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About the Role

The Production Planning Manager supports planning and inventory control functions, maximizing plant resources to meet or exceed planned results in inventory levels and operating costs. This role coordinates and expedites the flow of work and materials within or between departments and manufacturing units according to the production schedule to provide exceptional service to customers. The manager also coordinates the monthly SOP planning process within the supply planning function to ensure plants can communicate requirements to achieve forecasted demand.

Responsibilities

Manages the production planning functions, including development, maintenance, and execution of the master production schedule, and maximizes plant resources to meet demand.
Organizes and coordinates various sections of manufacturing.
Follows up performance against estimates.
Manages effective and service-oriented planning functions to ensure that correct procedures are established and adhered to achieve the maximum return possible on customer orders, while continually improving responsiveness, reliability, and service.
Manages site inventory, including raw materials, work in process, and finished goods.
Optimizes inventory levels to support customer demand fulfillment.
Generates regular reporting of inventory, highlighting inventory health to drive continuous improvement.
Coordinates the monthly SOP supply review process for the business unit, ensuring capacity or staffing constraints are understood and communicated effectively.
Leads the supply planning strategy and analysis of multi-site manufacturing, supporting the business unit's product management decisions on longer-term production allocation, optimizing costs and capacity.

Requirements

BS in Science, Engineering, Supply Chain, or Business discipline required; MBA preferred.
7 years of production planning experience.
Analytical skills - able to create and utilize spreadsheet models tracking demand, supply, and inventory, including multiple scenarios.
Able to quickly merge data from multiple sources, manipulate it, and present it intelligibly to explain the situation (i.e., tell the story).
Effective communication skills.
Good record of KPIs improvement, on-time delivery, lead time, cost, and Inventory reduction, Supplier development, etc.
Certified in Lean Manufacturing, 6 Sigma, or similar.

Skills

Highly proficient in MS Office tools, SAP, and other data or visualization tools is a plus.

Location

Remote

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

7 years of production planning experience

Education Level

BS in Science, Engineering, Supply Chain, or Business discipline
MBA preferred

Salary/Compensations

$125,000 to $145,000

Benefits

Paid time off
Medical/dental/vision insurance
401(k)

About the Company

Pall Corporation, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, is a global leader in high-tech filtration, separation, and purification.
Our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.
We thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter.
By harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.
Our products serve diverse, global customer needs across a wide range of applications to advance health, safety, and environmentally responsible technologies.
From airplane engines to hydraulic systems, scotch to smartphones, OLED screens to paper—every day, Pall is there, helping protect critical operating assets, improve product quality, minimize emissions and waste, and safeguard health.
For the exponentially curious, Pall is a place where you can thrive and amplify your impact on the world.
Find what drives you on a team with a more than 75-year history of discovery, determination, and innovation.
Learn about the Danaher Business System, which makes everything possible.
For more information, visit www.danaher.com.

Equal Opportunity

Danaher Corporation and all Danaher Companies are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law.
We comply with federal and state disability laws and make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities.