Production Planner

📍 Location: Hickory, NC (100% Onsite)

🕒 Schedule: Monday–Friday | 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

🏢 Industry: Manufacturing / Supply Chain

📌 Long-Term Opportunity with a Global Manufacturing Leader

We are seeking a highly analytical and detail-oriented Production Planning Planner II to support manufacturing and supply chain operations in a fast-paced production environment.

🔹 Key Responsibilities:

• Support production planning and scheduling activities

• Manage inventory, material requirements, and supply chain processes

• Analyze manufacturing and operational data to identify improvement opportunities

• Develop reports, dashboards, and business analysis for continuous improvement initiatives

• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Engineering, Finance, and Customer Service teams

• Support ERP/MES systems and supply chain process improvement projects

• Lead and participate in cross-functional improvement initiatives

🔹 Required Qualifications:

✔ High School Diploma

✔ Strong analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills

✔ Excellent written and verbal communication skills

✔ Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

✔ Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications

✔ Experience in manufacturing, production planning, inventory control, supply chain, or related operations

🔹 Preferred Qualifications:

⭐ 2–5 years of Supply Chain experience

⭐ SAP and ERP system experience

⭐ MES (Manufacturing Execution System) experience

⭐ APICS Certification (CPIM, CSCP) or Supply Chain degree

⭐ Lean, Six Sigma, or Continuous Improvement experience

⭐ Power BI reporting and dashboard experience

🔹 Ideal Candidate:

• Manufacturing Planner

• Production Scheduler

• Inventory Planner

• Materials Planner

• Supply Chain Analyst

• Operations Planner

If you have experience in production planning, inventory management, supply chain operations, ERP systems, and manufacturing environments, we would love to connect with you!