Global Production Planner: Lead Scheduling & Forecasting

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Pension scheme

Canteen & onsite parking

Career progression

Job summary

McHale, based at our Head Office in Ballinrobe, Co Mayo, seeks a Global Production Planner for a permanent onsite role reporting to the Sales Director. This senior position oversees teams at Ballinrobe and Hungary, developing production plans aligned with the Master Production Schedule and customer demand.

The role requires balancing supply and demand with cross-functional collaboration, maintaining forecasts, managing inventory, and ensuring timely dispatch while seeking continuous improvement

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience in production planning, forecasting, inventory management, MRP, and lean processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage and supervise teams across Ballinrobe and Hungary.
• Develop, review, and maintain production plans aligned with Master Production Schedule.
• Maintain demand forecasts with accuracy and timely updates.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to reflect demand changes and capacity constraints.
• Resolve order discrepancies and shifting priorities to protect the schedule.
• Ensure changes to price lists and dealer setup are implemented.
• Oversee load lists, freight coordination, and timely dispatch to customers.
• Communicate with Operations, Purchasing, Sales, Marketing, Engineering and others to align priorities.
• Continuously monitor forecast inputs, inventory, and capacity to adjust schedules.

Skills

Production planning

Forecasting

Inventory management

MRP

Lean manufacturing

People management

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

ERP systems

CPQ systems

MRP tooling

Job description

McHale, based at our Head Office in Ballinrobe, Co Mayo, seeks a Global Production Planner for a permanent onsite role reporting to the Sales Director. This senior position oversees teams at Ballinrobe and Hungary, developing production plans aligned with the Master Production Schedule and customer demand.

The role requires balancing supply and demand with cross-functional collaboration, maintaining forecasts, managing inventory, and ensuring timely dispatch while seeking continuous improvement