Production Planner

Wurth Industry North America; Bondurant (IA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k)

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Family leave

Life insurance

Dental

Vision

Job summary

Wurth Industry North America is seeking a Production Planner to develop and execute production plans that balance customer demand with capacity and material availability. You will own SAP PP processes and collaborate with Operations, Sales, Forecasting, and Purchasing to support efficient production and customer service.

The role requires strong analytical skills, SAP PP experience, and the ability to optimize schedules while maintaining accurate planning data.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or technical certification in Automation, Electrical Engineering Technology, Mechatronics, or related field.
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Business, Engineering, Logistics, or related field preferred; equivalent education and experience may be considered.
• 3–7 years of experience in production planning, manufacturing planning, materials planning, scheduling, supply chain, or related operations function.
• Experience with SAP Production Planning (PP) or a comparable ERP/MRP planning system.
• Strong understanding of production planning, scheduling, MRP, inventory management, material availability, and capacity planning concepts.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills with the ability to analyze data and develop reports to support planning decisions.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and prioritization skills.
• Ability to independently evaluate planning requirements, identify risks, and make or recommend scheduling adjustments within established parameters.
• Strong attention to detail with focus on accurate planning and system data.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills for cross-functional collaboration.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain production schedules based on customer demand, forecasts, inventory levels, and capacity.
• Create, release, maintain, and monitor production orders within SAP.
• Execute MRP, analyze exceptions, and address planning requirements.
• Monitor material availability and identify shortages or constraints.
• Evaluate capacity and constraints and recommend scheduling adjustments.
• Monitor progress and address delays, changes, shortages, or issues impacting dates.
• Coordinate with Operations, Sales, Forecasting, Purchasing, and other teams to align priorities.
• Maintain SAP PP master data and planning parameters.
• Analyze data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Communicate production status and material/capacity issues to stakeholders.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives related to planning, inventory management, SAP processes, and efficiency.
• Support new product introductions, customer transitions, and other projects requiring planning expertise.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication

Problem solving

Multitasking

Team collaboration

Education

Associate degree or technical cert in Automation/related field

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain/Operations/Engineering/related field

Tools

SAP PP

ERP/MRP systems

Excel

Job description

The Production Planner is responsible for developing, maintaining, and executing production plans and schedules that balance customer demand, manufacturing capacity, material availability, inventory requirements, and businesspriorities. This role owns assigned production scheduling and SAP Production Planning (PP) processes and workscross-functionally with Operations, Sales, Forecasting, Purchasing, and other teams to support efficient productionand customer requirements. The Production Planner analyzes demand, capacity, inventory, and material availability to identify potential constraints, resolve planning issues, and recommend adjustments to production schedules.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop and maintain production schedules based on customer demand, forecasts, inventory levels,material availability, manufacturing capacity, and business priorities.
• Create, release, maintain, and monitor production orders within SAP.
• Execute Material Requirements Planning (MRP), analyze system-generated exceptions, and takeappropriate action to address planning requirements.
• Monitor material availability and identify shortages or constraints that may impact production schedules orcustomer requirements.
• Evaluate manufacturing capacity and production constraints and recommend scheduling adjustments asneeded.
• Monitor production progress against established schedules and proactively address delays, priority changes,shortages, or other issues impacting planned completion dates.
• Coordinate with Operations, Sales, Forecasting, Purchasing, Warehouse, and other functional teams toalign production priorities and resolve planning issues.
• Maintain accurate SAP PP master data and planning parameters necessary to support effective MRP andproduction scheduling.
• Analyze production, inventory, demand, and planning data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities forimprovement.
• Communicate production status, material shortages, capacity constraints, schedule risks, and othersignificant planning issues to appropriate stakeholders.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives related to production planning, scheduling, inventorymanagement, SAP processes, and operational efficiency.
• Support new product introductions, customer transitions, operational changes, and other projects requiringproduction planning or scheduling expertise.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Associate degree or technical certification in Automation, Electrical Engineering Technology, Mechatronics,or related field required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Business, Engineering, Logistics,or a related field preferred; equivalent relevant education and experience may be considered.
• Three (3) to seven (7) years of experience in production planning, manufacturing planning, materialsplanning, scheduling, supply chain, or a related operations function.
• Experience with SAP Production Planning (PP) or a comparable ERP/MRP planning system required.
• Strong understanding of production planning, scheduling, MRP, inventory management, materialavailability, and capacity planning concepts.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills with the ability to analyze data and develop reports to support planningdecisions.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and prioritization skills.
• Ability to independently evaluate planning requirements, identify risks, and make or recommend schedulingadjustments within established business parameters.
• Strong attention to detail with a focus on maintaining accurate planning and system data.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work collaboratively across multiplefunctional areas.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt to changing production and customer requirements ina fast-paced environment
• Proactive supply chain solutions customized to your business, your industry
• Industrial products and services delivered with prompt, personal attention
• Inventory management solutions that keep your production line moving smoothly
• Complete program support from initial design, to implementation, training, to ongoing analysis
• Maternity/Paternal leave after 1 year of service
• Tuition Reimbursement eligible after 1 year of service
• Health benefits and programs - medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more
• Additional benefits 401(k), short term disability, long term disability
• Paid Time Off, accrued per pay period, additional day earned per year of service
• 10 paid holidays

EEOC STATEMENT:

The Wurth Industry North America group of companies are Equal Opportunity Employers and do not discriminate on the basis of an individual's sex, age, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation or affectional preference, genetic trait or predisposition, carrier status, citizenship, veteran or military status, and other personal characteristics protected by law. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics. Wurth will consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable federal, state and local laws. #LI-SJ1

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