What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Planner position at Bimstore?
Description
Position Overview:
At AKG the Production Planner plays a critical role in ensuring seamless production scheduling and resource allocation. This position supports daily production by analyzing material availability, scheduling constraints, and capacity data to create executable production plans. The ideal candidate has a strong mathematical/analytical mindset, advanced Excel and SAP knowledge, and excellent communication skills. This role is 100% computer-based and requires daily data interpretation, coordination with internal stakeholders, and decision-making support for the operations team.
Essential Functions
To perform this job successfully, the candidate must demonstrate consistent accuracy, speed, and insight in data analysis, planning logic, and execution tracking. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Minimum Qualifications
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of the position. All employees may have other duties assigned at any time.
Disclaimer
AKG is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Position Overview:
At AKG the Production Planner plays a critical role in ensuring seamless production scheduling and resource allocation. This position supports daily production by analyzing material availability, scheduling constraints, and capacity data to create executable production plans. The ideal candidate has a strong mathematical/analytical mindset, advanced Excel and SAP knowledge, and excellent communication skills. This role is 100% computer-based and requires daily data interpretation, coordination with internal stakeholders, and decision-making support for the operations team.
Essential Functions
- Daily Production Planning: Support the creation and adjustment of production schedules based on incoming orders, backlog, customer priority, and shopfloor feedback.
- Material Constraint Analysis: Evaluate daily material availability using SAP to determine whether production can proceed as planned; escalate shortages or conflicts with procurement and supervision.
- Scheduling Optimization: Recommend and adjust production orders, sequence changes, and alternate routings to ensure timely execution with minimum delays.
- System Maintenance: Ensure accuracy of production order creation, status tracking, and completion within SAP. Assist in mastering data maintenance (routings, BOMs, etc.).
- Data Validation & Forecasting: Analyze historical data, forecasts, and material usage trends to support strategic planning and prepare the plant for upcoming demand fluctuations.
- Reporting: Generate and distribute daily/weekly planning reports to internal stakeholders. Provide insights into deviations, material shortages, and performance vs. plan.
- Learning and Development: Work closely with the Master Production Scheduler to absorb long-term planning knowledge, core inventory coordination, and stakeholder alignment.
- Documentation: Maintain and update production planning documentation, SOPs, and planning logic explanations for process clarity and internal audits.
- Support the VP of Operations with special analytical projects.
- Participate in interdepartmental meetings and planning sessions.
- Coordinate with Quality, Engineering, and Warehouse for planning-relevant topics.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within the planning process.
- Must be able to sit for prolonged periods (90–100% of the workday).
- Minimal physical exertion: role is focused on computer-based planning and analysis.
- Must use safety equipment such as steel toe shoes, safety glasses, and hearing protection. Safety glasses and hearing protection are provided.
To perform this job successfully, the candidate must demonstrate consistent accuracy, speed, and insight in data analysis, planning logic, and execution tracking. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, Operations Management, Supply Chain, Applied Mathematics, or a related field.
- Prior internship or 1–2 years of experience in a production planning or manufacturing coordination role preferred.
- Proficiency in SAP (especially PP and MM modules) or similar ERP systems.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, formulas, data visualization).
- Must be available to work on-site full-time (100% in-office role).
- Excellent analytical and logical thinking skills; ability to interpret production data, material flow, and constraints.
- Strong communication and coordination abilities to advise supervisors, purchasing, and engineering teams on scheduling matters.
- Attention to detail in data entry and schedule tracking.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-complexity manufacturing environment.
- Ability to identify risks in the production plan and propose corrective actions or workarounds.
- Capable of learning and eventually leading production schedule optimization, including forecast-based planning and make-to-order logic.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of the position. All employees may have other duties assigned at any time.
Disclaimer
AKG is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
