Production Planner bei None

Position Summary

The Production Planner is responsible for developing, maintaining, and optimizing the rolling 3-month production plan to align customer demand, sales forecasts, and production capacity. This role firms up the Master Production Schedule (MPS) for repeat and high-volume products (Runners/Repeaters) and ensures the material plan fully supports the production plan. The Production Planner acts as a key link between the SIOP (Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning) process, procurement, manufacturing, and scheduling teams, ensuring a stable, level-loaded plan that supports on-time delivery and efficient resource utilization. This position also requires agility in managing daily execution priorities to meet On-Time Delivery (OTD) targets and monthly production goals, leveraging MRP systems, ERP tools, and cross-functional collaboration to optimize workflows and address capacity or material constraints.

Key Responsibilities & Duties

1. Planning Horizon & MPS Management

• Maintain a rolling 3-month firm schedule in daily and weekly buckets for all assigned products.
• Firm up MPS items for Runners/Repeaters and adjust for demand changes.
• Support the SIOP capacity/demand horizon, ensuring plans align with RCCP (Rough-Cut Capacity Planning) and known constraints.

2. Forecasting & Capacity Planning

• Generate monthly sales forecasts in collaboration with sales and demand planning teams.
• Develop hours requirements by cell and value stream to support capacity analysis.
• Balance the plan according to available capacity, staffing levels, and equipment constraints.

3. Material & Resource Alignment

• Ensure material availability supports the production plan by working closely with procurement and inventory control.
• Maintain a level load plan by week for quantities and hours to minimize production variability.
• Escalate risks related to material shortages or supplier delays.

4. Daily Execution & Priority Management

• Execute daily production plans via MRP systems, creating and releasing work orders, managing exception messages, and monitoring inventory.
• Adapt production priorities rapidly to align with current production status, OTD metrics, and monthly targets.
• Coordinate closely with manufacturing, quality, planning, procurement, and logistics to ensure smooth execution.

5. Process Optimization & Continuous Improvement

• Apply Value Stream Mapping (VSM) to refine planning flows and improve operational efficiency.
• Maintain accurate planning parameters in ERP/MRP systems (lead times, lot sizes, safety stock).
• Track schedule stability (accuracy) and identify improvement opportunities.
• Participate in Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement activities to reduce variability, improve service levels, and optimize inventory.

Required Qualifications

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Production/Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, or related field preferred.

Experience

3–5 years of experience in production planning or scheduling in a manufacturing environment.
 Experience with SIOP, RCCP, MRP/MPS/Min‑Max planning tools, and ERP systems.

Technical Competencies

• Proficiency in ERP/MRP systems (SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, etc.).
 • Advanced Excel and spreadsheet skills.
 • Familiarity with forecasting tools.
 • Strong capacity planning and material management capabilities.

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
 • Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration.
 • Highly organized, adaptable, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
 • APICS CPIM certification preferred.

KPIs & Success Measures

• On-Time Delivery (OTD) performance.
 • Level-load adherence.
 • Inventory accuracy and turnover.
 • Effective reduction of production bottlenecks.