Senior Production Planner (Production Planner III)

Why Us? Fillauer is a global leader in orthotic and prosthetic innovation that empowers clinicians and patients to achieve their best functional outcomes. With manufacturing and R&D locations in Tennessee, Utah, and Sweden, Fillauer supports a strong upper limb product line, a robust offering of prosthetic feet, a variety of orthotic devices, and a collection of tools, equipment, components, and materials. Founded over a century ago, Fillauer is dedicated to helping individuals with limb loss and limited mobility return to daily activities and achieve new heights. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. Could This Be For You? The Production Planner III (Senior Production Planner) is a critical contributor to our supply chain and operations function, responsible for constraint management, issue resolution, and planning optimization across multiple work centers and planning horizons. Operating at a senior level, this role goes beyond day-to-day execution to lead scheduling discussions, analyze complex capacity and material constraints, and drive meaningful improvements to planning performance, forecast accuracy, and on-time delivery. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical capability, cross-functional leadership skills, and the ability to translate data into actionable recommendations. Serve as the primary operational planning contact for Manufacturing and Supply Chain teams and work closely with Production, Procurement, Engineering, Document Control, Quality, Assembly, Warehouse, Customer Service, and Finance. Your Impact Schedule & Production Planning Lead daily production huddles and scheduling discussions, setting priorities across work centers Manage the production job schedule across multiple work centers and planning horizons to support on-time supply and delivery dates Build and assess planning scenarios in response to demand changes, capacity constraints, or supply disruptions Resolve complex scheduling, WIP, and delivery issues that exceed day-to-day planner scope Forecasting & Demand Planning Review sales forecasts and recommend production forecasts for leadership input and approval Analyze inventory performance and forecast accuracy; identify risks and recommend corrective actions Identify and recommend routine discontinuations or runout actions based on demand trends and inventory analysis Identify and drive demand planning efficiency improvements in collaboration with Production teams Constraint & Risk Management Analyze capacity, labor, and material constraints across functions to identify and resolve planning risks Proactively identify risks to customer delivery and escalate as needed Compile and maintain strategic watchlists for high-risk or high-impact items Partner with Procurement and Engineering on material risks and supplier constraints to protect supply continuity Metrics & Continuous Improvement Prepare KPI and metric reporting; monitor performance against targets, identify trends and root cause of misses, and drive actionable improvement recommendations Recommend process improvements and system changes to enhance planning effectiveness New Product Release & Cross-Functional Support Coordinate new product release planning across Planning, Production, Engineering, and Procurement to ensure supply readiness at launch Provide capacity and constraint data inputs to support long-range planning discussions Support financial review processes by providing planning data inputs for inventory and forecast analysis; collaborate with Finance on inventory performance Team Development Mentor and support Production Planners and Planning Coordinators May provide functional guidance to L1/L2 team members; no formal direct reports Minimum Qualifications 4+ years of experience in production planning, supply chain, or operations in a manufacturing environment Associate's degree in management or equivalent Strong proficiency in ERP/MRP systems; ability to analyze and interpret system data …

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