Manager, Production Planning Scheduler

Northrop Grumman

Manager of Production Planning Scheduler at Northrop Grumman supervising a team in production processes. Ensuring material flow, scheduling, and production order management with a focus on efficiency and accountability.

Posted 7/23/2026full-timeClearfield • Utah • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $86,300 - $129,500 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in operations planning and production scheduling, with a strong focus on MRP systems and team management. Capable of analyzing complex problems and ensuring alignment between material supply and production requirements.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Operations PlanningProduction SchedulingMRP ExperienceTeam LeadershipManufacturing Processes

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Hard Skills

Production Manufacturing OrdersMaterial PlanningInventory ManagementMaster Production ScheduleQuality ControlBudget ManagementPerformance MetricsProblem AnalysisSchedulingSupply Chain Coordination

Soft Skills

Communication SkillsOrganizational SkillsProductivity SkillsTeam ManagementAccountability

Certifications & Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree

Industry Keywords

MRP SystemsManufacturingProduction ProcessesInventory ControlQuality Assurance

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Supervises a team that plans and schedules the movement of raw materials, packaging materials, parts, components, services, supplies, finished goods and related material through production and inventory processes at the assigned location
Plans, prepares, issues, and controls production manufacturing orders and coordinates with material planning and distribution to ensure a controlled flow and consumption of approved materials timed to meet production requirements
Owns providing the production line with what is needed to execute production (materials, planning, schedules)
Advises management of the status of work in progress, material availability, and potential production problems to ensure that personnel, equipment, materials, and services are provided as needed
Ensure that the MRP demand aligns to the production schedule base on make part management
Works with other functions to fix and communicate impact of misalignments to operations
Verifies material supply and demands, prepares manufacturing orders to produce components or parts based on MRP demand that aligns with a master production schedule, shop load, and inventory requirements
Coordinates interdepartmental activity with quality assurance, manufacturing, purchasing, engineering, inventory control, traffic, etc.; schedules and expedites the movement of parts by means of move orders, stock transfers, and requests for shipping orders
Identifies and manages team member skills and abilities to meet business needs
Creates and drives accountability to standards and key performance metrics
Understands the budget expectations for the team
Manages the team to perform within the budget and schedule requirements

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s Degree and 4+ years of relevant work experience in operations planning and production scheduling
In lieu of a degree, 8+ years of relevant work experience in operations planning and production scheduling
2+ years of Master scheduling/production scheduling MRP experience (preferably in multiple MRP systems)
Previous experience leading and managing teams, in a supervisory capacity
Excellent writing and communication skills
Knowledge of manufacturing processes and quality controls
Excellent productivity and organizational skills
Ability to comprehend and analyze complex problems and develop solutions

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business