Senior CPG Planning & Scheduling Lead

Vanessa Sanchez; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 116,000; Full time

Job summary

24 Seven Talent in Los Angeles, CA is hiring a Planning & Scheduling Manager to oversee production planning across pre-weigh, compounding, and filling operations in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

This full-time role requires 5+ years in production planning and 2+ years in leadership, with strong Excel skills and experience in consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturing. Local candidates only; on-site work with no remote option.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of production planning or scheduling experience in manufacturing.
• 2+ years of leadership or people management experience.
• Experience in consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturing.
• Strong Excel skills with production scheduling models.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate with production teams, leadership, and cross-functional stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain rolling multi-week production schedules across pre-weigh, compounding, and filling operations.
• Translate orders and material availability into actionable production schedules and batch-level work orders.
• Verify BOMs, inventory levels, and material readiness before releasing orders to production.
• Coordinate production sequencing based on deadlines, capacity, and priorities.
• Monitor progress, identify scheduling conflicts, and adjust to minimize delays.
• Partner with Purchasing, Receiving, and Quality to monitor material deliveries and timelines.
• Collaborate with Account Management to prioritize orders and communicate realistic timelines.
• Lead daily production check-ins to address challenges and maintain schedule alignment.
• Drive timely resolutions for scheduling issues and serve as primary contact for scheduling.

Skills

Production planning

Scheduling

Leadership

Excel

Analytical thinking

Communication

Cross-functional

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

24 Seven Talent in Los Angeles, CA is hiring a Planning & Scheduling Manager to oversee production planning across pre-weigh, compounding, and filling operations in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

This full-time role requires 5+ years in production planning and 2+ years in leadership, with strong Excel skills and experience in consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturing. Local candidates only; on-site work with no remote option.