Production Planning Manager

Manager, Production Planning Location: Clinton, TN Department: Supply Chain / Operations Reports To: Director of Supply Chain or Operations FLSA Status: Exempt Why Techmer PM? We are Techmer PM — the world's foremost materials design firm, creating custom polymers that make up essential products. Through our long-standing partnerships with processors, original equipment manufacturers, and product designers, we've worked for decades to tackle manufacturing and business challenges through sustainable, future-minded solutions. Position Summary Techmer PM is seeking an experienced Manager, Production Planning to lead the end-to-end production planning and scheduling function across a complex multi-asset, multi-site batch manufacturing environment. This role is responsible for translating customer demand into executable production plans that optimize on-time delivery, manufacturing capacity, batch size, production sequencing, changeovers, raw material availability, inventory levels, and overall plant efficiency. The Manager, Production Planning will work closely with Production, Sales, Customer Service, Procurement, Quality, Process Engineering, Technology, and Supply Chain teams to balance customer requirements with manufacturing capabilities and operational constraints. Success in this role requires the ability to continuously evaluate and make trade-offs between customer priorities, capacity constraints, material availability, equipment capability, product compatibility, changeover requirements, inventory levels, and manufacturing costs. Key Responsibilities Integrated Production Planning Develop and execute integrated production plans that translate customer demand into optimized batch-production schedules. Balance line capacity, production rates, batch sizes, labor availability, maintenance requirements, and raw material supply. Optimize production sequencing to reduce product and color changeovers, cleaning requirements, scrap, downtime, and other schedule-related losses. Drive improvements in schedule adherence and operational efficiency. Scheduling Strategy & Prioritization Establish scheduling priorities and decision-making rules that balance customer service with manufacturing efficiency. Ensure planners build schedules that align with preferred production lines, manufacturing requirements, product restrictions, and operational capabilities. Continuously evaluate capacity utilization and opportunities to improve throughput. Leadership & Talent Development Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team of Production Planners, Schedulers, and Scheduling Coordinators. Establish clear roles, expectations, and standard work processes. Develop team capabilities in planning, ERP utilization, analytical problem solving, prioritization, and manufacturing operations knowledge. Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Disruption Response & Recovery Lead response and recovery efforts for supply chain and production disruptions. Develop contingency plans and rapidly re-prioritize production when impacted by: Equipment failures Raw material shortages Quality issues Labor constraints Urgent customer requirements Coordinate cross-functional responses to minimize service disruptions. SIOP & Business Planning Support the monthly Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning (SIOP) process. Provide accurate capacity, inventory, and production data. Identify potential operational constraints and recommend solutions to support business objectives. ERP & Planning Systems Ownership Serve as the functional owner of production-planning processes within ERP and planning systems. Establish master-data standards and maintain data integrity. Identify opportunities to automate manual planning activities and improve system functionality. Partner with IT and business stakeholders to enhance planning tools and processes. Performance Visibility & Continuous Improvement Develop and maintain dashboards, reporting, an…

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