Master Planner II

Job Responsibilities & Requirements The Master Planner II is responsible for optimizing the planning, scheduling, and availability of internally manufactured components across multiple production facilities. This role ensures production readiness by proactively managing demand, capacity, inventory, scheduling constraints, and manufacturing risks. The Master Planner II partners with Manufacturing, Engineering, Customer Service, Logistics, Procurement, and Materials teams to ensure material availability, support uninterrupted production, and drive operational performance. This position has company-wide responsibilities. Responsibilities Develop and maintain weekly and medium-term production plans that align manufacturing capacity with customer demand and inventory targets Translate demand and customer requirements into executable production schedules across multiple facilities, production lines, and work centers using SAP S/4HANA MRP and planning tools. Coordinate the flow of customer orders through production to support committed delivery dates and customer service objectives. Partner with plant schedulers to establish detailed production schedules that optimize the use of available equipment, labor, materials, and other manufacturing resources. Monitor production performance and resolve issues that could negatively impact schedule adherence, inventory availability, or customer order fulfillment. Develop and maintain capacity plans by production line, work center, and facility to identify short- and long-term capacity requirements. Evaluate equipment, labor, and material capacity against projected demand and identify potential constraints, bottlenecks, and capacity gaps. Partner with Manufacturing Engineering and Operations to develop recommendations for additional capacity, including equipment, labor, shift patterns, or other operational changes. Continuously review planning rates, demonstrated production rates, and other capacity assumptions to ensure production plans accurately reflect manufacturing capabilities. Monitor raw material, work-in-process, and finished goods inventory levels to identify risks to production schedules and customer service. Maintain and periodically review planning parameters, including safety stock levels, inventory targets, production rates, lead times, and other planning inputs. Balance inventory investment with production efficiency and customer service requirements when developing production and capacity plans. Maintain and optimize MRP planning parameters, monitor exception messages, and partner with Master Data teams to ensure planning and material master data accuracy. Develop and maintain planning dashboards, reports, and key performance metrics, including inventory turns, service levels, forecast accuracy, schedule adherence, material availability, and supplier performance. Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on planning effectiveness, inventory optimization, operational efficiency, and supply chain performance using SAP, Excel, Power BI, and other analytical tools. Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, or related field. Equivalent combination of education and experience accepted. 4+ years of progressive experience in production planning, master scheduling, supply chain planning, or materials management. Manufacturing experience in a multi-site environment preferred. CPIM, Lean, Six Sigma, or APICS/ASCM certification preferred. Experience with SAP required; experience with SAP S/4HANA MRP and related planning functionality preferred. Experience with Power BI, advanced Excel, or other supply chain analytics tools preferred. Strong understanding of production scheduling, MRP, capacity planning, and SIOP/S&OP processes. Experience leading inventory reduction, working capital improvement, or supply chain optimization initiatives. Experience developing planning, inventory, and performance …

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