Senior Production Planner

Rogers Corporation; Narragansett (RI); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Rogers Corporation in Narragansett, RI seeks a Senior Production Planner to coordinate and expedite material flow across departments and align production with schedules to meet customer requirements while controlling costs. The role focuses on creating schedules, releasing work orders, and monitoring delivery performance while maintaining data integrity and supporting continuous improvement initiatives.

Ideal candidates bring a BA/BS in logistics or related field and 5+ years of planning

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Logistics, Supply Chain, Operations Management, Business or related field, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain schedules to meet shipping dates according to forecasts and orders.
• Release and create work orders to support planned demand and inventory levels while utilizing available capacity.
• Adjust production schedules as needed to respond to constraints.
• Prepare and present scheduling reports and delivery performance metrics.
• Flag issues affecting scheduling and communicate with internal customers about lead times and open orders.
• Maintain data quality for planning parameters (stocking policies, lead times, safety stocks).
• Participate in improvement projects within the planning organization.
• Document site-specific production scheduling rules and capacity constraints.
• Assist with training and onboarding of new staff.
• Back up other team members as needed.
• Support short-term Integrated Business Process when required.

Skills

Production planning

Forecasting

ERP coordination

Education

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

Tools

ERP systems

Production planning software

Job description

Position Title: Senior Production Planner

Location: Narragansett, RI, US, 02882

Job Category: Supply Chain

Shift: Shift 1

Full Time / Part Time: Full-Time

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Approximate Travel: 10%

Job Description

Summary

This role is responsible for coordina ti ng and expedi ti ng the fl ow of work and materials within or between departments according to daily and weekly produc ti on schedules to meet customer requirements while minimizing manufacturing, distribu ti on costs, and inventory investment.

Essential Functions

• Create and maintain schedules to successfully meet shipping dates according to forecasts and orders while maximizing operational efficiencies.
• Utilize release and create work orders to ensure compliance with the planned demand to support sales and inventory levels while utilizing available capacity.
• Create and/or recommend revisions to production schedules as needed.
• Prepare, report and present on scheduling reports, delivery performance metrics, and supply chain analytics as required.
• Provide leadership visibility over potential issues that may impact production scheduling (i.e. raw material/equipment issues/staffing). Communicate with internal customers as to the status of supply constraints impacting lead time commits and open orders/jobs and exceptions impacting on-time delivery.
• Support and maintain a high quality of data for planning parameters (stocking policies, lead time, safety stocks, etc.).
• Participate, support and lead improvement projects and special initiatives required by the planning organization.
• Own documentation on production scheduling site specific rules and regulations by work center including full understanding of site constraints (capacity, labor, logistics, material flow, etc.).
• Support with training and onboarding of new staff.
• Back up support to other team members at the site or for similar product lines in the network.
• Capable of supporting the Integrated Business Process for short term if needed and required.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Logistics, Supply Chain, Operations Management, Business or related field. May consider equivalent work experience in lieu of degree.
• 5+ years of relevant planning and/or logistics experience.
• Experience using production planning software and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems.

Additional Qualification Details: No additional requirement needed

Who We Are and What We Are All About:

Rogers Corporation makes tomorrow's innovations possible. Help build a cleaner, safer and more connected world with a career at Rogers, where we make tomorrow’s innovations possible. We rely on a talented workforce to develop our cutting edge, market-leading material technologies. Our global team develops innovative specialty materials and components that enable technology in a wide array of high-growth markets. Our customers expect high performance and reliability, so we are always looking for people who can improve processes, get results and represent a best-in-class organization. People are at the heart of all our operations, and we encourage our employees to act with integrity, creativity and excellence to help drive results worldwide.

Why Work for Rogers:

It is our commitment to get “Results, but Results the Right Way.” Rogers offers an exceptional work environment and a value-driven culture modeled by leadership. Employees have access to developmental opportunities as well as top-notch benefits and incentive programs. Come join a winning team!

Rogers Corporation provides equal employment opportunities to minorities, females, veterans and disabled individuals, as well as other protected groups.

About Rogers Corporation:

At Rogers Corporation (NYSE:ROG), we're changing how the world uses technology. We are a global leader in materials technology and manufacturing, producing engineered materials to power, protect and connect our world. With nearly 200 years of materials science and engineering experience, Rogers delivers high-performance solutions that enable global Advanced Electronics Solutions and Elastomeric Material Solutions, as well as other technologies where reliability is critical. Rogers enables the world’s leading innovators to achieve greater performance, speed to market and reliability through our renowned technical solutions support, problem-solving and application engineering capabilities. Rogers delivers market-leading solutions for energy-efficient motor drives, vehicle electrification and alternative energy, sealing, vibration management, and impact protection in mobile devices, transportation interiors, industrial equipment and performance apparel, wireless infrastructure and automotive safety and radar systems. Headquartered in Chandler, Arizona (USA), Rogers operates manufacturing facilities in the United States, China, Germany, Belgium, Hungary and South Korea, with joint ventures and sales offices worldwide. For more information, visit www.rogerscorp.com .