Director, Production & Materials Planning

Location: Germantown WI

Reports To: VP Supply Chain Planning

• Full benefits package medical dental vision & 401(k) match
• Generous PTO & holidays
• Growth opportunities to expand skillsets & enhance career
• Amazing team & culture focused on: Communication Community Wellness

• Tuition reimbursement
• HSA Medical plan option with annual company contribution
• Referral bonus program
• Perks at Work discounts on shopping travel & more
• Proven continued business growth for future opportunities

We are seeking a Planning Director to lead production planning and scheduling across a complex multi-site manufacturing network. This role owns rough cut capacity planning (RCCP) Master Production Scheduling (MPS) and finite scheduling across three production plants and a dedicated labeling operation supporting approximately 500 active SKUs.

The Planning Director will build and lead a team of finite schedulers and material planners establish consistent planning processes optimize capacity and inventory and ensure strong customer service. This is a hands-on leadership role requiring close partnership with Operations Procurement Sales Finance Quality and Supply Chain leadership.

• 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 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.

• Bachelors 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.
• Strong analytical communication leadership and cross-functional influencing skills.

• Food & beverage dairy or CPG manufacturing experience.
• SIOP/IBP process leadership experience.
• Experience with advanced planning tools and high-SKU environments.
• Aseptic co-manufacturing or contract manufacturing experience.
• APICS CPIM/CSCP certification.
• Lean Kaizen or Six Sigma experience.

A hands-on supply chain leader who can bring structure and discipline to a complex planning environment develop a strong planning team anticipate capacity and supply risks and translate changing demand into realistic executable production plans.