Global Production Planner

Inova Group; Connacht; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous salary based on experience.

Health Insurance for employee and/or (

Company pension scheme.

Subsidised canteen & onsite parking.

Job summary

Inova Group in Mayo, Ireland, is seeking a Global Production Planner to lead production planning across Mayo and Hungary, reporting to the Sales Director. This senior onsite role drives master production scheduling, demand forecasting, and cross-functional coordination.

You will manage forecasts, align supply and demand, optimize schedules, and improve planning processes while maintaining customer commitments and schedule stability in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience in production planning, forecasting, inventory management, MRP and lean processes.
• Strong people management, organisation and communication skills.
• Ability to balance supply and demand in a dynamic plant.
• Proven forecast accuracy improvement and rescheduling ability.
• Decision-making based on plant priorities and market needs.

Responsibilities

• Develop, review and maintain production plans in line with MPS and plant priorities.
• Manage demand forecasts with accuracy and timely updates.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate inputs into actionable plans.
• Reconcile order changes and shifting priorities to minimize disruption.
• Coordinate price lists and dealer setups with Sales Director and Finance.
• Oversee load lists, freight coordination and timely dispatch information.
• Communicate with Operations, Purchasing, Sales, Marketing and Engineering to align priorities.
• Evaluate forecast inputs, demand trends, inventory, and capacity to adjust plans.
• Monitor Customer Estimated Ship Dates and update at milestones.

Skills

Production planning

Forecasting

Inventory management

MRP

Lean manufacturing

People management

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis

Tools

ERP systems

CPQ

MS Excel (advanced)

Job description

Global Production Planner

Our client is seeking applications for a Global Production Planner to join their team based at the company headquarters in Co. Mayo.

This is a permanent onsite position, reporting to the Sales Director.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• This is a senior role with responsibility for managing people across two sites, Mayo and Hungary.
• Develop, review, and maintain production plans and schedules in alignment with the Master Production Schedule and plant priorities.
• Manage and maintain demand forecasts, ensuring forecast accuracy, timely updates, and alignment with customer demand patterns, business inputs, and plant capacity constraints.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to evaluate demand changes, capacity limitations, material constraints, and operational risks, and translate those inputs into actionable production plans.
• Reconcile order discrepancies, customer order changes, and shifting priorities to minimize disruption to the production schedule.
• Coordinate price lists, buying groups and dealer setup with the Sales Director and Finance, ensuring approved changes are applied accurately.
• Oversee load lists, freight coordination and the information needed for timely dispatch.
• Communicate with Operations, Purchasing, Sales, Marketing, Engineering, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment on customer priorities, forecast changes, and production requirements.
• Continuously evaluate forecast inputs, demand trends, inventory positions, and capacity availability to recommend schedule and production plan adjustments.
• Continuously evaluate Customer Estimated Ship Dates, re-calculating and updating at key milestones.
• Participate in cross-functional meetings to resolve delayed shipments, component shortages.
• Identify opportunities to improve forecast processes, planning parameters, schedule stability, and overall plant planning effectiveness.

KEY SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience in production planning, forecasting, inventory management, MRP, and lean manufacturing processes.
• Strong people management, organisation and communication skills.
• Strong ability to balance supply and demand needs within a dynamic plant environment.
• Demonstrated capability in managing, maintaining, and improving forecasts to support production planning and inventory decisions.
• Ability to make decisions with information based on current plant priorities and market needs.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, multi-tasked manufacturing environment.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical thinking, ownership mindset, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to independently resolve issues.
• Strong data analysis and data manipulation skills to support planning, forecasting, and decision-making.
• Working knowledge of ERP systems, MRP logic, and production planning processes.
• Understand CPQ systems and workings of same.
• Understanding of product configurations, options, substitutions, and critical functions/components.
• Strong customer service orientation with a commitment to supporting internal and external customer requirements.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively across multiple functions and levels of the organization.
• Ability to identify risks proactively and develop practical solutions to maintain schedule performance and customer commitments.

COMPANY BENEFITS

• Generous salary based on experience.
• Learning, development, and career progression opportunities.
• Company subsidised Health Insurance for employee and family.
• Company pension scheme.
• Subsidised canteen & onsite parking.