Job Description SummaryThe Material & Production Planner owns the Master Production Schedule (MPS) and the planning parameters that drive MRP outputs in SAP. This role is the connective tissue between demand, supply, and production execution - responsible for ensuring that production orders are correctly scheduled, material-ready, and grounded in accurate data.
The planner generates and maintains demand signals (PIRs) that give buyers long-lead visibility, governs the SAP parameters that determine how inventory is replenished, and serves as the single point of contact for production schedule changes and expedite feasibility.
Job DescriptionKey Responsibilities:- Develop and maintain the weekly MPS in SAP, integrating capacity and material readiness.
- Own production order start dates and ensure alignment with product lead times and material status.
- Review and adjust the MPS weekly to reflect changes in customer requirements, material constraints, and capacity.
- Enforce MPS frozen weeks and to protect planning stability.
- Validate ATP (Available-to-Promise) results and ensure production orders are correctly scheduled in SAP.
- In collaboration with buyers, maintain accurate lead times, safety stocks, lot sizes, planning strategies, and MRP parameters across all assigned materials.
- Ensure SAP material data reflects current manufacturing and supply realities to produce reliable MRP outputs.
- Conduct planning parameter audits on a quarterly basis in coordination with material buyers and inventory control team. Own corrective.
- Develop and upload Planned Independent Requirements (PIRs) into SAP based on historical demand, consumption patterns, and commercial input.
- Maintain PIR coverage across all active platforms to ensure buyers have continuous long-lead visibility and procurement signals.
- In collaboration with the Materials Manager and buyers, review the CM forecasts.
- Partner with the contract management team to align forecast assumptions with business expectations.
- Act as the single point of contact and approval authority for all production order schedule changes, expedites, pull-ins, and reschedules.
- Evaluate expedite request feasibility based on capacity, material availability, and planning fences. Communicate approvals or denials.
- Review and share MSPT (Missing Parts) reports weekly, coordinating with buyers to resolve constrained materials before they impact production start dates.
- Produce schedules that maximize monthly OTD and minimizes OD balance at month-end.
- Define and implement optimal replenishment methods (Bulk, Kanban, VMI, VBS) for P&C materials for inventory optimization.
- Monitor and refine safety stock levels to prevent shortages while minimizing excess inventory.
- Support the VBS program by ensuring SAP replenishment parameters reflect supplier-held stock agreements and trigger logic is accurate.
- Partner with the Materials Manager to review replenishment strategy QoQ against inventory budget targets.
- Analyze recurring shortages, constraint patterns, and lead-time adherence to drive systemic corrections in planning parameters or process.
- Partner with the Materials Manager to simplify planning rules, improve MRP accuracy, and standardize data governance.
- Contribute to the monthly material scorecard by providing planning performance data: MPS attainment, PIR accuracy, safety stock vs. target.
Qualifications: - University degree/diploma in related field
- 3+ years of material buying and planning in a manufacturing environment
- Experience in production planning, master scheduling, or supply chain in a manufacturing environment.
- Proficiency in SAP MRP/PP modules - hands-on experience with MPS, PIRs, planning parameters, and production order management.
- Strong understanding of MRP logic, replenishment strategies, and inventory control principles.
- Ability to manage competing priorities, communicate schedule decisions clearly, and influence cross-functional stakeholders.
- Analytical mindset with attention to data accuracy and process discipline.
For candidates applying to a Canadian-based position, the pay range for this position is between $73,500 and $ 122,500 CAD. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate's experience, education, and skill set.
Bonus eligibility: discretionary annual bonus.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
Additional InformationRelocation Assistance Provided: No
