Planning Manager

POSITION SUMMARY

The Planning Manager is responsible for leading production planning, master scheduling, Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP), operational analytics, and digital manufacturing initiatives within a high-mix, low-to-medium volume manufacturing environment.

This position serves as the organization's primary authority on production flow, manufacturing capacity, schedule risk, operational forecasting, and performance measurement. Using M1 ERP, Foundry, Artificial Intelligence (AI), advanced analytics, and integrated manufacturing systems, this role drives improved schedule adherence, throughput, on-time delivery, and data-driven decision-making across the organization.

The Planning Manager owns the enterprise Master Production Schedule (MPS), facilitates the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process, and provides leadership for Production Planning and Production Control activities. This position aligns customer demand, manufacturing capacity, material availability, labor resources, and business priorities while providing executive leadership with accurate and timely visibility into operational performance.

This role serves as the business owner for operational planning systems, performance reporting, capacity modeling, schedule adherence methodology, and operational analytics. Success will be measured through improvements in delivery performance, planning accuracy, throughput, labor utilization, schedule stability, and over