Planner

Emerson•Houston, TX

61d•Onsite

About The Position

This role is responsible for supporting the creation, maintenance, and execution of the Master Production Schedule (MPS). The Planner will review and release work orders, validate their readiness, and monitor them through the entire production lifecycle. This includes ensuring material availability, BOM and routing accuracy, and managing aging Work-In-Progress (WIP) by identifying root causes and driving corrective actions. The Planner will also partner with manufacturing leadership to balance material availability, labor capacity, and production priorities, and communicate production status, risks, and recovery plans to stakeholders across the organization. The role requires interaction with all levels of plant and corporate personnel and may involve performing other duties as assigned and working overtime as required.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, or a related field.
A minimum of 3 years of manufacturing, production planning, materials planning, scheduling, or supply chain experience.
Strong knowledge of Material Requirements Planning (MRP) systems.
Experience working with Bills of Material (BOMs), routings, and inventory transactions.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.
Analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Effective communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience with Oracle ERP.
APICS/ASCM certification (CPIM preferred).
Experience in a make-to-order or mixed-mode manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

Support the creation, maintenance, and execution of the Master Production Schedule (MPS).
Review and release work orders in accordance with production priorities and schedule requirements.
Validate work order readiness prior to release, including bill of material (BOM) accuracy, routing accuracy, material availability, and availability of required subassemblies.
Review order requirements for completeness and readiness, coordinating with Customer Care, Engineering, and customers to obtain missing information, clarify technical requirements, and resolve discrepancies.
Work closely with Engineering to identify and implement approved material substitutions when shortages or supply disruptions occur.
Monitor and manage work orders through the entire production lifecycle from release through shipment.
Actively manage aging WIP by identifying root causes, driving corrective actions, and ensuring timely order completion.
Partner with manufacturing leadership to balance material availability, labor capacity, and production priorities.
Verify all material issues, completions, backflushes, subassembly transactions, and inventory movements have been properly processed before closing work orders.
Communicate production priorities, shortages, schedule risks, and recovery plans to stakeholders across the organization.
Interact with all levels of plant and corporate personnel.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Work overtime as required.