Materials and Production Planner
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Job Description Summary The Material & Production Planner owns the Master Production Schedule (MPS) and the planning parameters that drive MRP outputs in SAP. This role is the connective tissue between demand, supply, and production execution — responsible for ensuring that production orders are correctly scheduled, material-ready, and grounded in accurate data. The planner generates and maintains demand signals (PIRs) that give buyers long-lead visibility, governs the SAP parameters that determine how inventory is replenished, and serves as the single point of contact for production schedule changes and expedite feasibility. Job Description Key Responsibilities: Develop and maintain the weekly MPS in SAP, integrating capacity and material readiness. Own production order start dates and ensure alignment with product lead times and material status. Review and adjust the MPS weekly to reflect changes in customer requirements, material constraints, and capacity. Enforce MPS frozen weeks and to protect planning stability. Validate ATP (Available-to-Promise) results and ensure production orders are correctly scheduled in SAP. In collaboration with buyers, maintain accurate lead times, safety stocks, lot sizes, planning strategies, and MRP parameters across all assigned materials. Ensure SAP material data reflects current manufacturing and supply realities to produce reliable MRP outputs. Conduct planning parameter audits on a quarterly basis in coordination with material buyers and inventory control team. Own corrective. Develop and upload Planned Independent Requirements (PIRs) into SAP based on historical demand, consumption patterns, and commercial input. Maintain PIR coverage across all active platforms to ensure buyers have continuous long-lead visibility and procurement signals. In collaboration with the Materials Manager and buyers, review the CM forecasts. Partner with the contract management team to align forecast assumptions with business expectations. Act as the single point of contact and approval authority for all production order schedule changes, expedites, pull-ins, and reschedules. Evaluate expedite request feasibility based on capacity, material availability, and planning fences. Communicate approvals or denials. Review and share MSPT (Missing Parts) reports weekly, coordinating with buyers to resolve constrained materials before they impact production start dates. Produce schedules that maximize monthly OTD and minimizes OD balance at month-end. Define and implement optimal replenishment methods (Bulk, Kanban, VMI, VBS) for P&C materials for inventory optimization. Monitor and refine safety stock levels to prevent shortages while minimizing excess inventory. Support the VBS program by ensuring SAP replenishment parameters reflect supplier-held stock agreements and trigger logic is accurate. Partner with the Materials Manager to review replenishment strategy QoQ against inventory budget targets. Analyze recurring shortages, constraint patterns, and lead-time adherence to drive systemic corrections in planning parameters or process. Partner with the Materials Manager to simplify planning rules, improve MRP accuracy, and standardize data governance. Contribute to the monthly material scorecard by providing planning performance data: MPS attainment, PIR accuracy, safety stock vs. target. Qualifications: University degree/diploma in related field 3+ years of material buying and planning in a manufacturing environment Experience in production planning, master scheduling, or supply chain in a manufacturing environment. Proficiency in SAP MRP/PP modules — hands-on experience with MPS, PIRs, planning parameters, and production order management. Strong understanding of MRP logic, replenishment strategies, and inventory control principles. Ability to manage competing priorities, communicate schedule decisions clearly, and influence cross-functional stakeholders. Analytical mindset with attention to data accuracy and process discipline. For candidates applying to a Canadian-based position, the pay range for this position is between $73,500 and $ 122,500 CAD. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set. Bonus eligibility: discretionary annual bonus. This posting is for an existing vacancy. Additional Information Relocation Assistance Provided: No Addressing the climate crisis is an urgent global priority and we take our responsibility seriously. That is our singular mission at GE Vernova: continuing to electrify the world while simultaneously working to help decarbonize it. If we want our energy future to be different…we must be different. Our mission is embedded in our name. We retain our treasured legacy, “GE,” in our name as an enduring and hard-earned badge of quality and ingenuity. “Ver” / “verde” signal Earth’s verdant and lush ecosystems. “Nova,” from the Latin “novus,” nods to a new, innovative era of lower carbon energy that GE Vernova will help deliver. Together, we have The Energy to Change the World. www.gevernova.com
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About GE Vernova
GE Vernova is a planned purpose-built company on a mission to electrify the planet while simultaneously working to decarbonize it.
If we want our energy future to be different…we must be different.
Our mission is embedded in our name. We retain our treasured legacy, “GE,” in our name as an enduring and hard-earned badge of quality and ingenuity. “Ver” / “verde” signal Earth’s verdant and lush ecosystems. “Nova,” from the Latin “novus,” nods to a new, innovative era of lower carbon energy that GE Vernova will help deliver.
GE Vernova brings together GE’s portfolio of energy businesses including Power, Wind, Electrification and Digital businesses. With focus, GE Vernova is accelerating the path to more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy, while helping our customers power economies and deliver the electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life.
Together, we have The Energy to Change the World.
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Materials and Production Planner
Top Benefits
About the role
Job Description Summary The Material & Production Planner owns the Master Production Schedule (MPS) and the planning parameters that drive MRP outputs in SAP. This role is the connective tissue between demand, supply, and production execution — responsible for ensuring that production orders are correctly scheduled, material-ready, and grounded in accurate data. The planner generates and maintains demand signals (PIRs) that give buyers long-lead visibility, governs the SAP parameters that determine how inventory is replenished, and serves as the single point of contact for production schedule changes and expedite feasibility. Job Description Key Responsibilities: Develop and maintain the weekly MPS in SAP, integrating capacity and material readiness. Own production order start dates and ensure alignment with product lead times and material status. Review and adjust the MPS weekly to reflect changes in customer requirements, material constraints, and capacity. Enforce MPS frozen weeks and to protect planning stability. Validate ATP (Available-to-Promise) results and ensure production orders are correctly scheduled in SAP. In collaboration with buyers, maintain accurate lead times, safety stocks, lot sizes, planning strategies, and MRP parameters across all assigned materials. Ensure SAP material data reflects current manufacturing and supply realities to produce reliable MRP outputs. Conduct planning parameter audits on a quarterly basis in coordination with material buyers and inventory control team. Own corrective. Develop and upload Planned Independent Requirements (PIRs) into SAP based on historical demand, consumption patterns, and commercial input. Maintain PIR coverage across all active platforms to ensure buyers have continuous long-lead visibility and procurement signals. In collaboration with the Materials Manager and buyers, review the CM forecasts. Partner with the contract management team to align forecast assumptions with business expectations. Act as the single point of contact and approval authority for all production order schedule changes, expedites, pull-ins, and reschedules. Evaluate expedite request feasibility based on capacity, material availability, and planning fences. Communicate approvals or denials. Review and share MSPT (Missing Parts) reports weekly, coordinating with buyers to resolve constrained materials before they impact production start dates. Produce schedules that maximize monthly OTD and minimizes OD balance at month-end. Define and implement optimal replenishment methods (Bulk, Kanban, VMI, VBS) for P&C materials for inventory optimization. Monitor and refine safety stock levels to prevent shortages while minimizing excess inventory. Support the VBS program by ensuring SAP replenishment parameters reflect supplier-held stock agreements and trigger logic is accurate. Partner with the Materials Manager to review replenishment strategy QoQ against inventory budget targets. Analyze recurring shortages, constraint patterns, and lead-time adherence to drive systemic corrections in planning parameters or process. Partner with the Materials Manager to simplify planning rules, improve MRP accuracy, and standardize data governance. Contribute to the monthly material scorecard by providing planning performance data: MPS attainment, PIR accuracy, safety stock vs. target. Qualifications: University degree/diploma in related field 3+ years of material buying and planning in a manufacturing environment Experience in production planning, master scheduling, or supply chain in a manufacturing environment. Proficiency in SAP MRP/PP modules — hands-on experience with MPS, PIRs, planning parameters, and production order management. Strong understanding of MRP logic, replenishment strategies, and inventory control principles. Ability to manage competing priorities, communicate schedule decisions clearly, and influence cross-functional stakeholders. Analytical mindset with attention to data accuracy and process discipline. For candidates applying to a Canadian-based position, the pay range for this position is between $73,500 and $ 122,500 CAD. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set. Bonus eligibility: discretionary annual bonus. This posting is for an existing vacancy. Additional Information Relocation Assistance Provided: No Addressing the climate crisis is an urgent global priority and we take our responsibility seriously. That is our singular mission at GE Vernova: continuing to electrify the world while simultaneously working to help decarbonize it. If we want our energy future to be different…we must be different. Our mission is embedded in our name. We retain our treasured legacy, “GE,” in our name as an enduring and hard-earned badge of quality and ingenuity. “Ver” / “verde” signal Earth’s verdant and lush ecosystems. “Nova,” from the Latin “novus,” nods to a new, innovative era of lower carbon energy that GE Vernova will help deliver. Together, we have The Energy to Change the World. www.gevernova.com
Not the right fit? Search for Materials and Production Planner jobs in Markham, Ontario, Canada
About GE Vernova
GE Vernova is a planned purpose-built company on a mission to electrify the planet while simultaneously working to decarbonize it.
If we want our energy future to be different…we must be different.
Our mission is embedded in our name. We retain our treasured legacy, “GE,” in our name as an enduring and hard-earned badge of quality and ingenuity. “Ver” / “verde” signal Earth’s verdant and lush ecosystems. “Nova,” from the Latin “novus,” nods to a new, innovative era of lower carbon energy that GE Vernova will help deliver.
GE Vernova brings together GE’s portfolio of energy businesses including Power, Wind, Electrification and Digital businesses. With focus, GE Vernova is accelerating the path to more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy, while helping our customers power economies and deliver the electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life.
Together, we have The Energy to Change the World.