Production Planner

<p>At Harvey Performance Company, we're more than a team; we're a community. Our thriving, dynamic, and rapidly expanding organization values community, celebrates success, and fosters personal and professional growth opportunities.</p> <h2>Taken</h2> <p><strong>The opportunity</strong><br>Harvey Performance Company manufactures consumable precision cutting tools for industrial customers. We are seeking an experienced Production Planner to own production scheduling and material planning across our manufacturing operations.</p> <p>This role is responsible for translating demand forecasts and customer orders into achievable production schedules, ensuring material and capacity availability through disciplined use of SAP/Epicor ERP and Material Requirements Planning (MRP), and driving on-time delivery in a fast-paced, high-volume parts production environment</p> <p><strong>In this role, you will be responsible for</strong></p> <ul> <li>Develop, publish, and maintain detailed production schedules across manufacturing cells/lines to meet customer demand, on-time delivery targets, and inventory objectives.</li> <li>Own and execute Material Requirements Planning (MRP) within SAP/Epicor ERP, reviewing planned orders, exception messages, and net requirements to ensure timely material availability.</li> <li>Maintain accuracy of SAP planning master data, including planning parameters, lead times, lot sizes, safety stock levels, BOMs, routings, etc.</li> <li>Balance production capacity against demand forecasts and customer orders, adjusting schedules for a high-volume, high-mix precision manufacturing environment.</li> <li>Partner with Purchasing/Supply Chain to resolve material shortages, expedite critical components, and manage supplier lead times.</li> <li>Collaborate cross-functionally with Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering and Customer Service/Sales to resolve scheduling conflicts and support new product introductions.</li> <li>Monitor work-in-process (WIP), backlog, and finished goods inventory; identify and drive inventory optimization opportunities.</li> <li>Participate in and support the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process, providing planning input and capacity analysis.</li> <li>Track and report key planning KPIs (on-time delivery, schedule adherence, machine/labor utilization, inventory turns) to operations leadership.</li> <li>Identify, recommend, and implement continuous improvement initiatives to planning processes, systems, and data integrity (Lean/Six Sigma principles).</li> <li>Support daily production meetings and escalating schedule risks proactively.</li> </ul> <h2>Vereisten</h2> <p><strong>You’ll bring:</strong> </p> <ul> <li>Minimum 5 years of production planning/scheduling experience in a high-volume parts manufacturing environment (required).</li> <li>Demonstrated hands-on experience with SAP ERP (PP and MM modules) and Epicor for production planning and material management (required).</li> <li>Highly competent in Material Requirements Planning (MRP) concepts, execution, and troubleshooting (required).</li> <li>Experience in precision manufacturing, cutting tools, metalworking, or a related consumable parts industry is strongly preferred.</li> <li>Strong analytical and Excel/data analysis skills; comfortable working with large datasets and planning reports.</li> <li>Excellent communication, organizational, and cross-functional collaboration skills.</li> <li>Proven ability to manage competing priorities and make sound decisions in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.</li> <li>Qualification in supply chain management, Business, Industri