Production Planner Sr

International is seeking an experienced Production Planner Sr to support production planning and scheduling operations at the Tulsa Bus Plant.

This position plays a key role in translating customer demand, order readiness, production capacity and manufacturing constraints into an executable production schedule. The successful candidate will work across Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Procurement, Engineering and Commercial teams to manage a complex order backlog, identify scheduling risks and support reliable execution of customer commitments.

The role requires strong analytical and decision-making skills, attention to detail and the ability to balance multiple competing priorities in a dynamic build-to-order manufacturing environment.

Work schedule- 10:00 am-7:00pm flexible / 1/2 day Friday- evening - weekend - as need

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain production schedules that align customer demand with plant capacity, supplier constraints and manufacturing requirements.
• Manage the production order backlog and determine appropriate scheduling and build timing based on order readiness and available capacity.
• Perform ongoing schedule maintenance as orders, production requirements, engineering dates and other inputs change.
• Evaluate scheduling constraints and determine their impact on available production capacity and order placement.
• Sequence and line-set production orders in accordance with established manufacturing requirements and production plans.
• Monitor order readiness and identify issues that may affect production timing or customer commitments.
• Analyze order mix, backlog and capacity to identify emerging scheduling risks and recommend appropriate adjustments.
• Coordinate production schedule changes and priority requirements with Manufacturing, Materials, Procurement, Engineering, Commercial and other cross-functional partners.
• Develop and maintain production-planning reports and schedule visibility tools, including information supporting the Master Sequence Document (MSD).
• Reconcile scheduling and production information across multiple data sources and identify discrepancies requiring correction or escalation.
• Communicate schedule status, risks, constraints and significant changes to business and plant stakeholders.
• Support continuous-improvement initiatives focused on schedule stability, delivery reliability and overall order execution.

These responsibilities reflect both the formal fulfillment role and the day-to-day Tulsa scheduling work, which includes net-change processing, production sequencing, line setting, constraint management, order movement and cross-system reconciliation.

• Bachelor's degree and at least 1 year of production control/planning and/or customer service experience

OR

• Master's degree and no experience

OR

• At least 3 years of production control/planning and/or customer service experience

• Qualified candidates, excluding current employees, must be legally authorized on an unrestricted basis (US Citizen, Legal Permanent Resident, Refugee or Asylee) to be employed in the United States. We do not anticipate providing employment related work sponsorship for this position (e.g., H-1B status)

• Experience in production planning, manufacturing scheduling, material planning or order fulfillment.
• Experience within a complex build-to-order manufacturing environment.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret large and complex data sets and translate information into actionable scheduling decisions.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience with ERP, MRP, advanced planning or manufacturing scheduling systems.
• Experience with capacity planning, constraint management, production sequencing and backlog management.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to assess competing priorities and make sound decisions in a changing production environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate scheduling risks and recommendations across multiple levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively across Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Procurement, Engineering and Commercial organizations.
• Continuous-improvement mindset with an emphasis on schedule stability, operational execution and customer delivery.