Planning and Scheduling Manager

Comfort Systems USA•Houston, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Planning & Scheduling Manager is responsible for leading production planning and scheduling execution across multiple manufacturing sites. This role owns the integrity of the master schedule, drives MRP alignment, and ensures material and capacity plans support on time delivery. This position operates as a control tower for planning and scheduling activities, coordinating across Production, Warehouse, Project Management, Purchasing, Engineering, and Configuration Control to ensure accurate demand signals, executable schedules, and material readiness. The role leads the planning and scheduling team and is accountable for standardizing processes, improving system utilization, and driving proactive planning versus reactive execution.

Requirements

Advanced knowledge of ERP/MRP systems and P6
Strong understanding of production scheduling, capacity planning, and material planning
Strong understanding of warehouse operations and material flow
Ability to translate project demand into executable production plans
Strong leadership and team development capabilities
Excellent communication skills across all levels of the organization
Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings
Strong analytical and problem solving skills
Proven ability to manage multiple priorities across multiple sites
High level of accountability and ownership
Extensive Excel capabilities and understanding of in-depth formulas
Strong analytical skills
Power BI utilization and coding experience to build out queries
Bachelor of Science or technical degree from an accredited university
Extensive industry or military experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
7+ years of experience in production planning and/or scheduling in an engineer-to-order environment
3-5+ years of leadership experience
Strong MRP/ERP system experience as a key user
Experience managing planning and scheduling in a multi-site manufacturing environment
Strong understanding of fabrication, warehouse operations, and material flow

Nice To Haves

Experience with Infor LN
Experience implementing or managing MPS-driven scheduling environments
Experience driving process standardization across multiple locations

Responsibilities

Lead and develop the planning and scheduling team across multiple sites
Oversee staffing, performance management, training, and development
Establish standardized processes across all sites to drive consistency and scalability
Drive accountability for schedule adherence, MRP accuracy, and execution discipline
Own the Master Production Schedule (MPS) across all sites, ensuring it is capacity-aligned and executable
Ensure schedules are proactively managed based on labor, capacity, and material constraints
Align production schedules with project timelines and delivery commitments provided by Project Management, Engineering and operations
Eliminate reactive scheduling by enforcing structured planning processes and system-driven execution
Coordinate with Production to ensure alignment between system schedules and shop floor execution
Serve as the functional owner of MRP within the ERP system, ensuring demand signals are valid and actionable
Drive continuous improvement of ERP/MRP processes, parameters, and data accuracy
Partner with Purchasing and Configuration Control to ensure alignment between MRP outputs and procurement execution
Validate system outputs against real world constraints including material availability, warehouse capacity, and project requirements
Work closely with Production, Warehouse, Project Management, Engineering, Purchasing, and Configuration Control to ensure alignment of demand, BOMs, schedules, and priorities
Act as the central point of coordination for schedule changes, material constraints, and execution risks
Ensure project priorities are accurately reflected in production schedules and material planning
Drive communication across departments to ensure priorities are clear, consistent, and executable
Ensure material availability aligns with production schedules across all sites
Coordinate with Warehouse to ensure inventory accuracy, material staging, and timely material movement to support production
Partner with Project Management to identify and mitigate risks to project timelines driven by material or scheduling constraints
Monitor shortages and drive proactive resolutions to prevent production and project delays
Track and report key metrics including schedule adherence, material readiness, and on time delivery to project milestones
Identify gaps in planning, scheduling, warehouse coordination, and execution processes and implement corrective actions
Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, reduce delays, and improve system utilization
Support execution during peak workloads or critical shortages as needed
Provide escalation support for site level planning, scheduling, warehouse, and project related issues
Any other duties assigned by TAS