Senior Buyer Planner — Production & Scheduling Lead

Warn Industries; Oregon (WI); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Health insurance

Disability insurance

401(k)

EAP

Employee discounts

Career growth

Job summary

Warn Industries is seeking a Buyer Planner III in Oregon to align forecasts with production schedules, manage MPS, and optimize inventory across multiple product lines. You will own master schedules, coordinate with engineering and sourcing, and mentor junior planners in a fast-paced manufacturing setting.

The role emphasizes advanced ERP/MRP proficiency (JDE), expert Excel skills, and the ability to balance throughput with inventory investment to meet customer deadlines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or related field.
• Five to eight years of progressively responsible experience in production planning, master scheduling, capacity planning, materials management, or supply chain operations within a high-mix or discrete manufacturing environment.
• Advanced knowledge of Master Production Scheduling (MPS), Material Requirements Planning (MRP), Capacity Requirements Planning (CRP), and inventory management principles.
• Advanced knowledge of ERP/MRP systems and planning functionality.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills including Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP functions, data analysis, and reporting.
• Ability to analyze forecasting, inventory, capacity, and operational data to support business decisions.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities with minimal supervision in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated leadership skills and the ability to mentor and develop junior planning personnel.
• Strong sense of ownership, accountability, and urgency in achieving operational objectives.

Responsibilities

• Convert sales forecasts, customer orders, and safety stock requirements into executable Master Production Schedules (MPS) and production work orders.
• Level-load production schedules to balance machine, labor, and line capacity while maximizing throughput and operational efficiency.
• Evaluate schedule change requests and determine impacts to capacity, material availability, inventory levels, and customer lead times.
• Conduct Rough-Cut Capacity Planning (RCCP) and Capacity Requirements Planning (CRP) to identify bottlenecks, resource constraints, and future capacity requirements.
• Maintain and optimize planning parameters within JDE, including safety stock levels, reorder points, buffer stock strategies, and lot-sizing rules.
• Monitor work-in-process (WIP), inventory velocity, Days of Supply (DOS), inventory turns, and excess and obsolete inventory (SLOB) to support inventory optimization goals.
• Run and analyze MRP calculations to ensure component availability aligns with production schedules.
• Issue and manage purchase orders for assigned suppliers and materials while balancing inventory investment with production requirements.
• Coordinate with Strategic Sourcing and Procurement teams to address long-lead materials, supplier capacity constraints, and critical shortages.
• Lead material phase-in and phase-out activities associated with Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) and New Product Introductions (NPI).
• Collaborate with Quality and Manufacturing Engineering teams to adjust schedules and material plans during quality holds, engineering changes, or equipment downtime.
• Release and manage production work orders based on material availability, production priorities, and manufacturing capacity.
• Develop reports, dashboards, and analytical tools utilizing ERP systems, Excel, and Power BI to support operational decision-making.
• Monitor and report planning KPIs, including Schedule Attainment, OTIF delivery, Capacity Utilization, inventory performance, and Plan-versus-Actual production variances.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for ERP/MRP planning processes, including parameter maintenance, system enhancements, and process documentation.
• Mentor Buyer Planner I and Buyer Planner II team members on planning methodologies, scheduling strategies, and root-cause analysis.

Skills

MPS/MRP knowledge

Forecasting & analytics

Leadership & mentoring

Multi-priority management

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or related field

Tools

JD Edwards (JDE)

Power BI

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Warn Industries is seeking a Buyer Planner III in Oregon to align forecasts with production schedules, manage MPS, and optimize inventory across multiple product lines. You will own master schedules, coordinate with engineering and sourcing, and mentor junior planners in a fast-paced manufacturing setting.

The role emphasizes advanced ERP/MRP proficiency (JDE), expert Excel skills, and the ability to balance throughput with inventory investment to meet customer deadlines.