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Director, Production and Materials Planning
Location: Rockfield,WI, US
Date Posted:
Job Description
Experience: Director
Salary: $180,000 - $200,000 per year
Job Details
Key Responsibilities & Duties
Own RCCP, MPS, and finite-capacity scheduling across the manufacturing network
Lead and develop a distributed team of schedulers and material planners
Balance demand, inventory, materials, labor, equipment, changeovers, and production constraints
Partner with Supply Chain leadership on the SIOP/IBP production planning process
Identify capacity constraints and supply risks and develop mitigation plans
Drive schedule adherence, capacity utilization, inventory, fill rate, and service-level performance
Partner with Operations, Procurement, Maintenance, Quality, Sales, Customer Service, and Finance to maintain executable production plans
Serve as the planning ERP/SCP process owner and drive master-data accuracy
Develop planning KPIs, dashboards, and leadership reporting
Establish inventory targets, safety stocks, and replenishment parameters
Support seasonal demand, new product launches, and continuous improvement initiatives
Qualifications
Needed
Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Engineering, or related field
7+ years of production planning, master scheduling, or supply chain experience in manufacturing
2+ years leading schedulers, planners, or supply chain analysts
Strong expertise in RCCP and MPS
Hands-on experience with MRP/ERP systems and advanced Excel
Proven success managing planning complexity across multiple facilities and product lines
Experience balancing demand, materials, inventory, labor, capacity, and production constraints
Experience developing and managing planning KPIs
Preferred
Food & beverage, dairy, or CPG manufacturing experience
SIOP / IBP process leadership experience
Experience with advanced planning tools
High-SKU manufacturing experience
Aseptic, co-manufacturing, or contract manufacturing experience
APICS CPIM or CSCP certification
Lean, Kaizen, or Six Sigma experience
A bit about us:
Founded over a century ago, we are a leading manufacturer specializing in innovative aseptic food and beverage processing solutions. With a strong commitment to quality, safety, and continuous improvement, we partner with customers to bring products from concept to full-scale production. Our collaborative culture focuses on communication, employee wellness, and ongoing professional development while investing in modern technologies and advanced manufacturing capabilities.
Why join us?
High-Visibility Position: Directly influence demand planning, inventory strategy, service levels, and working capital
Strategic Ownership: Own forecast accuracy, forecast bias, and key demand planning KPIs
Cross-Functional Exposure: Partner closely with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Supply Planning, Key Account Management, PMO, and senior leadership
Advanced Planning Environment: Work with statistical forecasting, SIOP / IBP, ERP systems, BI tools, and dedicated demand planning platforms
Continuous Improvement: Help improve forecasting models, planning systems, data quality, KPIs, and planning processes
Career Development: Build expertise across demand planning, inventory optimization, commercial planning, NPI, and integrated business planning
Compensation: Salary range not provided
Benefits: Benefits package not provided
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