Specialist, Production Planning

Our site in Danbury, CT is seeking a Production Planner – SDS & VAC to support supply planning and production scheduling activities across SDS and VAC product lines, supporting operations in North America and Korea.  

This role focuses on translating demand into executable supply plans, maintaining accurate planning data in SAP, and supporting alignment between demand, capacity, and production execution to meet customer and business requirements 

The position works cross-functionally with Operations, Engineering, Procurement, and Customer Service to maintain schedule stability, resolve constraints, and support effective execution in a dynamic manufacturing environment. 

What You’ll Do 

End-to-End Supply & Capacity Planning 

• Support supply planning activities for SDS and VAC across North America and Korea 

• Translate demand requirements into production and supply plans that balance service, inventory, capacity, and cost 

• Maintain constrained supply plans in SAP IBP over an 18-month horizon, with alignment to SAP ECC for execution 

• Apply MRP, master scheduling, and inventory management fundamentals to build achievable supply plans 

S&OP & Capacity Planning Support 

• Support the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process through data preparation, analysis, and plan updates 

• Maintain and validate work center capacity assumptions in collaboration with Operations and Engineering 

• Utilize capacity requirements planning (CRP) and rough-cut capacity analysis to identify gaps and support decision-making 

Production Planning, Scheduling & ERP Execution 

• Maintain production schedules to ensure alignment with demand and capacity plans  

• Update and support ERP master data and planning parameters (MRP type, lead times, lot sizes, routings, BOMs) to ensure accurate system  

• Monitor planning signals, exception messages, and system outputs to identify risks and required actions 

• Perform data analysis using SAP and Excel to support planning decisions and issue resolution 

Capacity Monitoring & Issue Resolution 

• Monitor work center loading and highlight over- and under-capacity conditions 

• Support mitigation actions such as overtime, sequencing adjustments, and material alignment 

• Escalate constraints related to labor, equipment, and materials to appropriate stakeholders  

Cross-Functional & Cross-Regional Coordination 

• Coordinate with teams across North America and Korea to align supply plans and schedules 

• Work with Sales, Operations, Engineering,