Production Planner Sr

International Motors•Tulsa, OK

2d•Onsite

About The Position

International is seeking an experienced Production Planner Sr to support production planning and scheduling operations at the Tulsa Bus Plant. The role translates customer demand, order readiness, production capacity, and manufacturing constraints into an executable production schedule. It works across Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Procurement, Engineering, and Commercial teams to manage a complex order backlog, identify scheduling risks, and support reliable execution of customer commitments. Success requires strong analytical and decision-making skills, attention to detail, and the ability to balance competing priorities in a dynamic build-to-order manufacturing environment. The stated schedule is 10:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m., flexible, with a half-day Friday; evening and weekend work may be needed. The role also involves net-change processing, production sequencing, line setting, constraint management, order movement, and cross-system reconciliation.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and at least 1 year of production control/planning and/or customer service experience; or a master's degree and no experience; or at least 3 years of production control/planning and/or customer service experience.
Qualified candidates, excluding current employees, must be legally authorized on an unrestricted basis (U.S. citizen, legal permanent resident, refugee, or asylee) to work in the United States. Employment-related work sponsorship is not anticipated.

Nice To Haves

Experience in production planning, manufacturing scheduling, material planning, or order fulfillment.
Experience in a complex build-to-order manufacturing environment.
Strong analytical skills, including interpreting large and complex data sets and translating information into actionable scheduling decisions.
Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
Experience with ERP, MRP, advanced planning, or manufacturing scheduling systems.
Experience with capacity planning, constraint management, production sequencing, and backlog management.
Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to assess competing priorities and make sound decisions in a changing production environment.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including communicating scheduling risks and recommendations across organizational levels.
Ability to work effectively across Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Procurement, Engineering, and Commercial organizations.
A continuous-improvement mindset focused on schedule stability, operational execution, and customer delivery.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain production schedules that align customer demand with plant capacity, supplier constraints, and manufacturing requirements.
Manage the production order backlog and determine scheduling and build timing based on order readiness and available capacity.
Maintain schedules as orders, production requirements, engineering dates, and other inputs change.
Evaluate scheduling constraints and their impact on available production capacity and order placement.
Sequence and line-set production orders in accordance with manufacturing requirements and production plans.
Monitor order readiness and identify issues that may affect production timing or customer commitments.
Analyze order mix, backlog, and capacity to identify emerging scheduling risks and recommend adjustments.
Coordinate schedule changes and priority requirements with Manufacturing, Materials, Procurement, Engineering, Commercial, and other cross-functional partners.
Develop and maintain production-planning reports and schedule visibility tools, including information supporting the Master Sequence Document (MSD).
Reconcile scheduling and production information across data sources and identify discrepancies requiring correction or escalation.
Communicate schedule status, risks, constraints, and significant changes to business and plant stakeholders.
Support continuous-improvement initiatives focused on schedule stability, delivery reliability, and order execution.