Production Planning Manager

REQUIRED: This company is specifically seeking candidates with at least 4 years of Active Duty U.S. military experience Korn Ferry Military Division has partnered with our client on their search for a Production Planning Manager, located in their Orlando FL facility. This manufacturer offers application tooling to the aircraft and aerospace industries - lots of work with Defense Contractors. They are growing rapidly, company offers lots of growth opportunity and is highly Military friendly - many of the top leaders are veterans, and many customers are defense-related! Compensation: $110,000-140,000 What You Will Do: Responsible for leading the end-to-end production planning, master scheduling, and material coordination processes to ensure on-time delivery, optimized capacity utilization, and accurate inventory levels across machining, assembly, and kitting operations. This role oversees a team of planners, schedulers, and/or buyers to translate the sales forecast and customer demand into executable production plans aligned with operational capabilities and strategic business objectives. • Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing planning team responsible for scheduling, capacity planning, and material readiness. • Establish clear expectations, performance metrics, and accountability for planning workflows. • Promote a culture of transparency, collaboration, and problem-solving with Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Procurement, and Production. • Translate backlog, sales forecasts, and stocking strategies into weekly and monthly production plans. • Balance machine and labor capacity across machining and assembly lines to ensure feasible schedules. • Oversee material planning to ensure component availability while maintaining optimal inventory levels. • Partner with Supply Chain to establish safety stock, reorder points, and planning parameters. • Drive excellence in ERP (e.g., Syteline/CloudSuite) planning parameter accuracy-lead times, batch sizes, safety stock, BOM integrity, etc. • Develop planning dashboards and reports for operations leadership. • Lead continuous improvement initiatives within planning tools and ERP processes. • Act as the primary liaison between Sales, Operations, Procurement, and Manufacturing Engineering regarding demand changes, constraints, and plan execution. • Support Lean initiatives such as kitting, material flow optimization, and cycle time reduction. • Develop standard work for planning processes and ensure consistent application across the team. Education and Work Experience: • At least 4 years of Active Duty US Military experience required • Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Engineering (or related field.) • 5+ years experience in production planning, scheduling, or supply chain in a manufacturing environment. • Must have demonstrated experience leading and developing teams. • Strong ERP experience (Syteline/CloudSuite preferred, not required.) Title: Production Planning Manager Location: Orlando FL Client Job ID: 510786690 Korn Ferry shall provide equal employment opportunity to all qualified candidates, and will refer candidates without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected basis. Artificial Intelligence tools may be used in connection with the recruitment process for this position.

Created: 2026-03-10