Strategic Director, Production & Materials Planning

Australia-Employment; Rockfield (WI); On-site; USD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobot in Rockfield, WI seeks a Director, Production and Materials Planning to own RCCP, MPS and finite-capacity scheduling across the manufacturing network. You will lead and develop a distributed team of schedulers and material planners, balance demand, inventory, labor, and capacity, and partner with Supply Chain leadership on SIOP processes to deliver executable plans.

This role drives KPIs, schedule adherence, and inventory targets while collaborating with Operations, Procurement, Quality,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Engineering, or related field.
• 7+ years of production planning, master scheduling, or supply chain experience in manufacturing.
• 2+ years leading schedulers, planners, or supply chain analysts.
• Strong expertise in RCCP and MPS.
• Hands-on experience with MRP/ERP systems and advanced Excel.
• Proven success managing planning complexity across multiple facilities and product lines.
• Experience balancing demand, materials, inventory, labor, capacity, and production constraints.
• Experience developing and managing planning KPIs.

Responsibilities

• Own RCCP, MPS, and finite-capacity scheduling across the manufacturing network.
• Lead and develop a distributed team of schedulers and material planners.
• Balance demand, inventory, materials, labor, equipment, changeovers, and production constraints.
• Partner with Supply Chain leadership on the SIOP/IBP production planning process.
• Identify capacity constraints and supply risks and develop mitigation plans.
• Drive schedule adherence, capacity utilization, inventory, fill rate, and service-level performance.
• Partner with Operations, Procurement, Maintenance, Quality, Sales, Customer Service, and Finance to maintain executable production plans.
• Serve as the planning ERP/SCP process owner and drive master-data accuracy.
• Develop planning KPIs, dashboards, and leadership reporting.
• Establish inventory targets, safety stocks, and replenishment parameters.
• Support seasonal demand, new product launches, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

RCCP and MPS

Leadership

Forecasting

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain or related field

Tools

MRP/ERP systems

Advanced Excel

Job description

Jobot in Rockfield, WI seeks a Director, Production and Materials Planning to own RCCP, MPS and finite-capacity scheduling across the manufacturing network. You will lead and develop a distributed team of schedulers and material planners, balance demand, inventory, labor, and capacity, and partner with Supply Chain leadership on SIOP processes to deliver executable plans.

This role drives KPIs, schedule adherence, and inventory targets while collaborating with Operations, Procurement, Quality,