Production Planning & Supply Chain Coor

MGC Advanced Polymers, Inc.; Colonial Heights (VA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

MGC Advanced Polymers, Inc. in Colonial Heights, VA, is seeking a Production Planning & Operations Coordinator to keep production on track and customer orders moving.

You will plan monthly schedules, coordinate materials and purchasing, manage orders in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, and prepare shipping documents for domestic and international shipments. This role reports to the Business Operations & Supply Chain Manager and has no direct reports.

Responsibilities

• Plan monthly production schedules based on customer orders, inventory, capacity, equipment availability, and maintenance needs.
• Coordinate raw-material and packaging purchasing; create purchase orders; monitor deliveries; address shortages and discrepancies.
• Enter and manage customer orders in Business Central; review inventory requirements; coordinate readiness with Production, Quality Control, Sales, and Warehouse.
• Prepare shipping documentation including bills of lading, packing lists, invoices, and certificates for domestic and international shipments.
• Maintain accurate transactions: production assemblies, inventory receipts, and supply chain records; investigate discrepancies.
• Support inventory accuracy by monitoring materials and finished goods; reconcile system vs. physical counts.
• Coordinate with Production, Sales, Warehouse, suppliers, carriers, freight forwarders, and customers; communicate risks and updates.
• Participate in process improvements, audits, and cross-training; support safety initiatives and other duties as assigned.

Skills

Production scheduling

Materials planning

Purchasing

Inventory coordination

Cross-functional collaboration

Documentation

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

Job description

If you are unable to complete this application due to a disability, contact this employer to ask for an accommodation or an alternative application process.

Production Planning & Operations Coor

Administration Full Time Colonial Heights, VA, US

2 days ago Requisition ID: 1003

Salary Range: $33.00 To $37.50 Hourly

MGC Advanced Polymers Inc. is seeking an individual to help keep production on track and customer orders moving. This position will coordinate production schedules, materials, purchasing, inventory, and shipping to support customer demand and plant priorities. Working across teams, this position will maintain accurate records in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, from customer orders and material receipts through production, picking, and shipment.

This individual-contributor role reports to the Business Operations & Supply Chain Manager and has no direct reports.

What You’ll Do

• Plan production: Prepare and maintain monthly schedules based on customer orders, inventory, materials, capacity, equipment availability, and maintenance needs. Set priorities, track progress, adjust schedules, and communicate risks to customer commitments.
• Coordinate materials and purchasing: Determine raw-material and packaging needs using schedules, inventory, usage, lead times, and safety-stock requirements. Create purchase orders, monitor supplier confirmations and deliveries, coordinate inbound freight, and address shortages, delays, and receiving discrepancies.
• Manage orders and fulfillment: Enter and maintain customer orders in Business Central, review inventory requirements, process pick lists, and coordinate product readiness with Production, Quality Control, Sales, and Warehouse teams. Arrange carrier pickups and shipment requirements.
• Prepare shipping documentation: Produce domestic and international bills of lading, packing lists, commercial invoices, delivery documents, certificates of origin, Certificates of Analysis, and other required customer, carrier, freight-forwarder, or customs documentation. Monitor shipments and help resolve documentation, delivery, damage, and shortage issues.
• Maintain accurate transactions: Enter production assemblies and inventory receipts; process purchasing, order, picking, and shipping transactions; verify item, quantity, lot, location, and transaction details; and investigate or correct discrepancies within your authority.
• Support inventory accuracy: Monitor raw materials, packaging, work in process, and finished goods. Assist with reconciliation, investigate system-versus-physical discrepancies, and maintain reliable planning, purchasing, and inventory information.
• Connect teams and partners: Coordinate with Production, Sales, Warehouse, suppliers, carriers, freight forwarders, customs brokers, and customers. Share timely updates on production, materials, open orders, and shipments, and elevate significant risks.
• Improve processes: Maintain procedures and work instructions; support internal audits, Business Central testing and improvements, and cross-training; and participate in quality and process-improvement projects and the Safety Council. Perform other duties assigned by the Business Operations & Supply Chain Manager.

Skills You’ll Use

• Production scheduling, materials planning, purchasing, and inventory coordination.
• Accurate Business Central data entry, transaction processing, and discrepancy resolution.
• Customer-order management, picking, shipping, and domestic and international documentation.
• Clear communication, prioritization, and problem-solving as production and customer needs change.
• Cross-functional collaboration and a focus on quality, safety, and continuous improvement.