Production Planner

Production Planner — Vanguard Manufacturing Solutions

Milwaukee, WI | January 2024 – Present

• Developed and executed weekly master production schedules for 14 active assembly lines, improving overall schedule compliance from 78% to 96% and reducing idle time by 14% over a 12-month period.
• Led material requirements planning (MRP) for a portfolio of 420 active components using SAP ERP, lowering raw material stockout occurrences by 35% while maintaining inventory holding costs flat.
• Re-engineered shop-floor capacity planning metrics for 3 critical production departments, identifying machinery bottlenecks to boost overall daily output rates by 19% without adding headcount.
• Coordinated with 18 international suppliers to expedite critical component shipments, successfully resolving 92% of supply chain disruptions within a target 24-hour window to prevent line stops.

Associate Production Planner — Pinnacle Industrial Systems

Detroit, MI | August 2021 – December 2023

• Maintained raw material and WIP inventory accuracy across 3 warehouse locations, conducting cycle counts on 5,000+ SKUs to improve record accuracy from 88% to 98.4% for audit compliance.
• Assisted in building monthly production forecasts for 6 distinct product families, reducing inventory carrying costs by 15% through the systemic elimination of slow-moving raw materials.
• Analyzed weekly production efficiency reports and tracked labor hours for 85 shop-floor personnel, identifying resource allocation gaps to reduce overtime expenses by $45,000 annually.
• Collaborated with sales and logistics departments to manage customer order backlogs, reducing late delivery shipments by 22% over 18 months by aligning schedules with truck availability.

Master production scheduling (MPS), Material requirements planning (MRP), Capacity planning, Inventory management, Bill of Materials (BOM) management, Demand forecasting, Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, SAP ERP, Oracle NetSuite, Microsoft Excel, SQL, Tableau, Supply chain logistics, Vendor relations, Cycle counting

ERP System Migration & MRP Integration

Role: Lead Planner

Tools: SAP S/4HANA, Microsoft Excel, SharePoint

Spearheaded migration of legacy scheduling data to SAP S/4HANA for 4 product lines, finishing 2 weeks early and increasing raw material tracking accuracy by 18%.

Shop-Floor Lead Time Optimization

Role: Production Planning Lead

Tools: Minitab, Visio, Excel

Mapped WIP flow across 6 assembly departments, reducing manufacturing lead time by 28% and eliminating 12 hours of weekly idle time across all shifts.

• Certified in Planning and Inventory Management (CPIM) – ASCM (2023)
• Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) – ASCM (2024)

• Languages: English (Native), German (Conversational)
• Volunteer Work: Supply chain coordinator for Milwaukee Regional Food Bank (2022–present)
• Availability: 2 weeks notice