Supply Planner, Capacity & Supply

Forgent Power Solutions, Inc.; Dayton (MN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Forgent Power Solutions, Inc. is seeking a Capacity & Supply Planner to help run the monthly SIOP process and align operations, engineering, and supply chain. You will turn demand, capacity, and material data into clear views for leadership.

You will build capacity plans by plant, consolidate inputs, and flag gaps early. Collaborate across functions to improve scheduling, mitigate risks, and drive data-driven decisions.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years in supply or production planning or S&OP/SIOP.
• Strong Excel skills and data manipulation abilities.
• Experience communicating with multiple functions and teams.
• Understanding of BOMs, lead times, and capacity constraints.
• Familiarity with planning platforms is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain the capacity vs. demand view by plant and product line.
• Consolidate backlog, pipeline, and capacity inputs for monthly SIOP.
• Flag gaps and risks early and present options to management.
• Track plan vs. actuals and schedule attainment; root-cause follow-up.
• Translate orders into plant-level loading, shifts, and capacity.
• Partner with plant teams on sequencing, bottlenecks, and late orders.
• Collaborate with engineering on design release timing and BOM readiness.
• Integrate engineering release dates into capacity plans.
• Align with procurement on long-lead components against build schedules.
• Monitor material risk to scheduled ship dates.
• Maintain SIOP data model and monthly refresh; build dashboards.
• Support scenario analysis (shift changes, volume swings, lead-time changes).

Skills

Supply planning

Clear communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving with partial data

BOM/lead times knowledge

Tools

Excel (SUMIFS, INDEX/MATCH, pivot tables)

BI tools

Kinaxis

SAP IBP / Oracle / Blue Yonder (or similar)

Job description

• Support the Capacity & Supply team in running a monthly SIOP process that aligns operations, engineering, and supply chain
• Turn demand, capacity, and material data into clear, usable views for leadership

Description

Purpose

• Support the Capacity & Supply team in running a monthly SIOP process that aligns operations, engineering, and supply chain
• Turn demand, capacity, and material data into clear, usable views for leadership

Key Responsibilities

Capacity & Supply Planning

• Build and maintain the capacity vs. demand view by plant and product line
• Consolidate backlog, pipeline, and capacity inputs for the monthly SIOP cycle
• Flag gaps and risks early, and bring options to the Senior Manager for decision
• Track plan vs. actuals and schedule attainment; follow up on root causes

Operations Integration

• Translate order schedules into plant-level loading, shifts, and line capacity
• Partner with plant teams on sequencing, bottlenecks, and late orders

Engineering Integration

• Work with engineering on design release timing, BOM readiness, and change impacts to schedule
• Incorporate engineering release dates into the capacity plan

Supply Chain Integration

• Align with procurement on long-lead components against the build schedule
• Monitor material risk to scheduled ship dates

Analytics

• Maintain the SIOP data model and monthly refresh
• Build and update dashboards: revenue vs. capacity, open-to-sell windows, attainment
• Support scenario analysis (shift changes, volume swings, lead-time changes)

Required Qualifications

• 3–5 years in supply planning, production planning, or S&OP/SIOP; ETO or engineered products a plus
• Strong Excel skills (SUMIFS, INDEX/MATCH, pivot tables); BI tools a plus
• Working knowledge of BOMs, lead times, and capacity constraints
• Clear communicator who works well across functions
• Comfortable making progress with incomplete information

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with advanced planning or supply planning platforms (Kinaxis, SAP IBP, Oracle Supply Chain Planning, Blue Yonder, o9, Anaplan, or similar)
• Experience developing supply plans through scenario modeling, capacity balancing, and what-if analysis
• Familiarity with data automation, planning analytics, and SIOP process maturity initiatives
• APICS/ASCM certification preferred

Success Measures

• SIOP delivered on time with an agreed supply plan
• Schedule attainment vs. plan
• Capacity and revenue forecast accuracy
• Fewer late orders caused by material or engineering gaps
• Faster monthly refresh through automation