters
- lead times
- lot sizes
- safety stock
- BOM and routing data
- MRP recommendations
- Manage the planning time fence
- change control process
- evaluating schedule impact
- committing new orders
- engineering changes
- expedite requests
- Model and monitor production capacity
- by line and work center
- identify capacity gaps and constraints
- propose recovery options
- overtime
- resequencing
- subcontracting
- Partner with Manufacturing and NPI
- translate development and pilot-scale programs into full commercial-scale production schedules
- Support rough-cut capacity planning
- scenario (what-if) analysis
- new client programs
- demand changes
- capital equipment decisions
- Escalate material or capacity shortfalls
- client delivery commitments
- Serve as the scheduling point of contact
- Program Management, Procurement, Manufacturing, and Quality
- delivery status, risks, and priorities
- Participate in daily tier meetings
- weekly operations/S&OP reviews
- Communicate schedule changes, priorities, and constraints
- across departments and to client-facing teams
- Reconcile demand signals
- multiple clients
- available capacity and materials
- site's Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process
- Own the accuracy of planning-related master data
- BOMs, routings, lead times, and planning codes
- within the ERP/MRP system
- Build and maintain planning dashboards and KPIs
- on-time delivery
- schedule adherence
- past-due backlog
- inventory turns
- Identify and implement continuous improvement
- planning workflows
- lean principles
- reduce variability and manual rework
- Ensure production plans and schedule changes are executed in compliance with 21 CFR Part 820
- ISO 13485
- applicable client and regulatory requirements
- Coordinate with Quality
- incorporate inspection, validation, and disposition holds
- production schedule
- Maintain traceability of planning decisions and schedule changes
- Device History Record
- documentation requirements
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