Senior Production Planner - Master Scheduling & SAP IBP

Lindt; San Leandro, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 94,000 - 122,000; Full time

Job summary

Ghirardelli is seeking a Sr. Production Planner in San Leandro, CA to manage master planning and detailed scheduling for a share of the portfolio. You will lead monthly production plans and use SAP IBP/PPDS to ensure material readiness and on-time production across sites.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, bottleneck analysis, and cross-functional collaboration with procurement, operations, sales and finance. Strong Excel skills and experience with ERP systems are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, logistics or operations.
• 7–10 years of related experience.
• Experience with SAP IBP-S4-PPDS knowledge a big plus.
• Strong Excel skills and data presentation ability.

Responsibilities

• Lead weekly detailed production schedules for assigned lines and products.
• Maintain planning parameters in SAP IBP and PPDS.
• Develop a 12-month master plan and scenario analyses for capacity and inventory.
• Collaborate with procurement, supply chain, operations, sales and finance.
• Communicate production plans to multiple sites and ensure alignment.

Skills

Production planning

Data analysis

Excel

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain/Logistics/Operations

APICS/IBF certification (preferred)

Tools

SAP IBP-S4-PPDS

Job description

Ghirardelli is seeking a Sr. Production Planner in San Leandro, CA to manage master planning and detailed scheduling for a share of the portfolio. You will lead monthly production plans and use SAP IBP/PPDS to ensure material readiness and on-time production across sites.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, bottleneck analysis, and cross-functional collaboration with procurement, operations, sales and finance. Strong Excel skills and experience with ERP systems are essential.