Make Planner

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West Warwick, RI, USA
In-Office
60K-90K Annually
Mid level
Marketing Tech • Manufacturing
The Role
Create and maintain production schedules balancing demand, capacity, materials, and constraints. Collaborate with Sales, Purchasing, Operations, and Quality to resolve shortages, manage inventory, support product transitions, maintain ERP/MRP data, and improve planning and customer service metrics.
Summary Generated by Built In
At Worthington Enterprises – West Warwick, we are a growing business focused on continuous improvement, operational excellence, and delivering exceptional customer experiences. As we continue to expand and strengthen our operations, we are excited to add a Make Planner to our team. This is a fast-paced, highly visible role where you will have the opportunity to put your fingerprints on the organization by streamlining processes, enhancing planning effectiveness, improving customer service, and driving financial results. If you thrive on solving complex problems, collaborating across functions, and making a measurable impact on business performance, we want to hear from you.
 
The Make Planner plays a central role in aligning customer demand with manufacturing execution. Through daily interaction with Sales, Purchasing, Operations, Quality, and Customer Service, this role provides critical insight into business priorities, ensuring that the right products are available at the right time while driving improvements in order visibility, inventory management, and customer service performance. Success in this role requires a continuous improvement mindset, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and the ability to collaborate across organizational disciplines to drive results. 
 
Responsibilities 
  • Develop and maintain production schedules that balance customer demand, plant capacity, material availability, and operational constraints.
  • Partner closely with S&OP stakeholders to understand customer requirements, demand changes, strategic priorities, and delivery commitments.
  • Manage inventory supply/demand balance and proactively resolve shortages, excess inventory, and planning exceptions.
  • Review all alternative/substitute Bills of Material (BOMs) and routing changes to ensure uninterrupted production flow.
  • Monitor production performance and adjust schedules as necessary to respond to changing customer requirements, material constraints, equipment downtime, or capacity limitations.
  • Analyze and communicate material shortages, supply risks, and production bottlenecks while driving timely resolution.
  • Partner with Purchasing to identify material requirements and recommend actions related to purchase order placement, changes, expedites, deferments, or cancellations.
  • Drive effective utilization of excess, obsolete, and slow-moving inventory through proactive planning.
  • Support new product introductions, engineering changes, and product transitions to ensure successful implementation.
  • Maintain planning parameters, inventory data, and ERP system accuracy.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
Desired Experience 
  • Strong computer, analytical, and record-keeping skills.
  • Familiarity with Worthington Enterprises' business objectives and operational priorities.
  • Ability to prioritize work, manage competing demands, and consistently meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
  • Knowledge of materials management, inventory control, production planning, and supply chain concepts and terminology.
  • ERP/MRP system experience required; or ability to learn. 
  • Demonstration of problem-solving skills with the ability to analyze data, identify trends, and make sound business decisions.
  • Effective communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work cross-functionally

Pay Range: $60,000 - $90,000 dependent on experience.
 

Skills Required

  • ERP/MRP system experience or ability to learn
  • Knowledge of materials management, inventory control, and production planning concepts
  • Strong computer, analytical, and record-keeping skills
  • Problem-solving skills with ability to analyze data and identify trends
  • Ability to prioritize work, manage competing demands, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
  • Effective communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
  • Familiarity with Worthington Enterprises' business objectives and operational priorities

Worthington Enterprises Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Worthington Enterprises and has not been reviewed or approved by Worthington Enterprises.

  • Healthcare Strength Benefits begin day one with an above‑market medical plan, 100% covered preventive care, and dental/vision, plus access to on‑site or mail‑order pharmacy in some locations. This establishes strong core health coverage and convenient care options.
  • Affordable Benefits Medical premiums are described as below market while maintaining comprehensive coverage elements such as fully covered preventive care. This positions healthcare costs as relatively manageable for employees.
  • Strong & Reliable Incentives Quarterly profit sharing, a 401(k) with company match, and an ESPP supplement base pay as core parts of total rewards. Profit sharing is characterized as a meaningful positive component of compensation.

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The Company
901 Employees

What We Do

Worthington Enterprises (NYSE: WOR) is a designer and manufacturer of market-leading brands that improve everyday life by elevating spaces and experiences. The Company operates with two primary business segments: Building Products and Consumer Products. The Building Products segment includes cooking, heating, cooling and water solutions, architectural and acoustical grid ceilings and metal framing and accessories. The Consumer Products segment provides solutions for the tools, outdoor living and celebrations categories. Product brands within the Worthington Enterprises portfolio include Balloon Time®, Bernzomatic®, Coleman® (propane cylinders), CoMet®, Garden Weasel®, General®, HALO™, Hawkeye™, Level5 Tools®, Mag Torch®, NEXI™, Pactool International®, PowerCore™, Ragasco®, Well-X-Trol® and XLite™, among others. The Company also serves the growing global hydrogen ecosystem via a joint venture focused on on-board fueling systems and gas containment solutions. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Worthington Enterprises and its joint ventures employ approximately 6,000 people throughout North America and Europe. Founded in 1955 as Worthington Industries, Worthington Enterprises follows a people-first Philosophy with earning money for its shareholders as its first corporate goal. Worthington Enterprises achieves this outcome by empowering its employees to innovate, thrive and grow with leading brands in attractive markets that improve everyday life. The Company engages deeply with local communities where it has operations through volunteer efforts and The Worthington Companies Foundation, participates actively in workforce development programs and reports annually on its corporate citizenship and sustainability efforts. For more information, visit worthingtonenterprises.com.

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