Director of Production & Materials Planning

Jobot; Menomonee Falls (WI); On-site; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobot is seeking a senior leader to head production and materials planning across three manufacturing facilities in the United States. You will develop and maintain master production schedules, balance demand with capacity, and drive improvements in schedule adherence, inventory performance, and customer service.

You will lead a distributed team of schedulers and material planners, collaborate with Operations, Procurement, Maintenance, Quality, Sales, Finance, and Supply Chain leadership, and

Qualifications

• 5+ years in production planning or scheduling in manufacturing.
• 2+ years leading production planners or schedulers.
• Direct production planning in food, beverage, dairy, or CPG manufacturing.
• Hands-on responsibility for MPS and RCCP.
• Experience planning across multiple plants or high-SKU operations.
• Strong MRP/ERP knowledge and advanced Excel skills.
• Experience with SIOP/S&OP or Integrated Business Planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead production and materials planning across three facilities and ~500 active SKUs.
• Develop and maintain master production schedules balancing demand, inventory, and capacity.
• Use RCCP to identify potential constraints before commitments.
• Oversee detailed production scheduling based on plant capacity, changeovers, maintenance, and staffing.
• Lead and develop a distributed team of schedulers and planners.
• Establish consistent planning processes, expectations, and performance measures across facilities.
• Partner with Procurement to ensure availability of ingredients, packaging, and materials.
• Collaborate with plant leadership to resolve scheduling conflicts and material shortages.
• Support SIOP/IBP by translating demand into executable supply and production plans.
• Improve inventory performance while maintaining service levels and continuity.
• Evaluate planning technology and tooling to improve visibility and decision-making.
• Develop KPIs and reporting on schedule adherence, utilization, inventory, and service levels.
• Communicate risks and recommendations clearly to senior leadership.

Skills

Production planning

Master scheduling

Materials planning

SIOP / S&OP

MRP/ERP systems

Advanced Excel

Leadership

Education

APICS CPIM or CSCP certification

Tools

ERP software

Job description

Job details:

This Jobot Job is hosted by: Tracy Hann

Salary: $160,000 - $200,000 per year

A bit about us:

We are an established food manufacturer producing a diverse portfolio of products across a multi-site manufacturing network. Currently, we are seeking someone to lead production and materials planning for 3 facilities.

The ideal candidate is a strong manufacturing planning leader who can operate strategically while remaining close to the details. You understand that a production plan must work on the plant floor—not simply look good in a spreadsheet.

You know how to bring structure to a complex planning environment, develop a capable team, improve schedule adherence and capacity utilization, manage inventory responsibly, and give leadership better visibility into risks and opportunities. Most importantly, you can bring people and functions together around one realistic, executable production plan.

If this sounds like you, contact Tracy at [e-mail], 816-794-3503.

Why join us?

This is an opportunity to make a visible impact in a newly elevated, high-profile leadership role. You will have the support of senior leadership and the authority to bring greater structure, consistency, and visibility to the planning function.

You will:

• Lead production and materials planning across three manufacturing plants.
• Help shape and improve planning processes rather than simply maintain existing systems.
• Build and develop a distributed team of production schedulers and material planners.
• Improve schedule adherence, capacity utilization, inventory performance, and customer service.
• Partner directly with Operations, Procurement, Maintenance, Quality, Sales, Finance, Customer Service, and Supply Chain leadership.
• Create the KPIs, dashboards, and reporting tools leaders use to make better business decisions.
• Join an organization where your work will have a direct effect on plant performance and long-term growth.

Job Details

What You'll Do

• Lead production and materials planning across three manufacturing facilities and approximately 500 active SKUs.
• Develop and maintain master production schedules that balance demand, inventory, materials, and manufacturing capacity.
• Use RCCP to identify potential labor, equipment, material, and production-line constraints before they affect customer commitments.
• Oversee detailed production scheduling based on actual plant capacity, changeovers, sanitation, maintenance, staffing, and equipment availability.
• Lead and develop a distributed team of production schedulers and material planners.
• Establish consistent planning processes, expectations, and performance measures across all facilities.
• Partner with Procurement to ensure ingredients, packaging, labels, and other materials are available when production begins.
• Collaborate with plant leadership to resolve scheduling conflicts, capacity limitations, material shortages, and other production risks.
• Support the SIOP/IBP process by translating demand plans into achievable supply and production plans.
• Improve inventory performance while maintaining appropriate service levels and production continuity.
• Evaluate planning technology and advanced planning tools that can improve visibility, accuracy, and decision-making.
• Develop KPIs and reporting around schedule adherence, capacity utilization, inventory, service levels, and planning performance.
• Communicate risks, tradeoffs, and recommendations clearly to senior leadership and cross‑? ...
• Lead continuous-improvement initiatives using Lean, Kaizen, Six Sigma, or related methodologies.

What You'll Bring

• 5+ years of production planning, master scheduling, materials planning, or supply planning experience in a manufacturing environment.
• 2+ years leading production planners, material planners, schedulers, or similar planning professionals.
• Direct production-planning experience within food, beverage, dairy, or CPG manufacturing.
• Hands-on responsibility for Master Production Scheduling (MPS) and Rough-Cut Capacity Planning (RCCP).
• Experience developing executable production plans that account for materials, labor, equipment, capacity, changeovers, sanitation, maintenance, and other manufacturing constraints.
• Experience planning across multiple plants, production lines, or a complex, high-SKU manufacturing operation.
• Strong MRP/ERP systems knowledge and advanced Excel skills.
• Experience leading or playing a significant role in the SIOP, S&OP, or Integrated Business Planning process.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with finite-capacity scheduling or advanced planning systems.
• Experience with aseptic production or packaging.
• Experience incorporating co-manufacturers or contract manufacturers into production and materials plans.
• APICS CPIM or CSCP certification.
• Lean, Kaizen, or Six Sigma experience.

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