Senior Production Scheduler & Demand Optimizer

Rogers Corporation; Narragansett (RI); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Rogers Corporation in Narragansett, RI seeks a Senior Production Planner to coordinate and expedite material flow across departments and align production with schedules to meet customer requirements while controlling costs. The role focuses on creating schedules, releasing work orders, and monitoring delivery performance while maintaining data integrity and supporting continuous improvement initiatives.

Ideal candidates bring a BA/BS in logistics or related field and 5+ years of planning

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Logistics, Supply Chain, Operations Management, Business or related field, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain schedules to meet shipping dates according to forecasts and orders.
• Release and create work orders to support planned demand and inventory levels while utilizing available capacity.
• Adjust production schedules as needed to respond to constraints.
• Prepare and present scheduling reports and delivery performance metrics.
• Flag issues affecting scheduling and communicate with internal customers about lead times and open orders.
• Maintain data quality for planning parameters (stocking policies, lead times, safety stocks).
• Participate in improvement projects within the planning organization.
• Document site-specific production scheduling rules and capacity constraints.
• Assist with training and onboarding of new staff.
• Back up other team members as needed.
• Support short-term Integrated Business Process when required.

Skills

Production planning

Forecasting

ERP coordination

Education

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

Tools

ERP systems

Production planning software

Job description

Rogers Corporation in Narragansett, RI seeks a Senior Production Planner to coordinate and expedite material flow across departments and align production with schedules to meet customer requirements while controlling costs. The role focuses on creating schedules, releasing work orders, and monitoring delivery performance while maintaining data integrity and supporting continuous improvement initiatives.

Ideal candidates bring a BA/BS in logistics or related field and 5+ years of planning