Senior Planner
Core
Develop and maintain production plans, firm scheduling horizons, and production schedules to support manufacturing operations, material availability, and customer demand.
Role type
Senior manufacturing planner
Builds
Production schedules and material availability plans for automotive transmission and drivetrain solutions
Domain
Automotive aftermarket / Manufacturing planning
Required skills
Material Requirements Planning (MRP), production scheduling, inventory management, Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP), cross-functional collaboration, data analysis
Preferred skills
Precision metal fabrication experience, Epicor Kinetic ERP, Six Sigma, Lean methodologies
Technologies
Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Monday.com, Epicor Kinetic
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain production plans and firm scheduling horizons; Analyze inventory levels, product demand, reorder points, and safety stock; Partner with Sales, Purchasing, and Manufacturing to improve forecast accuracy; Monitor MRP and Master Production Schedule (MPS) exception messages; Coordinate subcontracted services and evaluate insourcing/outsourcing options; Track backorders and resolve scheduling issues; Lead quarterly and semiannual internal forecast reviews.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
