Production Planner

DSJ Global; McMinnville (OR); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

DSJ Global is seeking a Production Planner for a nutrition and healthy snack company in McMinnville, OR. The Production Planner will manage scheduling, material planning, and capacity management to optimize operations.

This on-site role offers a base salary of $75,000 to $95,000 and requires strong collaboration with Sales, Procurement, Production, and Customer Service teams. Responsibilities include maintaining a rolling 12-month production plan, leading capacity planning, analyzing data, and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in production planning or supply planning within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems.
• Advanced Excel skills (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, Power Query).
• Experience with Power BI or similar reporting tools.
• Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Proven ability to collaborate across Supply Chain, Procurement, Operations and Customer Service teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage production schedules and planning parameters within the ERP system.
• Develop and maintain a rolling 12-month master production plan.
• Lead inventory and operations planning (S&OP) and capacity planning activities.
• Align production plans with demand forecasts and changing customer requirements.
• Coordinate new product and material introductions into production schedules.
• Analyze production requirements, plant capacity, labor needs, and resource utilization.
• Identify and resolve scheduling, capacity, and delivery challenges; implement recovery plans as needed.
• Partner with Procurement and Materials teams to ensure material availability aligns with production plans.
• Track and report key planning KPIs, including on-time delivery, schedule adherence, inventory levels, and production performance.
• Conduct root cause analysis on production variances and recommend process improvements.
• Monitor inventory to support customer demand and fulfillment requirements.
• Coordinate annual physical inventory activities with Accounting and external auditors.
• Prepare long-term capacity plans to support future business growth.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

ERP experience

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Advanced Excel

Power BI

Job description

A nutrition and healthy snack company that manufactures and sells protein bars and functional food products is looking to hire a Production Planner in McMinnville, OR.

Role: Production Planner

Compensation: $75,000 to $95,000 base salary

The Role:

Position Summary The Production Planner is responsible for production scheduling, material planning, capacity management, and inventory optimization to support operational, financial, and customer objectives. This role drives efficient manufacturing operations through demand planning, production scheduling, data analysis, and cross-functional collaboration with Sales, Procurement, Production, and Customer Service teams.

Key Responsibilities

A nutrition and healthy snack company that manufactures and sells protein bars and functional food products is looking to hire a Production Planner in McMinnville, OR.

Role: Production Planner

Work Model: on-site 5 days per week

Compensation: $75,000 to $95,000 base salary

The Role:

Position Summary The Production Planner is responsible for production scheduling, material planning, capacity management, and inventory optimization to support operational, financial, and customer objectives. This role drives efficient manufacturing operations through demand planning, production scheduling, data analysis, and cross-functional collaboration with Sales, Procurement, Production, and Customer Service teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage production schedules and planning parameters within the ERP system.
• Develop and maintain a rolling 12-month master production plan.
• Lead inventory and operations planning (S&OP) and capacity planning activities.
• Align production plans with demand forecasts and changing customer requirements.
• Coordinate new product and material introductions into production schedules.
• Analyze production requirements, plant capacity, labor needs, and resource utilization.
• Identify and resolve scheduling, capacity, and delivery challenges; implement recovery plans as needed.
• Partner with Procurement and Materials teams to ensure material availability aligns with production plans.
• Track and report key planning KPIs, including on-time delivery, schedule adherence, inventory levels, and production performance.
• Conduct root cause analysis on production variances and recommend process improvements.
• Monitor inventory to support customer demand and fulfillment requirements.
• Coordinate annual physical inventory activities with Accounting and external auditors.
• Prepare long-term capacity plans to support future business growth.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in production planning, scheduling, MRP, or supply planning within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with ERP systems, including MRP and production planning modules.
• Advanced Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, Power Query, and data analysis tools.
• Experience with Power BI, reporting tools, or automation is a plus.
• Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Proven ability to collaborate across Supply Chain, Procurement, Operations, and Customer-facing teams.