Production Planner: Fast-Paced Dispatch & Forecasting

Midwest Startups; Illinois; On-site; USD 44,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parts Town Pride

Quarterly profit-sharing bonus

Team member appreciation events

Volunteer opportunities

Monthly IT stipend

Casual dress code

On-demand pay

Health insurance

401k with match

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Parental leave

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Parts Town is hiring a Workflow Coordinator (Internally Production Planner) to lead daily outbound operations. You will forecast daily dispatches, craft an execution plan, and ensure staff is in the right areas while monitoring hmi interfaces and goods-to-person pick systems to prevent jams and maintain same-day shipping.

You will collaborate with DC leaders, provide progress updates, and identify opportunities for improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience in scheduling, forecasting or production planning.
• Solid understanding of distribution operations.
• Great communication skills, over the phone/radio.
• Able to lift up to 30lbs unassisted.

Responsibilities

• Forecast daily dispatches and plan labor to meet forecast.
• Monitor progress and release outbound work to meet SLAs.
• Coordinate with DC leadership on work assignment changes.
• Monitor automated systems and troubleshoot issues as they arise.
• Provide feedback to DC leaders on daily operations.
• Communicate system issues to support groups.

Skills

Scheduling

Forecasting

Production planning

Tools

Excel

Job description

Parts Town is hiring a Workflow Coordinator (Internally Production Planner) to lead daily outbound operations. You will forecast daily dispatches, craft an execution plan, and ensure staff is in the right areas while monitoring hmi interfaces and goods-to-person pick systems to prevent jams and maintain same-day shipping.

You will collaborate with DC leaders, provide progress updates, and identify opportunities for improvement.