Planning Analyst, Capacity

Pursuit Aerospace•South Windsor, CT

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Capacity Planning Analyst provides enterprise-wide visibility into capacity feasibility across both internal manufacturing resources and external supplier networks. This role ensures that all capacity constraints, limitations, and risks are accurately assessed, validated, and reflected in the company’s SIOP and Integrated Supply Review. As part of a SIOP launch from the ground up, this role establishes standardized methods to evaluate capacity realism, validate commitments, and translate constraints into decision-ready insights for leadership—addressing issues such as late purchase orders and mismatched commitments—so centralized supply planning is based on realistic internal and supplier performance, risks, and constraints.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, Business, or related
At least 3 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