Strategic Production Planner | SAP & MRP Champion

Hubbell Lighting Inc; Centralia (MO); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Hubbell Incorporated is seeking a Planner in Missouri to schedule production, manage material flow, and release customer and manufacturing orders. You will balance delivery performance with inventory and capacity, ensuring accurate data and strong cross-functional coordination across Manufacturing, Purchasing, Quality, and Customer Service.

The role emphasizes maintaining realistic schedules, controlling inventory, and driving on-time delivery while leveraging SAP and Excel to analyze data and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business or related field preferred.
• Experience in production planning or materials management within a manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Outlook.
• SAP experience preferred.
• Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain production schedules based on demand, material availability, and capacity.
• Release and prioritize shop orders to support efficient manufacturing flow.
• Coordinate daily with Operations to align changing priorities and production constraints.
• Maintain accurate promise dates on customer orders in alignment with defined lead times.
• Release customer orders from the planning queue based on material and capacity availability.
• Drive strong customer on-time delivery and demonstrated lead time performance.
• Partner with Customer Service to communicate order status and resolve delivery issues.
• Plan and manage inventory levels for assigned raw materials, WIP, subcontract, and finished goods.
• Release purchase requisitions and/or purchase orders to Buyers and suppliers as needed to support production requirements.
• Monitor material shortages and expedite internally and externally to prevent delays.
• Support identification and disposition of excess or obsolete inventory in coordination with Operations and Finance.
• Work closely with Manufacturing, Quality, Procurement, and suppliers to resolve material, quality, or scheduling issues.
• Identify risks to supply or delivery and escalation proactively.
• Support root cause analysis and corrective actions related to planning or material performance.
• Maintain accurate planning, scheduling, and inventory data within SAP.
• Ensure system transactions reflect current plans, priorities, and commitments.
• Utilize Excel and other tools to analyze data and support planning decisions.
• Participate in physical inventory activities as required.
• Identify and recommend improvements to planning and scheduling processes.
• Support initiatives to improve material flow, inventory turns, and delivery reliability.

Skills

Production planning

Materials management

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Multi-tasking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or related field

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Excel

Outlook

Job description

Hubbell Incorporated is seeking a Planner in Missouri to schedule production, manage material flow, and release customer and manufacturing orders. You will balance delivery performance with inventory and capacity, ensuring accurate data and strong cross-functional coordination across Manufacturing, Purchasing, Quality, and Customer Service.

The role emphasizes maintaining realistic schedules, controlling inventory, and driving on-time delivery while leveraging SAP and Excel to analyze data and