Production Planning Manager

Production Planning Manager

Location: Boonton, New Jersey, United States
Job type: Direct hire

Position purpose

Oversee production planning, scheduling, materials planning, inventory control, and material availability to support manufacturing operations and customer requirements. Develop and maintain production plans that align demand with manufacturing capacity, material availability, inventory objectives, and operational priorities. Coordinate across Production, Customer Service, Inventory, and other functions, while leading planning and inventory activities and driving continuous improvement.

Key responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and execute production plans and schedules to meet customer requirements and manufacturing objectives.
• Forecast production and material requirements based on customer demand, forecasts, historical requirements, inventory, and capacity.
• Plan and control raw material, work-in-process, and finished goods inventory; reduce excess inventory while maintaining customer service levels.
• Coordinate material requirements and monitor potential delays, capacity constraints, shortages, and other delivery risks.
• Analyze inventory discrepancies and coordinate corrective action, cycle counts, and physical inventory counts.
• Maintain accurate ERP/MRP planning data, parameters, manufacturing orders, bills of materials, and routings.
• Liaise with Customer Service and Production on customer requirements, priorities, delivery commitments, and schedule changes; lead planning and scheduling meetings.
• Develop planning reports and KPIs, including quarterly Hyperion reporting, and analyze data to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
• Maintain production planning for the GMD plate production plant and forecast Boonton and Toronto plate requirements from GMD.
• Support cross-functional initiatives in capacity planning, inventory optimization, production efficiency, and customer service.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and direction to employees involved in planning and inventory activities, as applicable.
• Ensure planning processes comply with company policies, procedures, ISO requirements, and established controls.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in production planning, materials planning, inventory control, or supply chain management in a manufacturing environment.
• Previous supervisory or management experience is an asset.
• Strong knowledge of production planning, scheduling, materials requirements planning, inventory management, manufacturing processes, and capacity planning.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems; JD Edwards experience is an asset.
• Strong Microsoft Excel, Word, email, and reporting skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, organizational, and time-management skills; able to interpret operational data, manage competing priorities, work independently, and make sound decisions.
• Demonstrated attention to detail, customer-service orientation, leadership, collaboration, and commitment to continuous improvement.