Onsite Production Planner: Scheduling & Supply Chain

Oil Dri Corporation

Georgia

On-site

USD 70,000 - 90,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Paid parental leave

Generous PTO

Paid holidays

Fitness reimbursement

Annual bonus

Job summary

Oil-Dri Corporation in Georgia seeks a Production Planner to develop, maintain, and communicate production schedules across assigned facilities, aligning with demand, capacity, and inventory goals. You will collaborate with operations, materials planning, procurement, and logistics to address schedule changes and ensure timely product availability.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in a related field and 2–5 years of planning or supply chain experience, ERP experience (JDE/Oracle/SAP), and

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in supply management, Supply Chain, Business, Operations Management, or a related field required.
Two to five years of experience in supply management, production planning, materials planning, manufacturing operations, or a related discipline required.
Minimum of two years of experience using an ERP system such as JDE, Oracle, SAP, or a comparable platform for production planning, purchasing, scheduling, or material tracking activities required.
Minimum of two years of experience using Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams, and PowerPoint required.

Responsibilities

Develop, maintain, and communicate production schedules for assigned manufacturing locations.
Coordinate with operations leadership to determine production timing, sequencing, and resource requirements needed to meet finished goods demand.
Evaluate equipment availability, seasonal demand patterns, labor capacity, material availability, warehouse capacity, and customer delivery requirements when preparing production schedules.
Perform routine purchasing support activities as needed, including purchase order entry, supplier delivery monitoring, and follow‑up on ordered materials.
Manage production plans to support finished goods inventory targets while helping minimize downtime, changeovers, and overtime requirements.
Monitor sales orders, forecasted demand, un‑forecasted demand, and finished goods safety stock requirements to support customer service objectives.
Assess changes in demand or supply requirements and adjust plans for customer promotions, seasonal shifts, holidays, weather‑related impacts, and logistical constraints.
Review sales and demand trends to support planning for product runouts, discontinued items, packaging changes, and related lifecycle events.
Participate in cross‑functional meetings with supply chain, operations, and business leadership to identify planning efficiencies and service‑level improvements.
Support special projects and facility initiatives, including supplier review surveys and historical or projected material movement and usage analysis.