production planning supervisor.

A client of ours in the automotive manufacturing industry located in Frankfort, Kentucky is seeking a Production Planning Supervisor to join their team.  This role is a leadership and highly analytical position responsible for optimizing the end-to-end production scheduling process. The supervisor ensures manufacturing output aligns with capacity, material availability, and customer demand through effective team leadership and continuous process improvement.  This is a full-time permanent opportunity offering a competitive salary and benefits package. 

salary: $75,000 - $80,000 per year
shift: First
work hours: 8 AM - 5 PM
education: Bachelors

Responsibilities

• Team Leadership & Development: Supervise, train, and mentor a team of production planners, overseeing performance reviews and managing goal setting to ensure timely and efficient scheduling. 
  
  
• Strategic Planning & Execution: Develop, approve, and oversee both short- and long-term production schedules based on customer orders, sales forecasts, and target inventory levels.
  
  
• Inventory & Material Assurance: Approve production trials and ensure safety stock levels are maintained to mitigate internal and customer risk. Collaborate with Purchasing, Warehouse, and Quality to guarantee material readiness and on-time delivery.
  
  
• Operational Optimization: Monitor work-in-progress (WIP) and actively coordinate with manufacturing teams to manage capacity constraints and resolve production bottlenecks (manpower, machine, or planning issues) to support on-time delivery.
  
  
• System Management: Maintain and optimize key planning parameters (e.g., lead times, lot sizes) within ERP/MRP systems (JDE or similar).
  
  
• Continuous Improvement & Reporting: Analyze production data and KPIs to drive process enhancements, reduce delays or waste, and ensure planning activities comply with safety and quality standards.
  
  
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Communicate critical scheduling changes and priorities to all relevant departments (Production, Sales, Engineering, Quality) and actively participate in Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) and demand discussions.
  
  

Skills

Production Control

Manufacturing

Production Planning

Forecasting

Inventory

ERP

MRP

JD Edwards

Qualifications

Years of experience: 5 years

Experience level: Experienced

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Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.