Planner

Novanta Inc.; Bedford (MA); On-site; USD 70,180 - 91,300; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full range of medical benefits

Financial benefits

Performance-based incentives

Job summary

Novanta Inc. in Bedford, Massachusetts, is seeking a Production Planner to coordinate production processes for timely delivery of products. The role involves managing production schedules and inventory, while acting as a key liaison between Manufacturing, Customer Care, Sales, and Product Management.

Ideal candidates will possess a Bachelor’s Degree in an analytical field, along with 3+ years of relevant experience. Novanta provides comprehensive benefits and supports a diverse workplace.

Qualifications

• 3+ years’ experience in manufacturing or production management.
• APICS certification preferred.
• Knowledge of inventory management principles.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate production to ensure timely delivery.
• Review and revise production plans per schedule changes.
• Liaise between multiple departments for troubleshooting.

Skills

Analytical skills

Production planning

Inventory management

Oracle proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in an analytical field

Tools

Oracle

Job description

Summary

The Production Planner for Precision Manufacturing coordinates production to ensure timely and efficient product delivery by managing schedules, inventory, and cross-functional communication.

About the Team

Precision Manufacturing produces high-precision components for Novanta’s automation technologies, supporting medical, industrial, and robotics applications. The team focuses on tight-tolerance machining, process control, and quality, partnering with engineering and supply chain to ensure manufacturability, scalability, and on-time delivery while driving continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for complex fulfillment and production plans; participates in system or process improvement initiatives to ensure the function has the best tools.
• Review and revise production and fulfillment plan as required by changes in the manufacturing schedules.
• Act as a liaison between Manufacturing, Customer Care, Sales and Product Management, communicating and troubleshooting issues, problems, and concerns.
• Analyze production plans and inventory reports, availability/requirements for long lead time items to provide production guidance to the manufacturing sites.
• Assist in expediting finished goods when necessary to support customer order fulfillment.
• Recommend and implement production and transportation actions when products are in out-of-stock or allocation situations.
• Partner with management/departments on matters related to production or fulfillment planning.
• Utilize Oracle to view material movements, quantities on order, and the current balance on hand to ensure materials needed by the manufacturing plants are available, and analyze trends and plan for future orders.
• Maintain a well-balanced focus between external and internal customer requirements.

Required Experience, Education, Skills, Training and Competencies

• Bachelor’s Degree in an analytical field.
• 3+ years’ experience in manufacturing, production management or production planning.
• American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) certification (preferred).
• Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) (preferred).
• Knowledge of and experience in Oracle, planning, production scheduling, and shipping functionality and processes.
• Knowledge of and experience in the master data (such as BOMs, Routings, Item Master Attributes, etc.) that drives the forecasting, planning, production scheduling, and shipping functionality in Oracle.
• Knowledge of and experience in inventory management principles.
• Knowledge of and experience in production scheduling principles.
• Knowledge of and experience in mathematics and statistical data.

Salary

The salary for this role will range from 70,180 USD to 91,300 USD annually based on full-time employment. Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including but not limited to location, relevant skills, training, experience, education, etc. Certain roles may be eligible for performance-based incentive compensation and/or long-term incentives.

Benefits

Novanta supports all aspects of your life’s needs. This position provides a full range of medical, financial, and other benefits to make your quality of life better.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Novanta is proud to be an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action workplace. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, military and veteran status, disability, genetics, or any other category protected by federal law or Novanta policy. Please call [phone] if you need a disability accommodation for any part of the employment process.