Supply Planner (Production Scheduler)
About The Position
GENERAL PURPOSE OF JOB: The Production Planner & Scheduler collaborates with the Sr. Supply Planner for creating and maintaining production schedules that ensure timely delivery of footwear products while optimizing resources, materials, and labor. This role balances customer demand, raw material availability, and machine capacity to achieve high efficiency and quality standards in a fast-paced environment. The role requires close collaboration with cross-functional partners—including procurement, manufacturing, logistics, and sales—to ensure timely product availability and seamless execution across the supply chain.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Logistics, or a related field.
- Minimum of 3 years of applicable experience
- Experience with ERP systems and supply chain planning software (e.g., SAP, Kinaxis, Oracle, etc.).
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and data analysis tools
- OR An equivalent combination of education and experience
Responsibilities
- Develop production schedules aligned with demand forecasts, inventory goals and plant constraints.
- Coordinate with planning, procurement, and manufacturing to ensure product availability.
- Monitor production progress and adjust schedules to address delays or shifting priorities.
- Identify constraints and implement contingency plans in order to prevent production delays or shutdowns.
- Support product launches and phase-outs with strategic planning.
- Contribute to supply chain optimization efforts.
- Ensure timely availability of materials through collaboration with inventory teams.
- Monitor and forecast raw material needs to prevent shortages or excess.
- Serve as a liaison between manufacturing, sales, and logistics.
- Communicate schedule updates clearly to all stakeholders.
Benefits
- medical, dental, and vision coverage, along with health savings and flexible spending accounts, life and disability insurance, generous paid time off and holidays, a 401(k) match, employee discounts, and valuable well-being benefits like free EAP services, financial planning assistance, and well-being coaching all designed to support your health and financial security.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
