Planning Manager

DEX Home Office
801 Innovation Dr
Suite A
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007, USA

DEX Home Office
801 Innovation Dr
Suite A
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007, USA

Permag is a leading provider of engineered magnetic solutions through its portfolio of specialized brands-Dexter Magnetic Technologies, Electron Energy Corporation (EEC), and Magnetic Component Engineering (MCE). With deep expertise in rare earth materials precision magnetics, and manufacturing excellence, Permag delivers innovative, high-performance solutions for the world’s most demanding industries.

Position Summary

The Planning Manager is responsible for leading production, material, capacity, and labor planning within a high-mix, low-volume machining and assembly manufacturing environment. This role leads the multi-site Planning team and establishes an effective planning operating system that aligns customer demand, material availability, machine capacity, labor resources, and production priorities. The position also plays a key role in strengthening ERP/MRP planning capabilities, leading the SIOP process, and developing short- and long-term capacity plans.

Key Responsibilities

Production Planning & Scheduling

• Lead the Planning team responsible for production, material, inventory, and capacity planning.
• Develop and maintain master production schedules for high-mix, low-volume machining and assembly operations.
• Translate customer demand, backlog, forecasts, and priorities into executable production plans.
• Partner with Operations to establish achievable weekly and daily schedules and proactively address schedule risks.

ERP / MRP Planning & Systems

• Lead the setup, optimization, and ongoing management of ERP/MRP planning processes.
• Establish and maintain planning parameters including lead times, lot sizes, safety stock, planning horizons, and order policies.
• Ensure BOMs, routings, work centers, calendars, and planning master data support accurate MRP outputs.
• Review MRP recommendations and drive disciplined execution of planned orders, purchase requirements, and production schedules.

SIOP / Demand & Supply Planning

• Lead the Bi-Weekly SIOP process to align demand, supply, inventory, capacity, and customer requirements.
• Consolidate forecasts, backlog, new business, and historical demand into a consensus demand plan.
• Develop supply scenarios and identify capacity, labor, material, and supplier constraints.
• Present demand/supply gaps, risks, and recommended actions to leadership and translate the approved SIOP plan into tactical execution.

Capacity & Labor Planning

• Develop short, medium, and long-term capacity models by machine, work center, manufacturing process, and assembly area.
• Compare demand requirements against available machine and labor capacity and identify bottlenecks.
• Recommend overtime, additional shifts, cross-training, outsourcing, equipment, or staffing actions.
• Develop labor requirements based on production demand, standard hours, skills, and available capacity.
• Ensure material plans support production schedules and customer requirements while balancing inventory and working-capital objectives.
• Partner with Purchasing to identify shortages and supplier constraints and establish mitigation plans.
• Establish planning standard work, cadence, escalation processes, and KPIs.
• Drive continuous improvement in schedule adherence, planning accuracy, inventory, lead time, and customer delivery performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, Business, or related field.
• 7+ years of manufacturing planning, scheduling, supply chain, or operations experience, including leadership experience.
• Strong experience in a high-mix, low-volume machining and/or assembly manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated experience implementing, configuring,…