Senior Production Planner - Manager Level

🌍 Remote, USA 🚀 Full-time 🕐 Posted Recently

Job Description

Senior Production Planning Manager

Global Manufacturing Network | Multi-Site Operations

A rapidly growing global manufacturing organization is seeking a Senior Production Planning Manager to lead production planning strategy across a large network of manufacturing facilities in North America and Europe.

This is a high-visibility leadership role responsible for optimizing production scheduling, balancing demand across facilities, improving operational efficiency, and ensuring customer orders are delivered On-Time and In-Full (OTIF).

If you have experience leading production planning teams in a multi-site manufacturing environment, this opportunity offers the ability to influence operations at scale.

What You'll Do

Lead and develop a team of production planners supporting multiple manufacturing facilities
Drive improvements in production scheduling, capacity planning, and operational efficiency
Ensure alignment between demand planning, manufacturing capacity, and business priorities

Lead supply planning activities within the S&OP / SIOP process
Analyze production capacity by facility, production line, and asset group
Identify capacity constraints and implement solutions to support business growth

Monitor and improve key operational metrics including:
Production Attainment
Customer OTIF (On-Time In-Full)
Planning cycle execution
Partner with plant leadership teams to improve planning accuracy and operational performance
Reduce overproduction and optimize production work order planning

Balance production demand across facilities when capacity or operational needs shift
Collaborate with sales, operations, inventory management, and quality teams
Support supply chain continuity during demand changes or supply disruptions

Improve the use of ERP production planning tools
Evaluate opportunities to implement enterprise production planning systems
Maintain accurate visibility into equipment, molds, tooling, and production assets

Key Performance Metrics

Production Attainment
Customer On-Time-In-Full (OTIF)
Supply planning execution
Implementation of operational improvement initiatives

What We're Looking For

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, or Business
Experience managing production planning within a manufacturing environment
Leadership experience overseeing planning teams across multiple facilities
Strong understanding of capacity planning and production scheduling
Experience with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, IQMS, or similar platforms

APICS / ASCM certification (CPIM or CSCP)
Experience with S&OP / SIOP processes
Six Sigma, Lean, or PMP certification
Experience with Power BI, Tableau, or business intelligence tools
Spanish language skills are a plus

Leadership Traits

A strategic thinker who can manage complex operations
Comfortable leading initiatives across multiple manufacturing sites
Driven to challenge the status quo and implement continuous improvement
A collaborative leader with strong communication skills

Why This Role

This opportunity allows you to influence production planning strategy across a large global manufacturing network, helping drive operational performance, customer satisfaction, and long-term business growth.

This is an excellent opportunity for a production planning leader looking to step into a high-impact multi-site leadership role.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $134,000.00 - $200,000.00 per year