Senior Planner (MRP Experience Required!)

Job Title: Senior Production Planner

Salary: $80,000–$90,000 per year
Location: Worcester, MA
Employment Type: Permanent
Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–4:30 PM

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Production Planner to manage material requirements planning (MRP), production scheduling, and inventory planning within a manufacturing environment. This role is responsible for reviewing customer orders, coordinating production schedules, maintaining appropriate work-in-process (WIP) levels, and managing planning activities related to engineering changes.

The ideal candidate has strong analytical skills, a solid understanding of manufacturing processes and multi-level bills of materials (BOMs), and the ability to work independently while collaborating with production, inventory, and accounting teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Review MRP requirements daily and coordinate planning activities for finished goods.
• Monitor production schedules and ensure work-in-process (WIP) levels support customer orders and demand forecasts.
• Partner with production leadership to resolve scheduling issues and adjust inventory stocking levels and order quantities as needed.
• Collaborate with accounting, inventory personnel, and production supervisors to address inventory and scheduling concerns.
• Use production planning tools to ensure work centers have sufficient work to maintain production flow.
• Coordinate planning activities associated with engineering changes.
• Review customer orders daily and communicate updated shipping dates as needed.
• Provide backup support for the production planning and expediting function.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 3–5 years of production planning and scheduling experience.
• Previous experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Thorough understanding of multi-level bills of materials (BOMs), manufacturing routings, and MRP logic.
• Ability to work independently and exercise sound judgment.
• Effective English communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with GP or similar manufacturing business software.
• Knowledge of additional languages.

Level of Responsibility

• Works independently while maintaining communication with management.
• Exercises discretion within assigned responsibilities.
• Provides planning-related guidance and expertise to other departments as needed.
• No supervisory responsibilities.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements

• Primarily office-based work involving extended periods of sitting and computer use.
• Occasional standing and walking throughout the manufacturing facility.
• Ability to occasionally lift or move items weighing up to 25 pounds.
• Some areas of the facility may not be climate controlled.
• Requires sustained visual attention for computer work, data review, and planning activities.