Production Planner

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits and programs - medical

401(k)

Paid Time Off

10 paid holidays

Tuition Reimbursement eligible

Maternity/Paternal leave

Job summary

Wurth Industry North America is seeking a Production Planner to develop and maintain production schedules aligning demand, capacity, and material availability. You will release production orders in SAP and run MRP while coordinating with Operations, Sales, Forecasting and Purchasing to optimize schedules.

The role requires SAP PP experience, an associate or technical degree in a related field, and 3–7 years in production planning, with strong Excel and analytic capabilities.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or technical certification in Automation, Electrical Engineering Technology, Mechatronics, or related field required.

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 take appropriate action to address planning requirements.
• Monitor material availability and identify shortages or constraints that may impact production schedules or customer requirements.
• Evaluate manufacturing capacity and production constraints and recommend scheduling adjustments as needed.
• 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 to align production priorities and resolve planning issues.
• Maintain accurate SAP PP master data and planning parameters necessary to support effective MRP and production scheduling.
• Analyze production, inventory, demand, and planning data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Communicate production status, material shortages, capacity constraints, schedule risks, and other significant planning issues to appropriate stakeholders.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives related to production planning, scheduling, inventory management, SAP processes, and operational efficiency.
• Support new product introductions, customer transitions, operational changes, and other projects requiring production planning or scheduling expertise.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Skills

Excel

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Prioritization

Inventory management

SAP PP

MRP

Cross-functional collaboration

Decision making

Education

Associate degree in Automation, Electrical Engineering Technology, Mechatronics, or related field

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Business, Engineering, Logistics, or related field

Tools

SAP PP

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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