Strategic Operations Planner

LifeNet Health•Virginia Beach, VA

36d•$65,972 - $109,953

About The Position

The Strategic Operations Planner develops rolling operational production plans across multiple manufacturing sites. The role analyzes historical data, forecasts, and resource constraints to balance capacity, demand, and inventory targets, and creates alternative plans and recovery strategies as needed. Under leadership guidance, the planner helps provide daily direction to the team to ensure timely execution of tactical objectives. The position designs and maintains complex production planning models covering three- to eighteen-month horizons, ensuring accurate inputs and calculations. It leads the supply planning component of the S&OP process, coordinating with Marketing, Production, and Logistics to support new product strategies and launches. The planner also generates long-range strategic plans to meet organizational goals beyond the eighteen-month window.

Requirements

At least 3 years of experience with a bachelor's-level degree, or 5 years with an associate-level degree, in production planning, manufacturing process modeling, and enterprise requirements planning.

Responsibilities

Develop rolling operational production plans across multiple manufacturing sites.
Analyze historical data, forecasts, and resource constraints to balance capacity, demand, and inventory targets.
Create alternative plans and recovery strategies as needed.
Help provide daily direction to the team under leadership guidance to ensure timely execution of tactical objectives.
Design and maintain complex production planning models covering three- to eighteen-month horizons, ensuring accurate inputs and calculations.
Lead the supply planning component of the S&OP process.
Coordinate with Marketing, Production, and Logistics to support new product strategies and launches.
Generate long-range strategic plans to meet organizational goals beyond the eighteen-month window.