Senior Planner/Scheduler — Lean, On-Time Production

ZF; South Carolina; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual incentives

Paid time off

401k plan

Health care benefits

Paid holidays

Collaborative team environment

Diversity culture

Job summary

ZF Transmissions Gray Court, LLC is seeking a Senior Planner/Scheduler to create and maintain production schedules that align with the official production program and customer demands. You will coordinate with internal teams and suppliers to ensure on-time deliveries, monitor KPIs, and drive lean improvements across the shop floor.

Requirements include a Bachelor's degree and 0-3+ years in materials or customer planning, plus SAP or ERP experience and strong Excel skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required and 0-3+ years of experience in materials planning and/or customer planning in manufacturing environment.
• Two (2) years of experience in Automotive Industry preferred.
• Experience with an ERP system (SAP preferred).
• Proficient in Microsoft Office software (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Broad knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures within supply chain planning.
• Experience with demand forecasting and/or planning methods.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Create, maintain and improve information flow and ensure deliveries in the right time, to the right place, in the right quantity and quality and in the right condition.
• Create demands and/or production schedules for internal or external suppliers out of internal or external customer demands.
• Perform assigned product launch activities in cooperation with internal and/or external suppliers or customers.
• Perform assigned activities in accordance with lean production principles and aim towards a total cost optimum.
• Develop, monitor, analyze, and/or improve KPIs for assigned logistics processes.
• Utilize information from internal/external customers, compare with parts/goods available and define production schedules and/or demands, while considering capacities available. Production schedules and/or demands must always reflect to the official production program of ZFTG.

Skills

Forecasting concepts

Planning methods

Supply chain knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

ZF Transmissions Gray Court, LLC is seeking a Senior Planner/Scheduler to create and maintain production schedules that align with the official production program and customer demands. You will coordinate with internal teams and suppliers to ensure on-time deliveries, monitor KPIs, and drive lean improvements across the shop floor.

Requirements include a Bachelor's degree and 0-3+ years in materials or customer planning, plus SAP or ERP experience and strong Excel skills.