The Senior Production Planner is responsible for executing the daily production planning and order management activities required to support on-time delivery, production schedule adherence, and inventory optimization. This role serves as the primary liaison between Production, Procurement, Operations, Quality, Engineering, and Customer Service to ensure material and capacity constraints are identified and resolved proactively.
The Senior Production Planner owns the day-to-day management of production orders, shortage resolution, expedite requests, and late-order recovery activities while supporting continuous improvement initiatives within the planning and scheduling process.
Key Responsibilities:
Production Order Management
Review, release, and maintain production orders in Oracle
Ensure production dates, priorities, and quantities accurately reflect customer requirements and manufacturing capacity.
Shortage Management
Conduct daily material shortage reviews.
Partner with Procurement to resolve material constraints.
Escalate critical shortages impacting customer deliveries.
Validate material availability prior to releasing orders.
On-Time Delivery Improvement
Own daily and weekly late-order reviews.
Develop and maintain recovery plans for past-due customer orders.
Coordinate corrective actions with functional departments.
Track and report root causes impacting OTD performance.
Cross-Functional Communication
Serve as the primary planning contact for Production Supervisors and manufacturing teams.
Coordinate with Engineering and Quality on product holds, rework, and material disposition.
Support Customer Service with order status and expedite requests.
Continuous Improvement
Support process improvement initiatives related to planning, scheduling, ERP utilization, and inventory management.
Participate in Kaizen and Lean Manufacturing activities.
Help establish planning KPIs and reporting tools.
Requirements & skills:
Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Busi
📌 Senior Production Planner (México)
🏢 Ametek
📍 México