Planning Coordinator

Universal Beauty Products Inc • Glendale Heights, IL

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About The Position

The Planning Coordinator supports the Planning Manager by coordinating production planning activities to ensure adherence to the Master Production Plan and operational goals. This role maintains the production schedule dashboard, coordinates production order releases, and supports inventory deployment to external partners. The Planning Coordinator works cross-functionally with Production, Purchasing, Inventory Control, and Customer Service teams to ensure accurate planning data, timely communication, and efficient execution of production and inventory plans.

Requirements

• Associate's degree preferred; will consider combination of college courses and experience.
• 2 -3 years previous planning/scheduling experience is required.
• Experience in ERP-SAP system is required.
• Strong organizational and coordination skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities simultaneously.
• Effective communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally with production, supply chain, and operations teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Strategic thinker, with strong planning and analytical skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in Batch Maste or similar manufacturing systems is preferred.
• Experience with lean concepts related to inventory reduction and operational efficiency preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and reporting tools preferred.

Responsibilities

• Create and release Production Orders in SAP Business One based on the Master Production Schedule while maintaining and updating the production schedule/dashboard to reflect manufacturing activities, capacity changes, and production priorities.
• Coordinate with other cross-functional teams to ensure schedule accuracy, communicate production updates or material constraints, and support alignment with daily manufacturing operations.
• Monitor open Production Orders and coordinate with appropriate departments to ensure orders are completed and closed in a timely manner.
• Analyze sales history and demand trends to support inventory deployment and coordinate shipment planning for third-party consignment partners (RJW and Amazon).
• Maintain planning data accuracy within ERP systems and review inventory and order reports to identify items suitable for recurring or automatic replenishment.
• Release weekly Cycle Count schedules to the Inventory Control Specialist and assist with resolving inventory discrepancies as needed.
• Assist in the development and documentation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) related to planning and scheduling activities.
• Support the Planning Manager with reporting, production performance metrics, planning analysis, and coordination of planning or continuous improvement initiatives.
• Other duties assigned by management as necessary.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree