About this role
Job Summary
The Production Planner is responsible for planning, scheduling, and coordinating manufacturing activities to ensure efficient production flow, on-time delivery, and optimal inventory levels. This role works closely with production, procurement, logistics, and sales to balance customer demand with manufacturing capacity
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain production plans and schedules based on demand forecasts, customer orders, and capacity constraints
- Monitor production progress and adjust plans to address delays, shortages, or capacity issues
- Coordinate with manufacturing teams to ensure material and capacity availability
- Analyze MRP outputs and take corrective actions for shortages or excess inventory
- Communicate production plans, changes, and priorities to internal stakeholders
- Track key planning KPIs such as OTD, schedule adherence, and inventory levels
- Support continuous improvement initiatives related to planning processes
- Participate in S&OP / demand review meetings as required
Preferred Skills
- Experience with lean manufacturing or continuous improvement tools
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Advanced Excel skills; experience with planning tools is a plus
Required Qualifications
- 2–5 years of experience in production planning or supply chain within a manufacturing environment
- Strong understanding of MRP/ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, or similar)
- Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving skills
- Ability to work under pressure and manage changing priorities
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About Vertiv
Vertiv is a global leader in critical digital infrastructure for applications in data centers, communication networks, and commercial and industrial environments.
As businesses, industries, and communities become more connected, we pioneer and deliver end-to-end power and cooling technologies to help our customers stay resilient, optimized, and future-ready.
With our industry-leading innovative technologies and global services network, we are fueling the revolution of the digital world - keeping technology ecosystems running efficiently and without interruption.
Vertiv is supercharging data’s potential; accelerating the pace of technology, raising the bar for accelerated compute and redefining the limits of densification.
The world depends on data we power and cool™
What you'll do
- The Production Planner is responsible for planning, scheduling, and coordinating manufacturing activities to ensure efficient production flow and on-time delivery. This includes developing production plans, monitoring progress, and communicating with internal stakeholders.
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