Production Planner in Grandview, Missouri at DWYER INSTRUMENTS, LLC

Position Summary

The Corporate Production Planner is responsible for developing and maintaining master production schedules across multiple plants and product lines to ensure on-time delivery, optimal resource utilization, and alignment with customer demand. This role serves as a key link between demand planning, manufacturing operations, procurement, and supply chain leadership, driving planning excellence at the enterprise level.

Key Responsibilities

Production Scheduling & Planning

• Develop, maintain, and optimize master production schedules across multiple sites.
• Align production capacity with customer demand, inventory targets, and revenue goals.
• Ensure production priorities are clearly communicated to plant-level planners and operations.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with demand planning, materials management, and procurement to balance supply and demand.
• Work with manufacturing and engineering to resolve capacity constraints, bottlenecks, or quality issues.
• Support SIOP (Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning) by providing inputs on production feasibility.

System & Process Management

• Manage planning parameters (lead times, lot sizes, safety stock) within ERP/MRP systems.
• Drive planning process standardization across sites to ensure consistency and scalability.
• Monitor adherence to the frozen planning window and escalation procedures.

Performance Monitoring & Reporting

• Track and report on key KPIs such as schedule adherence, launch adherence, on-time delivery, capacity utilization, and inventory turns.
• Proactively identify risks to meeting customer requirements and develop mitigation plans.
• Provide visibility to leadership on production readiness and constraints.

Key Competencies

• Strategic thinking with attention to execution details.
• Data-driven decision-making and ability to interpret complex planning data.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, cross-functional, multi-site environment.
• Continuous improvement mindset with focus on planning excellence.

Requirements

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, Business, or related field required.
• 5+ years of production planning, master scheduling, or supply chain experience in a multi-site manufacturing environment.
• Experience supporting SIOP / S&OP processes at a corporate or enterprise level preferred.
• Experience in a high-mix, configurable, or engineered-to-order manufacturing environment strongly preferred.

Technical Skills

• Strong working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards, Epicor, or similar).
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel; experience with planning analytics or BI tools (Power BI, Tableau, etc.) preferred.
• Solid understanding of capacity planning, inventory management principles, and supply/demand balancing.
• Familiarity with lean manufacturing and continuous improvement methodologies.

Certifications (Preferred)

• APICS/ASCM CPIM, CSCP, or related supply chain certification preferred.

Other Requirements

• Ability to travel occasionally to plant locations (as needed).
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders across multiple functions and levels of leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities and drive results in a dynamic environment.