Senior Production Planner/Scheduler
On-siteBenton, Kentucky, United States
Job Summary
Develop and maintain detailed production schedules that align customer demand with capacity, material availability, and inventory objectives. Review sales orders, confirm material requirements, and create purchase requisitions to support production and customer commitments. Convert planned orders into production orders in SAP, establish realistic lead times, and monitor daily schedule progress to identify and resolve material or capacity constraints. Coordinate with Purchasing, suppliers, and internal departments to expedite critical items and ensure on-time delivery. Assist with physical inventory counts, cycle reconciliation, and finished goods control while maintaining accurate SAP transactions and documentation. Provide guidance to improve scheduling practices and production flow across assigned lines.
Required Qualifications
- Associate degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, or a related field
- Minimum of five years of experience in production planning, scheduling, inventory control, materials management, or a related manufacturing function
- Experience planning and scheduling production in a manufacturing environment
- Ability to review sales orders, determine raw material requirements, create purchase requisitions, and coordinate material availability to support customer commitments
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel, with the ability to analyze schedules, inventory data, and production requirements
- Strong communication, problem-solving, organization, and follow-up skills with the ability to manage changing priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
- Ability to work cross-functionally with Production, Customer Service, Purchasing, Technical Services, Inventory Control, IT, and external suppliers as needed
- Ability to effectively manage multiple priorities, adapt to changing production needs, and maintain accuracy in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
- Must be able to sit, stand, walk, use a computer, communicate effectively, and review detailed information for extended periods of time
- May occasionally be required to walk through production areas where all applicable safety requirements must be followed, including the use of required personal protective equipment (PPE)
Desired Qualifications
- Associate degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, or a related field preferred
- Minimum of five years of experience in production planning, scheduling, inventory control, materials management, or a related manufacturing function preferred
- Experience planning and scheduling production in a manufacturing environment, preferably across multiple production lines
- Preferred SAP experience, including transactions related to production planning, inventory control, material setup, production orders, purchase requisitions, and sales order acknowledgement
- Preferred Power BI experience, including the ability to review, interpret, and utilize dashboards or reports to support production planning, scheduling, inventory analysis, and operational decision-making
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