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Production Planner
A Production Planner schedules manufacturing activities to match customer demand with available capacity, using ERP systems and demand forecasting to determine what gets produced and when. Sitting within supply chain or operations departments, this role coordinates closely with procurement and warehouse teams to balance inventory management against production scheduling constraints. Strong supply chain coordination skills help planners avoid both stockouts and excess inventory across the production cycle.
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Simms Fishing Products
Olathe, KS
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Crusoe
Arvada, CO
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Production Planner
Heil Environmental Industries
Watertown, SD
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Production Planner
Huntsman Corporation
Los Angeles, CA
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Senior Production Planner
Beckman Coulter
Full-time · Waltham, MA · $90,000 – $150,000
A production planning role at a life sciences company where you'll develop and manage manufacturing schedules across multiple timelines, optimize resource allocation, and drive continuous improvements using data analysis and cross-functional collaboration. This suits someone with strong analytical skills and ERP experience who thrives balancing competing operational priorities.
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Senior Executive Technical
The Hershey Company
Mandideep, All locations, IN
This role owns production scheduling and demand-supply alignment for a manufacturer with contract manufacturing partners, balancing in-house and outsourced capacity while maintaining inventory health and service levels. It suits someone with supply chain planning expertise who can manage cross-functional coordination and drive operational performance through data analysis.
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CDI - Planificatrice / Planificateur Unité de Production Ariane 6 KOUROU
Arianespace / ArianeGroup
Full-time · Kourou
This role involves planning and coordinating production activities for the Ariane 6 rocket manufacturing unit in French Guiana, ensuring schedules are met and operations run smoothly. It suits someone with aerospace or industrial production planning experience who can manage complex schedules across multiple technical and logistics constraints.
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Material/Production Planner
Axiom Space
Houston, TX
This role manages production schedules and material resources for a space infrastructure company, coordinating manufacturing processes across multiple programs from procurement through delivery. It suits experienced planners from aerospace or manufacturing who thrive in complex, fast-paced environments and can drive cross-functional alignment on critical timelines.
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Senior Production Planner, Development Programs (R5277)
Shield AI
Full-time · Dallas, TX · $78,000 – $110,000
Shield AI seeks a senior production planner to manage build schedules and supply chain execution for prototype and developmental aircraft programs. This role suits someone experienced in dynamic manufacturing environments who can balance engineering changes, material constraints, and flight-test milestones while coordinating across teams.
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Production Planner
AST SpaceMobile
Midland, TX
This role focuses on orchestrating production schedules and material coordination in a satellite manufacturing environment, ensuring timely delivery of spacecraft components across teams. It suits someone with aerospace or high-tech manufacturing planning experience who thrives managing competing priorities and cross-functional dependencies.
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Where Production Planners commonly go next: Supply Chain Manager.
Supply Chain Manager
Stanley Black & Decker
East Longmeadow, MA
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Sourcing Manager, Excess Inventory - EMEA
Arrow Electronics
Full-time
This role leads the asset recovery sourcing function across EMEA, managing a team while developing customer relationships and negotiating supply chain deals in the electronics distribution sector. It suits experienced purchasing professionals in electronics who want to combine account management with team leadership in a growing supply chain business.
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Supply Chain Manager
Adient
Plymouth, MI
This role oversees material systems and supply chain execution across multiple manufacturing plants, requiring someone who can manage demand, inventory, logistics, and supplier relationships while driving continuous improvement. It suits an experienced supply chain professional comfortable with frequent travel and balancing operational compliance with cost reduction initiatives.
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Senior Director, Commercial Supply Chain TA Lead
Gilead Sciences
Full-time · $221,000 – $314,600
This role leads global pharmaceutical supply chain operations for a therapeutic area portfolio, managing product availability from development through commercialization while overseeing a team of supply chain professionals. The position suits experienced supply chain leaders in pharma or biotech who can navigate complex regulatory environments and matrixed organizations across both small molecule and biologic products.
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S&C Global Network - AI - Supply Chain Analytics - Manager
Accenture
A management role focused on designing and delivering supply chain analytics solutions for Accenture's global clients, combining strategic advisory with technical expertise in data-driven optimization. The position suits analytically strong leaders with consulting background and deep supply chain domain knowledge who want to drive business transformation across multiple accounts.
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Director of Supply Chain
Samsung Semiconductor
Full-time · Plano, TX
This role manages supply chain planning and inventory for Samsung's home electronics category, overseeing demand forecasting, stock availability, and financial projections across TV, memory, and audio-visual products. It suits experienced supply chain professionals who can balance operational efficiency with cost reduction while coordinating between U.S. sales operations and Samsung's Korean headquarters.
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Manager, Supply Chain, PLK, US&C
RBI
Miami, FL
This role owns the supply chain strategy and execution for new menu items at Popeyes, from early concept through national restaurant rollout. It suits someone with supply chain or project management experience in food service or retail who enjoys coordinating between culinary, marketing, and vendor teams to bring innovations to market successfully.
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Manager - Allocation
J.Crew
Full-time · New York, NY · $86,400 – $111,700
A management role focused on inventory allocation and supply chain optimization for a major apparel retailer operating multiple brands. This suits someone with analytical and planning skills who can work cross-functionally to balance inventory across a multi-brand portfolio.
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CDI - Responsable Performance Fournisseur / Supplier Performance Manager (F/H)
Arianespace / ArianeGroup
Full-time · Les Mureaux
This role manages supplier performance and relationships for a major aerospace contractor, tracking metrics, coordinating between procurement and operations teams, and driving continuous improvement across a strategic vendor base. The position suits supply chain professionals with industrial experience who can navigate complex cross-functional environments and lead supplier development initiatives.
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Senior Manager, Materials Sourcing
Nike, Inc.
Beaverton, OR
This is a leadership role managing Nike's textile materials sourcing strategy and a small team of sourcing professionals within footwear supply chain. It suits experienced supply chain leaders who excel at vendor management, cross-functional collaboration, and balancing cost, quality, and sustainability across a complex supplier network.
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