Master Planner

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Full Time Operations Brecksville, OH, US

21 days ago Requisition

Force Motion Group (FMG) is seeking an experienced Master Planner to serve as the integrating function between sales, operations, and supply chain within the Hyson business. This role owns the full planning hierarchy — from demand signal through master production schedule, material requirements planning, and capacity — and is accountable for ensuring the business operates from a single, credible plan. The Master Planner designs and facilitates Hyson’s S&OP process, drives forecast accuracy and schedule adherence and provides the analytical foundation for supply chain and operational decision-making.

Reporting directly to the General Manager, this is a high-visibility role with cross-functional reach and direct influence on customer service, inventory performance, and operational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

S&OP Process Ownership

• Design, own, and facilitate Hyson’s S&OP cycle, including demand review, supply review, and cross-functional S&OP meetings.
• Build and distribute the S&OP briefing package; translate operational complexity into clear choices and decision-ready information for leadership.
• Track and report S&OP performance metrics including forecast accuracy, schedule adherence, inventory turns, and supplier on-time delivery.
• Drive accountability across functions to the agreed plan; surface deviations early and facilitate resolution.

Demand Planning

• Develop and maintain a demand pipeline view in collaboration with Sales and Customer Service.
• Translate customer orders, pipeline data, quotes, and sales inputs into actionable planning assumptions; challenge and refine demand inputs with data.
• Identify demand trends, seasonality, and mix shifts that require supply chain or capacity response; communicate findings proactively to leadership.

Master Production Scheduling & MRP

• Maintain and publish the Master Production Schedule (MPS); balance customer demand, inventory targets, and available capacity to produce a realistic and executable plan.
• Run and manage MRP; release planned production and purchase orders in coordination with Procurement and Operations team.
• Monitor schedule performance daily; identify risks, shortages, and constraints and drive corrective action before they impact customer commitments.
• Own finished goods and WIP inventory targets; manage safety stock levels and reorder parameters to support service level goals without excess inventory.

Capacity Planning

• Evaluate medium and long-term capacity against the demand plan; flag constraints that require investment, outsourcing, or demand shaping decisions.
• Maintain a rolling capacity model by work center; provide leadership with visibility into utilization, bottlenecks, and available headroom.
• Partner with operations on production sequencing, shift planning, and changeover optimization to maximize output within available capacity.

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Data Integrity

• Serve as the primary planning interface for Sales, Customer Service, Engineering, Operations, and Procurement; ensure all functions are operating from the same plan.
• Own planning master data integrity in ERP including lead times, safety stock levels, lot sizes, reorder points, and item master parameters.
• Partner with Procurement on supply risk identification and mitigation; align purchasing activity to MRP signals and supply plan requirements.
• Support new product introduction by establishing planning parameters and integrating new items into the MPS and MRP environment.

Perform other related duties as assigned.

Adhere to the Company Code of Ethics and Values.

Skills &

Qualifications:

• Systems Thinking:
  Connects demand, supply, capacity, and inventory into a coherent plan; understands second-order effects before acting.
• Analytical Rigor:
  Comfortable with ERP data, spreadsheet modeling, and translating complex data into clear operational recommendations.
• Cross-Functional Influence:
  Earns credibility with Sales, Operations, and Finance; able to hold…