# Production Planning

Skill · Manufacturing and Industrial

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/production-planning

Production planning involves forecasting demand and determining what, when, and how much to produce, along with the resources needed such as materials, labor, and equipment. Operations managers use production planning to minimize costs and delays while ensuring manufacturing capacity aligns with sales demand.

## Production Planning in the job market

- Open roles: 15
- Employers hiring: 12
- Last checked: September 14, 2026

## Asked for alongside Production Planning

Measured from the 15 open roles that name Production Planning, not from a curated list.

- [Inventory Management](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/inventory-management) — 4 roles (26.7%)
- [Project Management](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/project-management) — 4 roles (26.7%)
- [Process Optimization](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/process-optimization) — 3 roles (20.0%)

## Roles that use Production Planning

- [Production Supervisor](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/production-supervisor) — 4
- [Production Planner](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/production-planner) — 2
- [Industrial Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/industrial-engineer) — 1
- [Operations Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/operations-manager) — 1
- [Supply Chain Analyst](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/supply-chain-analyst) — 1

## Employers hiring for Production Planning

- [Tyson Foods](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/tyson-foods) — 3 open roles
- [Merck](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/merck) — 2 open roles
- [Accenture](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/accenture) — 1 open role
- [AeroVironment](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/aerovironment) — 1 open role
- [Beckman Coulter](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/beckman-coulter) — 1 open role
- [Boeing](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/boeing) — 1 open role

Related skills: [Inventory Management](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/inventory-management), [Capacity Planning](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/capacity-planning), [Production Scheduling](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/production-scheduling), [Production Management](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/production-management), [Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/sales-and-operations-planning-s-op), [Infor CloudSuite Industrial](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/infor-cloudsuite-industrial), [Manufacturing](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/manufacturing), [Product Manufacturing](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/product-manufacturing)

## Open roles requiring Production Planning (15)

- [Production Supervisor (Air)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/2a0e8550-95c2-409e-b548-de2d9d911828/production-supervisor-air-at-beckman-coulter) at [Beckman Coulter](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/beckman-coulter) — Full-time, New Port Richey, FL
- [Manager, Materials Management](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/b270ee79-9e6d-47ae-ae03-c425d974a6a9/manager-materials-management-at-aerovironment) at [AeroVironment](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/aerovironment) — Full-time, Pottstown, PA, $106,500 – $162,500
- [Senior Executive Technical](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/7967f0a4-35b3-4bee-afe2-543470c36894/senior-executive-technical-at-the-hershey-company) at [The Hershey Company](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/the-hershey-company) — Mandideep, All locations, IN
- [Supervisor Production-1st Shift-Waverly Plant](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/e3013b12-b9a5-4505-8964-7a19bb659a33/supervisor-production-1st-shift-waverly-plant-at-tyson-foods) at [Tyson Foods](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/tyson-foods) — Waverly, NE
- [Director, Operations - Pharm Ops](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/5d76c5a0-ae74-4152-915e-ebb51104e33c/director-operations-pharm-ops-at-merck) at [Merck](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/merck) — Full-time, Elkton, VA, $173,200 – $272,600
- [Supply Chain Logistics Associate - Campus Recruiting](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/239ca696-d925-4a31-ba25-3b1b4960ddf1/supply-chain-logistics-associate-campus-recruiting-at-general-mills) at [General Mills](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/general-mills) — Full-time, $72,000
- [SAP S/4HANA Supply Chain Consultant_Cebu](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/124c82d4-4fd5-4656-90b6-da01eb8716ef/sap-s-4hana-supply-chain-consultant-cebu-at-accenture) at [Accenture](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/accenture)
- [Manufacturing Operation Shift Manager (Nights)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/82789d0e-5e4e-41d9-8384-c253a589765b/manufacturing-operation-shift-manager-nights-at-samsung-semiconductor) at [Samsung Semiconductor](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/samsung-semiconductor) — Full-time, Taylor, TX, $90,000 – $185,000
- [Phantom Works Industrial Engineer (Associate or Experienced)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/fa77dee0-5275-4c6f-b3c2-5142e9ec7fda/phantom-works-industrial-engineer-associate-or-experienced-at-boeing) at [Boeing](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/boeing) — Full-time, USA - Berkeley, MO, $83,300 – $135,700
- [Business Team Manager - Operations](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/cd75b5f5-b399-4d2a-b67d-cbcb9396dab2/business-team-manager-operations-at-rogue-fitness) at [Rogue Fitness](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/rogue-fitness) — Columbus, OH

All 15 open roles: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs?skills=1122764a-936c-4a7e-b262-ae255373444f