Planning Analyst, Capacity II

Pursuit Aerospace • Manchester, CT

5h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Capacity Planning Analyst leads enterprise‑level capacity analysis across internal manufacturing and key suppliers, ensuring realistic constraints, risks, and commitments are accurately reflected in SIOP and Integrated Supply Review processes. As a senior individual contributor in a growing SIOP organization, this role designs and standardizes capacity planning methods, validates internal and supplier capabilities, identifies systemic constraints, and translates complex capacity risks into clear, actionable insights for leadership. The position plays a critical role in ensuring supply planning is built on credible, validated performance signals.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, Business, or related 
• At least 7 years of experience in capacity planning, supply planning, supplier management, or production planning within a manufacturing environment with direct experience performing internal capacity analysis (e.g., labor, equipment, bottlenecks, work centers) and analyzing external supplier capacity, constraints, and commitments
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time bases without sponsorship now or in the future. The Company cannot offer employment to visa holders who require employer sponsorship in the future or cannot work now on a full-time basis.
• Must be able to perform work subject to ITAR/EAR regulations.

Nice To Haves

• Proficiency with ERP systems (e.g., Epicor, Syteline, Visual, etc.) and advanced Excel / data analysis tools
• Experience supporting or participating in SIOP / S&OP / IBP processes
• Aerospace, defense, or highly regulated manufacturing experience
• Demonstrated ability to: Validate capacity assumptions and supplier commits Identify systemic vs localized capacity constraints Translate capacity risks into executive-level decision inputs
• Experience working across procurement, supply planning, and operations teams
• Familiarity with: Rough-cut capacity planning Constraint-based planning Scenario modeling for supply risk
• Strong communication skills with the ability to present capacity risks and opinions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to validate supplier commits, interpret supplier performance signals, and translate capacity limitations into actionable planning inputs
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate supplier data into actionable planning insights
• Strong communication skills with experience presenting capacity risks and options to senior stakeholders
• Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, evolving environments and help define processes where none exist

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain forward-looking capacity views across critical internal manufacturing resources and priority external supplier bases (e.g., bottleneck work centers, labor skills, equipment, small parts, raw materials, OSV).
• Translate demand signals into capacity load using routings, standard hours, family-level averages, or supplier-provided limits as appropriate for SIOP horizons
• Highlight capacity-driven risks to the centralized supply plan and support escalation by providing clear evidence of constraint drivers and potential mitigation paths (e.g., alternate sourcing, re-timing, allocation trade-offs)
• Partner with the Director of Supply Planning, Supply Planning Analysts, and MPS teams to ensure alignment and data integrity across planning outputs
• Help establish standard methods, assumptions, and templates for enterprise capacity planning
• Contribute to capacity governance aligned to SIOP cadence and decision rights
• Identify data, system, and process gaps limiting capacity visibility and planning accuracy

Benefits

• Pursuit Aerospace also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements, among other things.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level