Production Planner - Sourcing & Scheduling Lead

Kids for the Future; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 52,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO: 20 days

Holidays: 11 paid

Overtime opportunities

Fresh fruit Mondays

Gym reimbursement

Employer health benefits

Snacks and events

Safety culture

Learning and cross-training

Internal growth

Job summary

groninger is seeking a production planning professional for its Charlotte manufacturing operations. The role focuses on sourcing, parts sourcing from drawings, and coordinating with vendors and internal teams to optimize production paths.

Ideal candidates will have 2–5 years in production planning, strong negotiation and organizational skills, and experience with MES/PLM systems and MS Excel. This is a full-time, on-site role with emphasis on supply chain efficiency.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Minimum 2 - 5 years of production planning experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• Able to read and understand specs and drawings to properly source parts.
• Negotiating and planning through written and verbal communication and strong interpersonal skills.
• Well organized, multi tasking ability, detail-oriented and thorough.
• Have a knowledge of sourcing, material planning and inventory management.
• Proficiency in MES/PLM systems (PSI Penta/Agile preferred)
• Proficiency in MS-Office applications, with an emphasis on MS Excel.

Responsibilities

• Select production path for manufacturing parts based on their manufacturing drawings.
• Work with in-house manufacturing and/or outside vendors to find the best manufacturing path.
• Evaluate bids and purchase items and services at the most favorable price consistent with quality, quantity and specification requirements.
• Estimate expedited lead times for upcoming projects based on anticipated project scope and current production volume.
• Coordinate with engineering regarding design adjustments to expedite component sourcing where possible.
• Process order acknowledgements, maintain due dates, update purchase order pricing and communicate changes on a daily basis; expediting orders when necessary.
• Daily follow up with suppliers to gain delivery commitments on open purchase orders.
• Monitor and analyze vendor performance to ensure an on time supply chain.
• Reconcile supplier invoicing; investigate and resolve issues.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Production planning

Sourcing

Specifications reading

Communication

Organization

Inventory management

MES/PLM systems

PSI Penta

Agile

MS Excel

Education

High school diploma

Tools

PSI Penta

Agile

MS Excel

Job description

groninger is seeking a production planning professional for its Charlotte manufacturing operations. The role focuses on sourcing, parts sourcing from drawings, and coordinating with vendors and internal teams to optimize production paths.

Ideal candidates will have 2–5 years in production planning, strong negotiation and organizational skills, and experience with MES/PLM systems and MS Excel. This is a full-time, on-site role with emphasis on supply chain efficiency.