Production Planner

About the role

SP Industries Inc. is expanding its team in Pocomoke City, MD and seeks a Production Planner to lead and optimize production planning processes, ERP system functionality, and data-driven performance management within a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

- Develop, manage, and optimize production plans to align with customer demand, capacity, and inventory targets. - Optimize ERP system functionality to enhance planning accuracy, data visibility, and operational efficiency. - Translate operational data into actionable insights to support leadership decision-making. - Develop and maintain reporting tools and performance metrics that drive accountability and continuous improvement. - Identify and implement process enhancements that improve planning effectiveness and reduce operational inefficiencies. - Partner cross-functionally with operations, supply chain, finance, and leadership to align systems and planning strategies. - Drive a data-centric culture by promoting disciplined planning practices and fact-based decision-making. - Ensure data integrity and governance within planning systems to maintain accuracy and reliability of business information. - Evaluate capacity planning, inventory strategy, and material flow to improve service levels and working capital performance. - Lead root cause analysis efforts related to planning variances, system inaccuracies, and operational disruptions. - Standardize planning processes and system workflows to improve consistency, scalability, and operational alignment. - Monitor and analyze forecast accuracy, schedule adherence, and inventory performance to drive measurable improvement. - Present planning performance, system insights, and improvement initiatives to executive leadership in a clear and strategic manner.

Qualifications

- ERP experience required (planning modules, reporting, optimization). - Proven planning experience within a manufacturing environment. - Strong understanding of manufacturing operations and production workflows. - Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement experience preferred. - Data and process improvement driven mindset. - Proficiency in Microsoft Office products, specifically Excel (pivot tables, lookups, formulas) and PowerPoint. - Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with production teams through executive leadership. - Laboratory consumables manufacturing experience a plus.

Education

- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, or related field preferred. - Equivalent combination of education and relevant manufacturing/ERP experience may be considered.

Benefits

- Salary Range: $75-90k - All employees have the responsibility to work in a safe manner and report any health, safety or environmental concern to their manager or supervisor in a timely manner. - Robust health and welfare benefits package including Life, Health, Dental, Vision. - 401(k) including company match, Paid Time Off annually + Paid Holidays. - Career advancement opportunities and tuition assistance to help you achieve your goals and continue your career growth. - ATS is a $2.2B publicly-traded global enterprise with a proud 40-year history of helping advance the future with automation solutions. SP Industries Inc. sits within the ATS Life Sciences Group and is a leading global provider of state-of-the-art fill-finish drug manufacturing solutions, research, pilot and production lyophilizers, laboratory equipment and supplies, and specialty glassware. SP supports research and production across diverse end-user markets including pharmaceuticals, life science, ophthalmic, environmental testing and monitoring, food and beverage and more. SP has a long and successful track record of quality and science innovation, and is headquartered in Warminster, Pennsylvania, with production facilities in the USA and Europe. SP offers a world-wide sales and service network including product training and technical assistance. - EEO and Affirmative Action Statement: SP is an Equal Opportunity Employer, dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis and takes affirmative action to ensure equal employment opportunities.