Director, Production and Materials Planning

Director, Production and Materials Planning

Location:

Rockfield,WI, US

Date Posted: 09-10-2026

Experience: Director

Salary: $180,000 - $200,000 per year

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

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

• 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

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.

• 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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