Senior Production Planner - Automation & S&OP Lead

Amazon; North Reading (MA); On-site; USD 121,200 - 163,900; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon is seeking an experienced Production Planner in North Reading, MA to optimize production planning, scheduling, capacity, and inventory. You will lead end-to-end planning initiatives, transition to modern planning platforms, and drive automation to improve service levels and reduce costs.

You will partner with manufacturing, procurement, and logistics to deliver realistic, data-driven plans, monitor KPIs, and support new product introductions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 5+ years of experience in supply chain or planning.
• Experience in materials management, MRP, and inventory optimization.
• Experience automating processes and presenting results to leaders.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams across geographies.
• Knowledge of Lean Six Sigma and process improvement.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain production schedules considering constraints.
• Optimize sequence to minimize changeovers and maximize throughput.
• Develop short-, medium-, and long-term capacity models.
• Identify bottlenecks via constraint analysis and simulation.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, procurement, and logistics on plans.
• Communicate risks and mitigation plans to stakeholders.
• Support new product introduction projects for planning requirements.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Lean Six Sigma

Stakeholder management

Project management

Data-driven decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree or 5+ years experience in supply chain

Tools

SQL

Python

Visualization tools

Kinaxis

Job description

Amazon is seeking an experienced Production Planner in North Reading, MA to optimize production planning, scheduling, capacity, and inventory. You will lead end-to-end planning initiatives, transition to modern planning platforms, and drive automation to improve service levels and reduce costs.

You will partner with manufacturing, procurement, and logistics to deliver realistic, data-driven plans, monitor KPIs, and support new product introductions.