Senior Production Planner

Education

• Bachelor’s degree preferred in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Engineering, or a related field.

Experience

• Minimum 5+ years of production planning experience in a manufacturing environment in planning area.
• Experience working with complex production flows and plant‑level operations.

Technical Skills

• Strong proficiency in SAP production planning modules (must‑have).
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, formulas, and data analysis.
• Comfortable using multiple planning and scheduling software platforms.

Professional Skills

• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving abilities.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate across departments and levels of management.
• Highly organized, with strong time‑management and prioritization capabilities.
• Strong customer service orientation and responsiveness.
• Ability to thrive in high‑pressure, fast‑paced, and dynamic environments.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Demonstrated expertise in capacity planning, resource optimization, and scheduling.
• Experience supporting continuous improvement or Lean manufacturing initiatives is a plus.

Typical Working Conditions

• Office environment located within a manufacturing facility.
• Frequent interaction with the production floor for schedule validation, issue resolution, and coordination.
• Fast‑paced setting requiring rapid responses to unplanned changes, supply disruptions, and urgent requests.