Senior Production Planner

Airswift; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Airswift in Houston seeks a Senior Production Planner to lead and optimize schedules across a chemical manufacturing environment. The role collaborates with operations, procurement, logistics, sales, and leadership to balance demand, capacity, inventory targets, and raw materials while ensuring safe, efficient operations.

The ideal candidate brings 7+ years in production planning or related fields, with strong SAP/MRP experience and a data-driven approach to improve supply chain performance and

Qualifications

• 7+ years of production planning, master scheduling, or supply chain planning experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience working with SAP, including SAP HANA, APO, IBP, or other MRP planning systems.
• Strong understanding of production scheduling, capacity planning, inventory management, and supply chain operations.
• Experience supporting process manufacturing environments, preferably within chemicals, manufacturing, or industrial operations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate data into actionable production plans.
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively across operations, procurement, logistics, customer service, and commercial teams.

Responsibilities

• Join a growing manufacturing organization in a highly visible planning leadership role.
• Play a key role in shaping and optimizing production planning and scheduling processes.
• Gain broad exposure across manufacturing operations, supply chain, inventory strategy, and demand planning.
• Partner directly with plant leadership and key business stakeholders to drive operational performance.
• Long-term growth opportunities within an organization committed to operational excellence and continuous improvement.

Skills

Production planning

Master scheduling

Supply chain planning

SAP & MRP systems

Data-driven decision making

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

SAP HANA

APO

IBP

Job description

We are seeking a Senior Production Planner to join a growing chemical manufacturing organization. This role will be responsible for developing, coordinating, and optimizing production schedules across a complex manufacturing environment. The position partners closely with operations, procurement, logistics, sales, and leadership teams to balance customer demand, production capacity, inventory targets, and raw material availability while ensuring safe, efficient, and cost-effective operations.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of production planning, master scheduling, or supply chain planning experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience working with SAP, including SAP HANA, APO, IBP, or other MRP planning systems.
• Strong understanding of production scheduling, capacity planning, inventory management, and supply chain operations.
• Experience supporting process manufacturing environments, preferably within chemicals, manufacturing, or industrial operations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate data into actionable production plans.
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively across operations, procurement, logistics, customer service, and commercial teams.

Why Join?

• Join a growing manufacturing organization in a highly visible planning leadership role.
• Play a key role in shaping and optimizing production planning and scheduling processes.
• Gain broad exposure across manufacturing operations, supply chain, inventory strategy, and demand planning.
• Partner directly with plant leadership and key business stakeholders to drive operational performance.
• Long-term growth opportunities within an organization committed to operational excellence and continuous improvement.

We're looking for a collaborative, data-driven professional who thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and is passionate about optimizing production schedules, improving supply chain performance, and driving operational success.