Responsible for leading the end-to-end production planning, master scheduling, and material coordination processes to ensure on-time delivery, optimized capacity utilization, and accurate inventory levels across machining, assembly, and kitting operations. This role oversees a team of planners, schedulers, and/or buyers to translate the sales forecast and customer demand into executable production plans aligned with operational capabilities and strategic business objectives.

• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing planning team responsible for scheduling, capacity planning, and material readiness.

• Establish clear expectations, performance metrics, and accountability for planning workflows.

• Promote a culture of transparency, collaboration, and problem-solving with Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Procurement, and Production.

• Translate backlog, sales forecasts, and stocking strategies into weekly and monthly production plans.

• Balance machine and labor capacity across machining and assembly lines to ensure feasible schedules.

• Oversee material planning to ensure component availability while maintaining optimal inventory levels.

• Partner with Supply Chain to establish safety stock, reorder points, and planning parameters.

• Drive excellence in ERP (e.g., Syteline/CloudSuite) planning parameter accuracy—lead times, batch sizes, safety stock, BOM integrity, etc.

• Develop planning dashboards and reports for operations leadership.

• Lead continuous improvement initiatives within planning tools and ERP processes.

• Act as the primary liaison between Sales, Operations, Procurement, and Manufacturing Engineering regarding demand changes, constraints, and plan execution.

• Support Lean initiatives such as kitting, material flow optimization, and cycle time reduction.

• Develop standard work for planning processes and ensure consistent application across the team.

• At least 4 years of Active Duty US Military experience required

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Engineering (or related field.)

• 5+ years experience in production planning, scheduling, or supply chain in a manufacturing environment.

• Must have demonstrated experience leading and developing teams.

• Strong ERP experience (Syteline/CloudSuite preferred, not required.)

Title: Production Planning Manager

Location: Orlando FL

Client Job ID: 510786690