Master Planner
West Valley City,UT, US
Experience:
Mid Level
Salary:
$110,000 - $130,000 per year
Job Details
Key Responsibilities and Duties
- Manage, maintain, and update the Master Production Schedule based on customer demand, production capacity, and operational requirements.
- Coordinate incoming customer purchase orders and communicate order requirements across Supply Chain, Production, Operations, and Customer Account Management.
- Establish achievable production due dates and communicate delivery commitments within 24 hours of receiving orders.
- Create and release work orders through the company’s ERP/MRP system.
- Track customer orders from receipt through final production and shipment.
- Monitor production progress across all stage gates and identify potential scheduling risks.
- Maintain customer delivery KPIs, including greater than 99% on-time delivery performance.
- Identify and resolve production bottlenecks that could affect customer commitments.
- Escalate capacity constraints, material shortages, and scheduling issues to the appropriate stakeholders.
- Manage forecasting models and conduct demand analysis to support production decisions.
- Develop and maintain a rolling three-month production plan.
- Coordinate rush and expedited orders while balancing capacity and existing production priorities.
- Communicate schedule changes, production priorities, delivery risks, and operational constraints across departments.
- Collaborate with the Production Scheduler to verify production timelines and stage-gate progress.
- Adjust production schedules as demand, material availability, capacity, and customer priorities change.
Qualifications Needed
- At least 1–3 years of production planning, master scheduling, or supply-chain planning experience within a manufacturing environment.
- Experience working within a high-volume, high-demand production facility.
- Hands‑on experience developing and maintaining a Master Production Schedule.
- Proficiency with Oracle, NetSuite, or SAP is required.
- Strong experience using ERP/MRP systems to create work orders, manage production schedules, and track customer orders.
- Experience with demand forecasting, capacity planning, production timelines, and rolling production plans.
- Experience monitoring production performance and maintaining on‑time delivery KPIs.
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and the broader Microsoft Office suite.
- Ability to identify production bottlenecks and adjust schedules based on capacity, material availability, and customer demand.
- Four-year bachelor’s degree preferred.
- Project management certification preferred.
- Nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, dietary supplement, solid‑dose, food, or other regulated manufacturing experience preferred.
A bit about us:
Founded nearly a decade ago and based in West Valley City, Utah, we are a vertically integrated nutritional supplement contract manufacturer specializing in formulation, blending, encapsulation, packaging, supply‑chain quality, and fulfillment. Operating from a 104,000‑square‑foot facility, we combine decades of nutraceutical and pharmaceutical manufacturing experience with certified cGMP processes to deliver innovative, high‑quality products from formulation through final fulfillment.
Why join us?
- Consistent Schedule: Monday–Friday, in‑office position with no travel
- High‑Impact Role: Own the Master Production Schedule for a high‑volume manufacturing operation
- Leadership Visibility: Report directly to the Vice President of Operations
- Performance‑Driven Environment: Help maintain greater than 99% on‑time customer delivery
- Established Manufacturing Facility: Join a vertically integrated operation with extensive formulation, manufacturing, packaging, and fulfillment capabilities
- Cross‑Functional Influence: Partner with Supply Chain, Production, Operations, and Customer Account Management
- Strategic Ownership: Influence production priorities, capacity planning, demand forecasting, and customer commitments
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