Responsibilities

• Integrate sales orders, forecasts, and business priorities into the Master Production Schedule, coordinating raw materials, equipment, labor, and capacity to meet customer delivery commitments.
• Analyze risks and constraints within the Master Production Schedule, including manufacturing lead times, labor availability, equipment capacity, and material supply, and develop mitigation plans.
• Work closely with Sales and Finance to align on forecast plans
• Maintain raw material and finished goods inventory at target levels to ensure high service levels
• Ensure ERP accuracy across planning and inventory transactions; improve data quality, planning processes, and reporting visibility to support strong decision-making.
• Identify inventory reduction opportunities which can translate into projects which deliver a specific savings amount
• Support inventory accuracy activities including periodic inventory counts and auditing
• Lead the production planning team in developing and maintaining daily and weekly production schedules that balance customer requirements, inventory targets, and manufacturing efficiency.
• Analyze, organize, record and publish weekly and/or monthly graphs for planning and purchasing key performance metric indicators
• Lead short- and long-term planning strategy for the department, ensuring alignment with company goals and operational capabilities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, business administration or a related field required
• MBA preferred
• 5-10 years of experience in materials management, manufacturing, operations, or hardware development
• Strong planning background in the materials, manufacturing and engineering environment
• Forecasting and inventory management skills. Extremely proficient with establishing planning parameters (MOQ, safety stock, reorder points, etc.)
• Experience developing succinct, crisp executive summaries and presenting to leadership
• Results oriented - has a track record for delivering results, takes ownership and is accountable
• Experience using MRP / ERP systems (Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central preferred)
• Professional certification by the American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) preferred
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills. Ability to clearly express oneself verbally and in writing in the English language. Communicate effectively with employees and other business contacts in a courteous and professional manner

Preferred

• Ability to drive forward solutions in ambiguous situations with limited supervision
• Open-minded self-starter with the ability to adapt, improvise and problem solve
• Thorough understanding of a manufacturing business and supply chain