Director, Production & Materials Planning - Multi-Site Lead

Gehl-Food-; Village of Germantown (WI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits

PTO & holidays

Tuition reimbursement

HSA option

Referral program

Perks at Work

Job summary

Gehl is seeking a Planning Director to lead production planning and scheduling across three plants and a labeling operation, managing RCCP, MPS, and finite scheduling for roughly 500 active SKUs.

The role builds and leads a team of schedulers and material planners, partners with Operations, Procurement, Sales, Finance, Quality, and Supply Chain leadership to deliver executable plans and drive performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Engineering, or related field.
• 7+ years of production planning, master scheduling, or supply chain experience in manufacturing.
• 2+ years leading schedulers, planners, or supply chain analysts.
• Strong RCCP and MPS expertise; experience with MRP/ERP and advanced Excel.

Responsibilities

• Own RCCP, MPS, and finite-capacity scheduling across the manufacturing network.
• Lead and develop a distributed team of schedulers and material planners.
• Balance demand, inventory, materials, labor, equipment, changeovers, and production constraints.
• Partner with Supply Chain leadership on the SIOP/IBP production planning process.
• Identify capacity constraints and supply risks and develop mitigation plans.
• Drive schedule adherence, capacity utilization, inventory, fill rate, and service-level performance.
• Partner with Operations, Procurement, Maintenance, Quality, Sales, Customer Service, and Finance to maintain executable production plans.
• Serve as planning ERP/SCP process owner and drive master-data accuracy.
• Develop planning KPIs, dashboards, and leadership reporting.
• Establish inventory targets, safety stocks, and replenishment parameters.
• Support seasonal demand, new product launches, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

Supply chain knowledge

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Engineering, or related field

Tools

MRP/ERP systems

Advanced Excel

Job description

Gehl is seeking a Planning Director to lead production planning and scheduling across three plants and a labeling operation, managing RCCP, MPS, and finite scheduling for roughly 500 active SKUs.

The role builds and leads a team of schedulers and material planners, partners with Operations, Procurement, Sales, Finance, Quality, and Supply Chain leadership to deliver executable plans and drive performance.