Production Planner

Roche • Branchburg Township, NJ

5d • $60,100 - $111,700

About The Position

The Production Planner plans products for manufacturing replenishment, new product launches, and customer sales. The role analyzes inventory to align it with production plans and company policies, reports financial impacts to Finance, and works with internal teams to resolve technical issues. The planner manages inventory and supply levels to meet required parameters and company objectives, identifies end-of-life material risks and mitigates scrap where possible, and prepares reports on raw materials, scrap, expiration, audits, and other requested topics. The role also reviews safety stock, reorder points, and planning parameters; leads regular meetings about materials, production timelines, and delays; and addresses shipment and receiving issues.

The planner supports product launches and affiliate orders, analyzes demand, implements production plans, and coordinates with departments to meet on-time delivery and Right First Time objectives. Responsibilities include developing production schedules, creating and releasing manufacturing orders, selecting materials for production, and coordinating schedule execution with manufacturing teams. The planner manages inventory against financial and value-stream objectives, updates planning parameters, and works with life-cycle and launch teams to plan production and purchasing for launches. The role may also maintain SAP and Trackwise records, convert planned orders to purchase orders, initiate or update SAP material master data, and write or revise compliant department procedures.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree in Business Administration or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience.
• Proficiency in SAP ERP.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of Lean concepts and their application to deliver lasting results.
• Demonstrated successful experience implementing Kanban, VMI, and Consignment.
• 6 Sigma or Lean training or certification (Black or Green Belt).
• Bachelor’s degree.

Responsibilities

• Plan products for manufacturing replenishment, new product launches, and customer sales.
• Analyze inventory and maintain supply levels within required parameters and company inventory policies.
• Report inventory-related financial impacts to Finance, including quarterly reporting of inventory risk.
• Identify risks associated with materials nearing end of life and mitigate scrap value where possible.
• Create, edit, and finalize reports on raw materials, scrap, expiration, audits, and other requested topics.
• Review and update safety stock levels, reorder points, and planning parameters for materials.
• Prepare and lead weekly meetings concerning materials, production timelines, and delays.
• Address and formulate plans for late shipments, quantity discrepancies, and other receiving- and shipping-related issues, internally and externally.
• Prepare documents and presentations for planning and procurement groups.
• Write or revise department Standard Operating Procedures to document key processes and support regulatory and corporate compliance.
• Support product launches with project managers and coordinate internal and external product-development material requirements and affiliate order requests.
• Update Trackwise and SAP for implementation of revisions or changes when required.
• Analyze demand and implement production plans to meet requirements and on-time delivery and Right First Time objectives.
• Develop daily, weekly, or monthly production plans for manufactured products.
• Create and release manufacturing orders to the production floor and select appropriate material lots for production.
• Coordinate with manufacturing areas to support timely schedule execution and resolve technical issues.
• Manage inventory to meet company financial goals, including inventory value, MOH, and write-offs, and support internal value-stream objectives.
• Update planning parameters such as lot size and safety stock or time to support delivery and inventory targets.
• Work with Operations Life Cycle Leaders and launch teams, attend launch meetings, and plan production and purchasing for launch items.
• Initiate MRP/Kanban-related material master views needed for launch activities.
• Initiate and track inventory destruction requests.
• Review SAP/MRP demands and convert planned orders to purchase orders when required.
• Initiate and maintain material master data in SAP.

Benefits

• A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance.
• The position qualifies for company benefits; specific benefits are not listed in the posting.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree