Production Planner

JOB SUMMARY

The Production Planner/Master Scheduler is responsible for developing, maintaining, and optimizing the master production schedule to meet customer demand, internal capacity, and material availability targets. Working cross-functionally with Planning, Production, Supply Chain, Engineering, and Quality teams, the role ensures that workloads are balanced, priorities are clear, and production plans support on-time delivery and operational performance. The Production Planner will coordinate end-to-end production activities from order review and schedule creation to monitoring progress and resolving constraints, while maintaining accurate system data and driving continuous improvement in planning processes. This role requires strong analytical ability, excellent communication, and the capability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Our Strategy and Purpose

• We provide technology and supply chain solutions for the design and manufacture of precise fluid handling components for diagnostic and analytical instruments.
• We improve patient outcomes and help engineers, scientists, and doctors to solve the world’s toughest diagnostic and analytical challenges.
• We always act with intention and drive to achieve our purpose.
• Teamwork, collaboration, and diverse opinions make us stronger.
• We are unafraid to make timely decisions, and we empower our people to make decisions, execute them, and move forward.
• We value people and take the initiative and hold themselves accountable.
• Challenging the status quo helps us grow. Look for and call out improvements.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and maintain the master production schedule and utilize the production capacity to align with sales orders, and material availability, taking into consideration the sales forecast, historical sales, and new business opportunities.
• Review incoming demand, update system schedules, and ensure accuracy of planned manufacturing dates.
• Coordinate with Supply Chain on:
• Supply constraints such as material shortages and lead times
• Excess inventory risks
• Required safety stock
• Re-order signaling processes
• Scheduling adjustments due to insufficient material deliveries
• Risk mitigation plans (consistent with internal planning practices).
• Communicate production priorities and schedule changes across manufacturing, production engineering, and other functional teams.
• Perform supply-demand analysis each quarter, highlighting areas of concern for the next 6-12 months. Adjust as needed based on business demands.
• Monitor work order status, progress, and constraints to ensure on-time delivery performance.
• Generate and maintain planning metrics, reports, and KPIs for management review (reflecting the internal emphasis on schedule adherence and data tracking).
• Support continuous improvement activities related to planning accuracy, workflow, and data integrity.
• Responsible for managing and conveying statistical analysis to the organization and working closely with Sales and Operations teams to ensure that common goals are met.
• Partner with Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Supply Teams to gather inputs to build the consensus demand plan through the SIOP process.
• Ensure consistency of forecast assumptions across the business unit, including base business trends and the accuracy of demand plans for new product launches, based on accurate analysis of distribution builds and velocity expectations.
• Manage and coordinate project activities within the Supply Chain/ Operations team, driving cross-functional teamwork and data-based decision making to solve problems and develop the future state.
• Use the ERP system (Epicor) and maximize the tools and resources available to meet production demands and improve the process.
• Analyze and identify risks associated with the options built into the Master Production Plan, including manufacturing lead times.
• Demonstrate ability to interact and cooperate with all company employees and customers, maintaining professional relationships that meet company core values.
• Work as directed by the Manager.

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS, QUALIFICATIONS, and TRAININGS

• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, or a related field with at least 7 years’ experience in Master Planning, Forecasting, and Demand Planning.
• APICS certification preferred.
• Strong knowledge of ERP/MRP planning processes.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience in high-mix, low-volume or technical manufacturing settings preferred.
• Detail-oriented with a proactive approach to problem-solving.
• Excellent ability to communicate verbally and in writing in English.
• Well-developed literacy, numeracy, and computer skills with a technical aptitude.

COMPUTER AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS

• Experience with Epicor a plus.
• Microsoft: Office 365; SharePoint; Teams; Visio; and OneNote preferred.
• Ability to operate media equipment such as tablets, smartphones, and other electronic equipment.
• Ability to work with general office equipment.
• Ability to work with and understand databases a must and the ability to learn technical skills.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS & WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Shall have essential physical skills; be able to run, squat, stoop/bend, kneel, climb stairs, be able to lift at least 50 pounds (or ¼ own body weight).
• Shall have adequate vision, reading, writing, and documentation skills, and hearing to perform the essential functions of the job.
• Must have enough endurance to perform tasks over long periods of time.
• Will be engaged in speaking, sitting, walking, driving, listening, and in communicating both orally and in writing while performing his or her duties.
• Must be able to listen and respond to questions and instructions.

The qualifications, physical demands, and work environment described herein are representative of those an employee will encounter and must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities.

Arcmed is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship .

The above noted job description is not intended to describe, in detail, the variety of tasks that may be assigned but rather to give the incumbent a general sense of the responsibilities and expectations of his/her position. As the nature of business demands change, so, too, may the essential functions of this position.