Senior Operational Planner

About this role

Job ID: J-00333703 Introduction to the Job The Sr. Operational Planner is responsible for planning, coordinating, and optimizing production activities across one or multiple work centers. This role ensures alignment with Planning & Delivery (P&D) requirements while balancing capacity, material availability, and operational constraints to meet delivery and business objectives

The Senior Operational Planner drives cross-functional alignment, and plays a key role in improving planning processes, tools, and performance. Close collaboration with Procurement, Manufacturing, Engineering, P&D, Program Management, and Quality is essential. This is an on-site role, Monday through Friday, with regular presence required in production and cleanroom environments to support operations, drive decisions, and enable issue resolution

Role and Responsibilities Own and manage the end-to-end production plan for assigned scope, ensuring alignment with MRP requirements, capacity constraints, and customer delivery commitments. Plan, monitor, and optimize production work orders across multiple work centers to improve WIP flow, cycle time, and inventory balance. Lead production review meetings and actively drive discussions on build status, constraints, and recovery planning

Proactively identify risks related to material shortages, capacity gaps, or schedule instability, and lead mitigation strategies across functions. Drive prioritization and allocation decisions by performing advanced impact analysis and providing clear recommendations to stakeholders. Ensure material readiness and coordinate closely with Procurement and Materials teams to mitigate supply chain risks

Lead implementation of engineering changes, including planning for scrap, rework, and logistical coordination while minimizing operational disruption. Develop, maintain, and automate advanced reporting and dashboards (Excel, BI tools) to improve visibility on capacity, material, and delivery performance. Act as a key point

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