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Planning Manager
- Terrebonne, QC, Canada
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
- Closing date
- Experience
- 5–10 years of experience in production planning, scheduling, supply chain, or manufacturing operations.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
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Aa leading manufacturer of valves for naval, commercial marine, and nuclear applications, is seeking a hands-on Planning Manager to lead production planning, scheduling, forecasting, inventory management, and operational performance.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead production planning, scheduling, material planning, and capacity planning.
- Coordinate with Production, Purchasing, Engineering, Quality, Sales, and Operations to ensure on-time delivery.
- Monitor inventory, WIP, material availability, capacity, and production constraints.
- Develop and track KPIs, dashboards, and operational reports.
- Use Power BI, advanced Excel, and ERP systems for data analysis and decision-making.
- Identify bottlenecks and drive continuous improvement, lead-time reduction, and inventory optimization.
- Provide management with production status, risks, recovery plans, and performance insights.
Key Requirements
- 5–10 years of experience in production planning, scheduling, supply chain, or manufacturing operations.
- Manufacturing experience required; low-volume/high-mix or custom manufacturing is a plus.
- Strong knowledge of production planning, forecasting, inventory, capacity planning, and scheduling.
- Advanced Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, Power Query, formulas, and dashboards.
- Advanced Power BI experience.
- Experience with ERP systems.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, leadership, and communication skills.
- Fluent in French and English (written and verbal).
- Bachelor’s degree in Operations, Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Business, or related field.
- CPIM/APICS or Lean certification is an asset.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Lead production, material, and capacity planning and scheduling, coordinating across departments to support on-time delivery. Monitor inventory, WIP, capacity, and production constraints; report performance and risks, and drive bottleneck reduction, shorter lead times, and inventory optimization.
Requirements
Requires 5–10 years of experience in production planning, scheduling, supply chain, or manufacturing operations, along with manufacturing experience and strong planning, forecasting, inventory, and capacity expertise. Requires advanced Excel and Power BI skills, ERP experience, strong analytical and leadership abilities, fluency in French and English, and a bachelor’s degree in a related field; CPIM/APICS or Lean certification is an asset.
Skills
- Production Planning
- Production Scheduling
- Material Planning
- Capacity Planning
- Forecasting
- Inventory Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Power BI
- Advanced Excel
- ERP Systems
- KPI Reporting
- Continuous Improvement
- Data Analysis
- Problem-Solving
- Leadership
- Communication
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Categories
- Manufacturing
- Management & Leadership
- Logistics
- Data & Analytics
Keywords
- Production Planning
- Production Scheduling
- Material Planning
- Capacity Planning
- Forecasting
- Inventory Management
- Work In Progress
- Manufacturing Operations
- Low-Volume/High-Mix Manufacturing
- Custom Manufacturing
- Power BI
- Advanced Excel
- Pivot Tables
- Power Query
- Dashboards
- ERP Systems
- KPI Reporting
- Operational Reports
- Supply Chain
- Continuous Improvement
- Lead-Time Reduction
- Inventory Optimization
- CPIM
- APICS
- Lean Certification
- Naval Applications
- Commercial Marine
- Nuclear Applications