Senior Supply Planner

As a Senior Supply Planner for PMO (Precision Machining Operation), you will be responsible for creating, sequencing, and managing the machining production schedules to meet customer service levels, on-time delivery, and inventory targets while optimizing utilization of constrained resources (machines, tooling, labor/skills, fixtures). The role integrates finite capacity scheduling, monthly/quarterly rough-cut capacity planning (RCCP), and exception management across machines and secondary operations. This position serves as the control point between finished good supply planning, procurement, manufacturing, quality, and engineering. This is an onsite position in Largo, FL.

Responsibilities:

• Convert the finished good supply plan into finite-capacity shop schedules by work center/machine, sequencing for minimal changeover, balanced load, and adherence to due dates.

• Manage daily constraints (machine downtime, tooling breaks, skill coverage, quality holds, material availability) and re-sequence work promptly to protect promise dates.

• Coordinate with Quality and Engineering on deviations, rework routings, and NC dispositions to minimize schedule impact.

• Track WIP movement and achieve planned start/finish dates; lead daily tier meetings with machining supervisors to align priorities

• Perform material, labor and capacity reviews in conjunction with other factory management personnel as part of the ongoing production planning/release process. Surface and help drive the resolution of issues as they arise.

• Monitor inventory levels to ensure position to inventory goals are maintained and inventory turns continue to improve.

• As required, compile and publish priorities for production in relation to finished good assembly needs and back order and ensure priorities are communicated and followed through execution.

• Ensure work orders are released in a timely manner by the established factory process (discrete planned MRP workorders, visual review, etc.) to meet established aggregate goals.

• Participate in the establishment of factory production goals through the monthly Resource Requirements Planning (RRP) process.

• Routinely review lot sizes, kanban's, min/max, etc. to ensure the sizing is reasonable based on current production volumes and planning methodologies.

• Review and implement routine engineering change orders.

• Support maintenance of accurate standard times, routings, and calendars with Industrial Engineering to reflect reality (setup, run, preventive maintenance, holidays).

• Work on other special projects as assigned.

• Collaborate with Buyers/Planners on critical material constraints (bar stock, castings/forgings, inserts, coolant, specialty alloys) to align planned order release with lead times.

• Coordinate with Outside Processing (OP) providers (anodize, heat treat, coatings) to synchronize schedules and transit times.

• Own scheduling data integrity in ERP/MES: lead-time, batch sizes, calendars, queue times, and constraints.

• Use finite scheduling tools (ERP APS module or third-party) and visual management (Gantt charts, heijunka boards) for transparency.

• Analyze plan vs. actuals (start/finish adherence, cycle times, changeover durations) and drive CI actions (SMED, bottleneck exploitation, alternate routings).

• Create what-if scenarios for expedites, machine downtime, or demand surges; propose trade-offs (service vs. efficiency vs. inventory).

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree

• 2+ years in production scheduling or planning.

• 2+ years experience within a machining or discrete manufacturing environment (CNC milling/turning, multi-axis, grinding, CMM/inspection).

Other attributes:

• Hands-on experience with ERP/MRP (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Epicor, Infor, JD Edwards, Microsoft Dynamics) and finite-capacity scheduling/APS modules is preferred.

• Strong understanding of routing & BOM structures, setup/run standards, and work center calendars.

• Proficiency in capacity analysis (RCCP), constraint management (TOC/DBR), and lead-time compression techniques.

• Demonstrated ability to manage conflicting priorities and communicate trade-offs across Operations, Sales, and Supply Chain.

• APICS/ASCM certifications (CPIM, CSCP) or equivalent is preferred.

• Competence with Excel/Power BI or similar analytics tools for schedule visualization and KPI reporting.