Production Planner II

Neenah Inc.; Neenah (WI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Mativ is seeking a Production Planner to join the Planning department on site in the United States. You will schedule assets in the ERP/MRP system, balance service with efficiency, and work cross-functionally with sales, customer service, marketing, and operations to meet customer needs.

Responsibilities include capacity planning, inventory strategy, and collaboration with leadership to optimize staffing and throughput while supporting continuous improvement across the supply chain.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or Supply Chain Management preferred.
• Understanding of inventory management and demand planning methods.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel to view, modify, and analyze reports.
• Self-motivated with a high level of personal drive.
• Willingness to learn and grow; strong organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare daily schedules for assets in ERP/MRP, balancing service and efficiency.
• Manage short- and mid-term capacity outlook; identify bottlenecks to solve.
• Coordinate staffing levels, overtime, and downtime with leaders weekly.
• Oversee inventory strategy to deliver service at lowest cost.
• Make rerouting and outsourcing decisions; maintain OSP relationships.
• Provide competitive dates to customer service and ensure on-time delivery.
• Collaborate with planning team to problem-solve and support peers.
• Generate work and purchase orders in response to demand.
• Work with sales/marketing on seasonal changes and launches.
• Assist R&D in scheduling trials to unlock growth potential.
• Adapt to changing business needs and drive continuous improvement.
• Partner with supply chain functions to execute improvements.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Inventory management

Demand planning

Organizational skills

Self-motivation

Cross-functional

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or Supply Chain Management

Tools

ERP/MRP system

Job description

Mativ is a global leader in specialty materials headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The Company offers a wide range of critical components and engineered solutions that connect, protect, and purify our world.

Role Overview

The Production Planner works in Mativ's Planning department and manages the planning process, ensuring product is scheduled, communicated, and effectively planned to meet the needs of customers. The Planner will schedule manufacturing assets, work cross-functionally with sales, customer service, marketing, and operations teams, while collaborating with other production planners to meet business needs. As a highly valued member of the organization, production planners drive continuous improvement activities that directly impact company success. The Planner is expected to work on-site.

Responsibilities

1. Prepare daily schedules for assets within the production facilities in the ERP/MRP system, balancing Mativ's uncompromised service, while optimizing the operational efficiency of the production assets.
2. Manage the short-term and medium-term capacity outlook of assets, recognizing bottlenecks to proactively problem solve.
3. Collaborate with operations leaders to attain desired staffing levels, including overtime requests and down time, for each asset on a weekly basis.
4. Manage the inventory strategy to deliver the gold standard in service at the lowest inventory cost.
5. Make rerouting and outsourcing decisions to offload overcapacity assets by developing and maintaining outside service provider (OSP) relationships and schedules.
6. Collaborate with the customer service team, providing competitive dates for requested business, as well as ensuring promised dates and quantities are fulfilled.
7. Collaborate with the planning team to problem-solve, provide backup coverage, support team-members, and share ideas.
8. Generate work and purchase orders in response to demand received on a regular basis.
9. Work with our sales and marketing team on marketing initiatives affecting manufacturing sites - including seasonal fluctuations, new product launches, etc.
10. Assist our Research and Development team in scheduling trials to unlock new growth potential.
11. Adapt to changing business needs, and understanding the levers needed to execute to exceed the goals set forth by the company.
12. Partner with other supply chain functions to execute continuous improvement efforts.
13. Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Business Administration or Supply Chain Management degree preferred.
• Understanding of inventory management and demand planning methods.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel to view, use, modify, and analyze reports.
• Self-motivated with a high level of personal drive.
• Willingness to learn and grow.
• Strong organizational skills.

WHAT WE OFFER

Mativ benefits say a lot about how we care for each other. Our employees and their families have many different needs. As a result, our benefits offer choices on many levels and are high in quality, competitive in the marketplace, and affordable.

ABOUT MATIV

Mativ Holdings, Inc. is a global leader in specialty materials headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The company connects, protects, and purifies the world every day through a wide range of critical components and engineered solutions that solve our customers' most complex challenges. We manufacture on three continents and generate sales in nearly 100 countries through our family of business-to-business and consumer product brands. The company's two segments, Filtration & Advanced Materials and Sustainable & Adhesive Solutions, target premium applications across diversified and growing end-markets, from filtration to healthcare to sustainable packaging and more. Our broad portfolio of technologies combines polymers, fibers, and resins to optimize the performance of our customers' products across multiple stages of the value chain. Our leading positions are a testament to our best-in-class global manufacturing, supply chain, and materials science capabilities. We drive innovation and enhance performance, finding potential in the impossible.