Sr Planner - Indianola, PA

Bayer•Indiana Township, PA

22d•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Planner plays a critical role in ensuring products are manufactured efficiently, reliably, and on time. This position is responsible for translating demand into executable production plans by balancing capacity, materials, and resources across a dynamic manufacturing environment. Working closely with production, quality, engineering, logistics, and supply chain partners, the Production Planner drives schedule adherence, identifies risks and constraints, and uses data-driven insights to optimize performance, control costs, and support continuous improvement—ultimately enabling a resilient supply chain and consistent customer delivery.

Requirements

BA/BS required in (Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, Mathematics, Business, Information Technology)
5+ years total experience, including a minimum of 3 years in a Product Supply discipline
Excellent presentation, training, and interpersonal skills
Ability to influence other members of the organization to help achieve goals and increase performance
Ability to build relationships and partnerships within the organization
Ability to manage projects of high complexity with no or limited direction
Demonstrated problem solving abilities
Strong attention to detail
Proficient with Microsoft Office tools
Proficient in SAP in various modules (MM/PP/WM).

Responsibilities

Identify projects and initiatives to increase efficiencies and drives resolution of detailed plans for assigned planning area of responsibility, necessary to achieve customer delivery commitments and to maintain inventory targets, where applicable
Develop alternative solutions for the analysis of supply shortfalls impacting internal and/or external customer requirements and ensure root cause identification, corrective action determination and implementation
Handle complex planning problems independently, utilizing financial, operational and business judgment and the ability to adapt to ambiguous conditions
Responsible for and maintains SAP planning parameters for assigned area of responsibility
Utilizes delegation to expand scope of influence.