Senior Production Planning Manager

smithandwessoncareers; Maryville (TN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Smith & Wesson in Maryville, TN seeks a Planning Manager to lead a planning team, develop production plans, and align with procurement and inventory teams to ensure on-time delivery and efficient capacity use.

The role requires strong analytical ability, SAP experience, and leadership in S&OP/SIOP processes, with excellent English communication skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Qualifications

• 5+ years planning experience and/or people management experience.
• SAP for production planning experience.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience leading in the S&OP/SIOP process.
• Strong analytic background.
• Must have strong command of the English language, both verbal and written communications.

Responsibilities

• Plan and manage production schedules to meet customer delivery requirements while best utilizing the company's productive capacity and keeping inventory to minimums.
• Release Planned Orders for production material and floor stock items to support the business unit.
• Interface with Engineering, manufacturing personnel, Purchasing, and Supervisors on material status and production planning issues.
• Act on order releases and exception messages from the system.
• Develop issue plans to support the production plan and ensure feasibility with procurement and inventory data.

Skills

Analytical skills

Planning experience

People management

English proficiency

S&OP/SIOP

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

Smith & Wesson in Maryville, TN seeks a Planning Manager to lead a planning team, develop production plans, and align with procurement and inventory teams to ensure on-time delivery and efficient capacity use.

The role requires strong analytical ability, SAP experience, and leadership in S&OP/SIOP processes, with excellent English communication skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office.