Senior Production Planner & Scheduler

Warn-Industries; Oregon (WI); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

3 Weeks PTO

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Employee Assistance Program

Team member discounts

Career growth & training

Team environment

Job summary

Warn Industries seeks a Buyer Planner III to align forecasts, demand and capacity to create executable production schedules. The role emphasizes throughput optimization, inventory balancing, and strong cross‑functional collaboration with Demand Planning, Operations, Engineering and Strategic Sourcing.

You will own master production scheduling, capacity planning, and material flow, while mentoring junior planners and supporting ECO/NPI initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business Management, or related field.
• 5–8 years of progressively responsible experience in production planning, master scheduling, capacity planning, materials management, or supply chain operations.

Responsibilities

• Convert forecasts, orders and safety stock into executable MPS and production work orders.
• Level-load production schedules to balance capacity and maximize throughput.
• Evaluate schedule changes and impacts on capacity, material availability and lead times.
• Perform RCCP and CRP to identify bottlenecks and capacity needs.
• Maintain planning parameters in JDE, including safety stock, reorder points and lot sizing.
• Monitor WIP, DOS, inventory turns and SLOB to support optimization.
• Run MRP to align components with production schedules.
• Issue and manage POs for suppliers to balance inventory and production needs.
• Coordinate with Strategic Sourcing to address long-lead materials and shortages.
• Lead ECO/NPI phase-ins and engineering changes in planning.
• Collaborate with Quality and Manufacturing Engineering on schedule adjustments.
• Release and manage production work orders based on material and capacity.
• Develop reports and dashboards using ERP, Excel and Power BI for decisions.
• Monitor KPIs like OTIF, capacity utilization and plan-vs-actual variances.
• Serve as SME for ERP/MRP planning and documentation.
• Mentor Buyer Planner I/II on methods and scheduling.

Skills

MPS/MRP/CRP mastery

Inventory management

Excel advanced

Data analysis

Leadership/mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain or related field

5–8 years in production planning/scheduling

Tools

JD Edwards (JDE)

Power BI

Job description

Warn Industries seeks a Buyer Planner III to align forecasts, demand and capacity to create executable production schedules. The role emphasizes throughput optimization, inventory balancing, and strong cross‑functional collaboration with Demand Planning, Operations, Engineering and Strategic Sourcing.

You will own master production scheduling, capacity planning, and material flow, while mentoring junior planners and supporting ECO/NPI initiatives.