Production Planning Manager - MA, Chelmsford, Elizabeth, United States
$112,000 - $154,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 7 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves leading and overseeing production planning activities for new product development and established commercial production, ensuring alignment with customer requirements, material availability, and manufacturing capacity.
What you'll do
- Lead and develop the Development and Commercial Planning teams, driving consistent planning processes and execution.
- Oversee production planning for development programs and commercial manufacturing, ensuring alignment with customer requirements, program priorities, material availability, and manufacturing capacity.
- Establish priorities and provide planning direction for work orders, production schedules, material readiness, and customer commitments.
- Partner with Program Management, Engineering, Manufacturing Operations, Procurement, and Business Units to develop and execute production strategies.
- Monitor production performance, WIP, material availability, and schedule adherence, identifying constraints and mitigating risk.
- Oversee planning activities associated with Engineering Change Orders (ECOs) and partner with Procurement and Supply Chain teams to manage component availability.
What you'll need
- U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
- 7+ years of progressive experience in production planning, supply chain, or manufacturing operations, with prior leadership or team management experience preferred.
- Strong knowledge of production planning, supply chain principles, MRP, capacity planning, inventory management, and manufacturing processes.
- SAP or comparable ERP/MRP system experience.
- Demonstrated ability to understand complex bills of material (BOMs) and translate MRP requirements into actionable production and material plans.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
Nice to have
- Prior leadership or team management experience.
Skills: production planning, supply chain, manufacturing operations, material availability, capacity planning
This role has been open 4 days — well below the 53-day median for Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering roles.
Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
2424
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Median days open
53 d
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Median salary
$99k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Analog Devices | All employers we track in this specialty (2424 roles · 77 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 47 | 2424 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 172 | 9738 · 108 employers |
| Median days open | 57 d | 53 d (+4 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $99k |
Skills observed across this category: production planning, supply chain, manufacturing operations, material availability, capacity planning
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 384 open roles · median 81 d
- Entegris · 243 open roles · median 31 d
- Applied Materials · 229 open roles · median 39 d
- Lam Research · 104 open roles · median 53 d
- Infineon Technologies · 90 open roles · median 52 d
- ASML · 74 open roles · median 70 d
How we counted: 2424 open Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 77 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 11 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.