Production Planning Manager

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This company is specifically seeking candidates with at least 4 years of Active Duty U.S. military experience *

Korn Ferry Military Division has partnered with our client on their search for a Production Planning Manager, located in their Orlando FL facility.

This manufacturer offers application tooling to the aircraft and aerospace industries - lots of work with Defense Contractors. They are growing rapidly, company offers lots of growth opportunity and is highly Military friendly – many of the top leaders are veterans, and many customers are defense-related!

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Responsible for leading the end-to-end production planning, master scheduling, and material coordination processes to ensure on-time delivery, optimized capacity utilization, and accurate inventory levels across machining, assembly, and kitting operations. This role oversees a team of planners, schedulers, and/or buyers to translate the sales forecast and customer demand into executable production plans aligned with operational capabilities and strategic business objectives.

• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing planning team responsible for scheduling, capacity planning, and material readiness.
• Establish clear expectations, performance metrics, and accountability for planning workflows.
• Promote a culture of transparency, collaboration, and problem-solving with Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Procurement, and Production.
• Translate backlog, sales forecasts, and stocking strategies into weekly and monthly production plans.
• Balance machine and labor capacity across machining and assembly lines to ensure feasible schedules.
• Oversee material planning to ensure component availability while maintaining optimal inventory levels.
• Partner with Supply Chain to establish safety stock, reorder points, and planning parameters.
• Drive excellence in ERP (e.g., Syteline/Cloud Suite) planning parameter accuracy—lead times, batch sizes, safety stock, BOM integrity, etc.
• Develop planning dashboards and reports for operations leadership.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives within planning tools and ERP processes.
• Act as the primary liaison between Sales, Operations, Procurement, and Manufacturing Engineering regarding demand changes, constraints, and plan execution.
• Support Lean initiatives such as kitting, material flow optimization, and cycle time reduction.
• Develop standard work for planning processes and ensure consistent application across the team.

• At least 4 years of Active Duty US Military experience required
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Engineering (or related field.)
• 5+ years experience in production planning, scheduling, or supply chain in a manufacturing environment.
• Must have demonstrated experience leading and developing teams.
• Strong ERP experience (Syteline/Cloud Suite preferred, not required.)