Cross-Site Program Planner for Manufacturing

Divergent; Long Beach, Torrance (CA, CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Divergent, a Tier 1 supplier to global automotive OEMs, seeks a Program Planner to partner with PMO, engineering, manufacturing and supply chain. You will build and maintain detailed schedules from proposal through part release, ensure milestones are met, and align design, release and supply activities across sites.

The role scales across multiple materials and factories, develops repeatable planning processes, coordinates inter-factory logistics, and drives 99% on‑time delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience in planning, operations, manufacturing, or supply chain.
• Proven ability to develop integrated program schedules with milestones.
• Experience coordinating work across multiple sites and material systems.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office; strong communication and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Partner with PMO and engineering during the proposal phase to develop detailed schedules (including design and release milestones).
• Monitor real‑time progress against the schedule, flag variances, and work with engineering leads to implement corrective actions that keep part release on‑time.
• Build and maintain multi‑material program plans that account for differing lead times and process maturity, and sequence work accordingly.
• Develop planning processes for programs across multiple factories, defining scope allocation, synchronization, and capacity balancing.
• Plan inter‑factory logistics, including material movement, transit times, and buffer placement, linking logistics to the program schedule.
• Define hand‑off points and data requirements between sites and material streams to enable seamless cross‑site manufacturing.
• Collaborate with data teams to develop tools for reporting program status and health across materials, sites, and logistics lanes.
• Participate in S&OP meetings to synchronize demand, supply, and production across sites and the network.
• Identify gaps in scheduling or supply-chain processes and codify repeatable standards.

Skills

Planning

Operations

Manufacturing

Supply chain

Consulting

Tools

Microsoft Project

Smartsheet

Primavera

Excel

Power BI

Tableau

SQL

Job description

Divergent, a Tier 1 supplier to global automotive OEMs, seeks a Program Planner to partner with PMO, engineering, manufacturing and supply chain. You will build and maintain detailed schedules from proposal through part release, ensure milestones are met, and align design, release and supply activities across sites.

The role scales across multiple materials and factories, develops repeatable planning processes, coordinates inter-factory logistics, and drives 99% on‑time delivery.