Senior Production Planner - ERP, MRP & Inventory

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

10 Paid Holidays

Flexible Spending Accounts

Life and AD&D Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Additional Insurance

Job summary

Resonetics is seeking a Senior Planner to lead complex production and material planning across our manufacturing operations. You will balance customer demand, capacity, and inventory while driving improvements to planning processes and ERP data quality.

The role requires 6+ years in manufacturing planning, strong MRP knowledge, and proven ability to influence cross-functional teams. Candidates should thrive in a fast-paced environment and be capable of leading initiatives that optimize resource

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

MRP & planning

Capacity planning

Forecasting

ERP systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain or related field

Tools

Epicor ERP

Job description

Resonetics is seeking a Senior Planner to lead complex production and material planning across our manufacturing operations. You will balance customer demand, capacity, and inventory while driving improvements to planning processes and ERP data quality.

The role requires 6+ years in manufacturing planning, strong MRP knowledge, and proven ability to influence cross-functional teams. Candidates should thrive in a fast-paced environment and be capable of leading initiatives that optimize resource