Senior Production Planner - ERP & Cross-Functional Leader

Resonetics; Bethel (CT); On-site; USD 78,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k)

PTO

Holidays

FSA

Life & AD&D

STD/LTD

Insurance

Job summary

Resonetics is seeking a Senior Planner to manage complex production and material plans, balancing demand, capacity, and inventory. You will drive ERP-based planning, optimize resources, and coordinate with procurement and manufacturing teams across multiple sites.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, KPI monitoring, and cross-functional collaboration to meet delivery targets and continuous improvement goals.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in production planning, inventory management, or related Supply Chain roles within a manufacturing environment.
• Advanced knowledge of production planning principles, MRP, capacity planning, forecasting and inventory management.
• Proficiency with ERP systems and the ability to maintain and evaluate planning parameters and system outputs.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to evaluate complex data, constraints, and business tradeoffs.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills with the ability to influence decisions and drive alignment.
• Ability to independently manage complex priorities and lead planning activities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage complex production and material plans within the ERP system, considering customer demand, forecast, capacity, material availability, inventory objectives, and delivery commitments.
• Optimize production plans by partnering cross-functionally to assess capacity, identify constraints, and develop strategies to improve resource utilization
• Analyze inventory levels, identify shortages and excess inventory, and recommend actions to balance customer service, production, and inventory objectives
• Analyze material requirements, inventory positions, and demand to identify purchasing needs and timing; provide recommendations and priorities to Procurement to support production and inventory objectives.
• Lead cross-functional alignment on priorities, customer commitments, complex constraints, and recovery plans
• Monitor KPIs, including on-time delivery, inventory, and forecast accuracy; identify trends and drive corrective actions when performance is off target
• Support new product introductions and transitions to volume manufacturing by assessing material, capacity, inventory, and timing requirements
• Develop and maintain ERP planning parameters, schedules, material planning data, and requirements as the system of record for production and material planning; serve as a site planning/ERP subject matter expert
• Review and approve change requests from a supply chain perspective, assess planning impacts, and coordinate required planning actions
• Analyze planning trends and lead initiatives to improve planning processes, systems, data quality, and standard work
• Identify systemic planning risks, develop mitigation strategies, and escalated issues requiring broader business or leadership decisions
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Production planning

MRP & capacity planning

Forecasting & inventory management

ERP systems

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Planning leadership

Education

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

APICS CPIM/CSCP certification

Lean or continuous improvement experience

Tools

Epicor ERP

Job description

Resonetics is seeking a Senior Planner to manage complex production and material plans, balancing demand, capacity, and inventory. You will drive ERP-based planning, optimize resources, and coordinate with procurement and manufacturing teams across multiple sites.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, KPI monitoring, and cross-functional collaboration to meet delivery targets and continuous improvement goals.