Master Production Scheduler (MPS)

You’ll own the MPS across our planning horizon and work closely with teams throughout Leatherman to ensure our plan is realistic, achievable, and aligned with business priorities.

Your work will include:

• →Developing and maintaining the Master Production Schedule based on forecasted demand, inventory targets, customer requirements, and manufacturing capabilities.
• →Owning Rough Cut Capacity Planning (RCCP) and evaluating capacity, material, supplier, inventory, and operational constraints.
• →Leading the monthly Supply Feasibility Review and pressure-testing proposed production plans.
• →Developing supply scenarios and clearly communicating business tradeoffs, risks, and recommendations.
• →Evaluating MPS change requests while protecting schedule stability and customer-service objectives.
• →Recommending solutions including overtime, prebuilding, alternate routings, outsourcing, expediting, inventory strategies, and demand movement.
• →Partnering across Demand Planning, Production Scheduling, Manufacturing, Sourcing, Logistics, Engineering, Sales, and other functions.
• →Monitoring finished-goods inventory, production requirements, customer-service risks, and plan performance.
• →Developing and monitoring planning KPIs, including MPS attainment, forecast accuracy, and capacity utilization.
• →Improving master-scheduling methodologies, planning policies, ERP capabilities, and data quality.
• →Developing and applying AI-enabled tools to accelerate planning analysis, reporting, and automation.
• →Serving as a subject-matter expert and trusted planning partner throughout the organization.

We’re looking for an experienced manufacturing planner who combines technical planning expertise, strong analytical ability, sound business judgment, and excellent communication skills.

Our ideal candidate brings:

• A bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Accounting, Statistics, or a combination of relevant education and experience.
• 6+ years of planning experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of master production scheduling, capacity planning, inventory management, and manufacturing operations.
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate tradeoffs and make sound planning recommendations when information is incomplete or priorities compete.
• Strong cross-functional communication and influencing skills.
• Expertise using advanced planning/scheduling software and ERP systems.
• Advanced Excel and data-analysis skills.
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 F&O preferred.
• Experience developing or applying AI-enabled tools to planning, reporting, or analysis.
• ASCM CPIM or CSCP certification strongly preferred.
• Microsoft Dynamics 365 ERP Fundamentals certification is a plus.

At Leatherman, we care about what you accomplish and how you accomplish it.

For more than 40 years, the Leatherman name has represented ingenuity, quality, and tools built to solve real problems.

Now we're looking for someone who can help ensure the right products are built at the right time—with a plan our people and our business can deliver.

If you love manufacturing, complex problem-solving, data, and turning uncertainty into a clear plan, we'd love to meet you.

Apply today and help us plan what's next at Leatherman.