Production Planner/Scheduler

Lonza; Houston (TX); On-site; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Agile career culture

Inclusive and ethical workplace

Compensation programs recognizing high

Variety of benefits

Job summary

Lonza in Houston, TX is seeking a Production Planner/Scheduler to develop and maintain short-term production schedules. You will coordinate with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Materials, and Quality to ensure feasible plans and on-time execution.

The role requires strong organizational skills, proactive problem solving, and hands-on experience with SAP and Excel in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Clear communication skills across Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Procurement, Quality and Customer Operations.
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced planning environment.
• Proven problem-solving and analytical abilities to identify supply risks and mitigate them.

Responsibilities

• Create, track and maintain short-term schedules to provide visibility to defined departments for execution.
• Incorporate input from all relevant departments to ensure realistic schedules within constraints and latest information.
• Drive optimization of schedules balancing demand priorities with production sequencing and resource utilization.
• Maintain accurate production schedule data for the MRP process to meet production demands.
• Review production schedules, work orders, staffing tables to determine materials requirements and priorities.
• Collaborate with New Product Introduction to establish Bills of Material, routing, and equipment needs.
• Plan production commitments and timetables using sales forecasts.
• Monitor production data and quality measures for continuous improvement efforts.
• Incorporate feedback on schedule changes in a timely manner.
• Maintain detailed planning parameters to optimize system scheduling.
• Generate KPIs to identify trends or root causes of sub-optimal performance.

Skills

Strong communication

Highly organized

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Inventory planning

Data analysis

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Production Planner/Scheduler

The actual location of this job is in Houston TX, US.

What you will get:

• An agile career and dynamic working culture.
• An inclusive and ethical workplace.
• Compensation programs that recognize high performance.
• A variety of benefits dependent on role and location.

The full list of our global benefits can be found here: https://www.lonza.com/careers/benefits.

What you will do:

• Create, track and maintain the short term schedules to provide visibility to defined departments to drive short term execution of plans
• Incorporate input from all relevant departments to ensure schedules are realistic within relevant constraints and latest information
• Drive optimization of schedules by balancing demand priorities against optimal production sequencing and efficient resource (facility/suite, equipment, staff, materials etc.) utilization.
• Maintain accurate production schedule, providing data for the MRP process to meet production demands
• Review documents such as production schedules, work orders, and staffing tables to determine personnel and materials requirements, and material priorities
• Work with New Product Introduction to establish Bills of Material, routing, and information on required equipment, numbers of workers needed, and cost projections
• Plan production commitments and timetables for business units, specific programs, and/or jobs, using sales forecasts
• Monitor production data, including volume produced, consumption of raw materials, and quality control measures, using this information for Continuous Improvement activities such as maintenance of routing and BOM’s, increasing accuracy of production schedule and efficiency reporting
• Ensure all feedback regarding changes to existing plans is incorporated into schedules in timely manner
• Maintain detailed planning and scheduling parameters in planning system to allow optimal use of system scheduling functionality
• Generate relevant KPI and operational measures to support identification of trends or root causing of sub-optimal performance

What we are looking for:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Procurement, Quality, and Customer Operations.
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities and maintain accuracy in a fast-paced planning environment.
• Proven problem-solving and analytical skills to identify supply risks, inventory challenges, and develop effective mitigation plans.
• Ability to work cross-functionally, build strong stakeholder relationships, and drive alignment to achieve business objectives.
• Experience managing inventory, material requirements, production planning, and supply continuity while meeting customer demand.
• Proficiency in SAP, Microsoft Excel, and inventory management/planning systems with the ability to analyze and interpret complex data.
• Ability to deliver results under tight deadlines, adapt to changing priorities, and support continuous improvement initiatives within the supply chain organization.

About Lonza

At Lonza, our people are our greatest strength. With 30+ sites across five continents, our globally connected teams work together every day to manufacture the medicines of tomorrow. Our core values of Collaboration, Accountability, Excellence, Passion and Integrity reflect who we are and how we work together. Everyone’s ideas, big or small, has the potential to improve millions of lives, and that’s the kind of work we want you to be part of.

Innovation thrives when people from all backgrounds bring their unique perspectives to the table.

At Lonza, we value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. If you’re ready to help turn our customers’ breakthrough ideas into viable therapies, we look forward to welcoming you on board.