Sr. Production Planner

Ralliant; Hollister (CA); On-site; USD 73,000 - 136,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

401K

Health Insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Parental leave

Job summary

Ralliant is seeking a Sr. Production Planner to drive planning deliverables across manufacturing cells, managing supply/demand, work orders, and capacity analysis to support revenue growth. You will partner with Purchasing, Production, Quality, and Engineering to maintain schedules, analyze variances, and push continuous improvement initiatives.

Strong Excel and ERP/MRP experience are required. The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, data validation, and leadership on improvement

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Supply Chain/Logistics, or Engineering, or 10+ years of direct planning experience in lieu of formal education.
• Collaborates with stakeholders, meets timelines and influences others without direct authority.
• Strong written, verbal, and listening skills; communicates with external suppliers and internal teams; prepares dashboards/presentations for management.
• Organized and detail-oriented; strong time management and prioritization.

Responsibilities

• Manage planning in cross-functional meetings on supply availability and delivery commitments.
• Use MRP to generate work orders, validate supply and release to manufacturing.
• Maintain Master Production Schedules across manufacturing cells and analyze delays.
• Collaborate with Purchasing, Production, Receiving, Quality, and Engineering to review schedules and backorders.
• Provide exception-based reporting on supply variances in daily stand-up reviews.
• Support S&OP processes and demand forecast analysis to drive cross-functional deliverables.
• Assist cost reduction through re-allocation of residual inventory.
• Lead continuous improvement projects and monitor progress with other departments.
• Develop and maintain Excel-based tools to track metrics, variances, and drivers.

Skills

APICS CPIM

Advanced Excel

ERP/MRP systems

Report writer

Lean/Six Sigma

Team player

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Supply Chain/Logistics, Engineering

Tools

MS Excel

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

Summary:

The Sr. Production Planner will be responsible for achieving planning deliverables in assigned and across manufacturing cells related to supply and demand planning, work order management, data validation, and capacity analysis for manufacturing. Accountable for strategic and tactical execution of assigned tasks to support a consistent plan that achieves sustained revenue growth through KPIs and business objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage Planning responsibilities in cross-functional team meetings on supply availability, confirming delivery commits, support recovery plans related to unplanned quality and supplier-related events.
• Utilize MRP process to generate work orders, validate and convert supply ensuring timely release to manufacturing.
• Monitor/maintain Master Production Schedules for assigned manufacturing cells, delays to the schedule, root cause reasons for misses in assigned manufacturing cells.
• Collaborates with Purchasing, Production, Receiving, Quality, and Engineering to review the execution of production schedules, build plans, backorder status, and other potential schedule interruptions or rescheduling.
• Understand the manufacturing process to provide exception-based reporting on supply variances in daily stand-up reviews.
• Support emerging S&OP process and continuous improvement through demand forecast analysis and tracking key deliverables from cross-functional teams across manufacturing cells.
• Support cost reduction strategies through re-allocation of existing residual inventory.
• Lead project teams on continuous improvement projects. Monitor progress and collaborate with other departments.
• Develop and maintain tools in Excel to manage key metrics, review variances, and understand drivers and the impact of changes. Utilize tools to assess risk.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Supply Chain/Logistics, Engineering required or 10+ years of direct planning experience in lieu of formal education.
• Team Player: Collaborates with key stakeholders, gains commitment to meet timelines, and influences others without direct authority.
• Driver and Goal Oriented: With limited guidance, identify tasks needed to support desired outcomes, and challenges potential delays to drive necessary actions for results.
• Clear Communicator: Strong written, verbal, and listening skills. Effectively communicates with external suppliers and internal stakeholders. Quickly and openly communicates challenges and proposes solutions. Prepares dashboards, presentations, or other information for management.
• Organized: Demonstrated ability to stay organized with multiple responsibilities and deadlines. Good decision-making and problem-solving skills. Detail-oriented. Time management and workload prioritization capabilities are key.
• Flexible: Comfortable working in ambiguous situations with limited guidance from the Manager. Possesses a positive questioning attitude, able and willing to dive into the root cause.
• APICS certification in CPIM preferred.
• Advanced Excel experience preferred.
• ERP/MRP systems experience preferred.
• Report writer experience preferred.
• Lean/Six Sigma experience preferred.

Benefits:

• PTO
• 401K
• Health Insurance (medical, dental, optical)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Parental leave (mothers, fathers, and adoptive parents)

In addition to the benefits, you’d expect we also offer flexibility, stability, and prosperity:

• 70 years of trend setters & trail blazers with new products.
• Promote from within culture.
• Opportunity to move vertically or laterally.
• A culture where we all have a role in building a community where everyone belongs. Where you can speak your mind, be yourself, and feel supported. It’s how we achieve more together, for each other, for our customers, and for the world.

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Ralliant Corporation Overview

Ralliant, originally part of Fortive, now stands as a bold, independent public company driving innovation at the forefront of precision technology. With a global footprint and a legacy of excellence, we empower engineers to bring next-generation breakthroughs to life — faster, smarter, and more reliably. Our high-performance instruments, sensors, and subsystems fuel mission-critical advancements across industries, enabling real-world impact where it matters most. At Ralliant we're building the future, together with those driven to push boundaries, solve complex problems, and leave a lasting mark on the world.

About PacSci EMC

Pacific Scientific Energetic Materials Company (PacSci EMC), a Ralliant Corporation (NYSE: RAL) operating company, makes critical missions possible. From concept to demonstration to delivery, we provide leading-edge energetic materials, devices and subsystems for use in military and commercial applications. With engineering and manufacturing capability in Arizona and California, our associates work together to solve the toughest technical challenges with a dedication to Safety First, Quality Every TimeTM. We enable success for innumerable missions on a daily basis, impacting the lives of military personnel, law enforcement officers, commercial airline pilots, astronauts, and oil field operators. For nearly a century, PacSci EMC’s experience and expertise has been relied upon in the times When Milliseconds MatterTM. For more information, go to www.psemc.com. PacSci EMC is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of race, sex, religion, age, national origin, color, disability, or veteran status. Nonetheless, US citizenship is a requirement for this position due to U.S. Government contractual requirements. We are committed to providing a workplace free of any discrimination or harassment. We all have a role in building a community where everyone belongs. Where you can speak your mind, be yourself, and feel supported. It’s how we achieve more together — for each other, for our customers, and for the world. https://www.Ralliant.com/inclusion-diversity.

We Are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Ralliant Corporation and all Ralliant Companies are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law. Ralliant and all Ralliant Companies are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment application process, please contact us at [e-mail].

Bonus or Equity

This position is also eligible for bonus as part of the total compensation package.

Pay Range

The salary range for this position (in local currency) is 73,100.00 - 135,700.00

Is this role subject to ITAR?

The essential duties of this position require adherence to U.S. Government export control regulations. Accordingly, candidates must either be U.S. Persons (i.e., U.S. citizens, U.S. lawful permanent residents, or protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) or be prepared to collaborate with the company in securing the necessary U.S. government export authorizations. While the company encourages all interested applicants to apply, please be aware that ongoing employment is dependent upon obtaining the appropriate government export authorizations.