Production Planning Analyst

About the Role Signum Dorn is hiring a Production Planning Analyst to support and strengthen our production planning function — both day-to-day execution and the systems behind it. Working closely with the Materials Manager, you'll learn how planning runs across the business, partner with our project managers on planning initiatives in our ERP environment, and grow into a key contributor on how we plan and schedule production. This is a hands-on role. You'll spend time in the ERP configuring planning logic and releasing jobs, and you'll spend time on the floor understanding capacity, constraints, and material flow. If you like problems that touch data, process, and systems, this seat has all three.

Essential Functions:

Projects & Systems Partner with project managers to support production planning initiatives in our ERP environment Help configure and refine planning, scheduling, and material requirements logic Validate master data — BOMs, routings, work centers, item parameters — for planning accuracy Build reports, dashboards, and queries that give operations realtime visibility Support system improvements and rollouts as the business evolves Planning Execution Build and maintain the production schedule under the direction of the Materials Manager Release and maintain jobs; coordinate with purchasing on material availability Run MRP and analyze output to keep the schedule realistic and supplied Monitor schedule adherence and support rootcause analysis on misses Identify and recommend planning process improvements

Competencies:

Required 3+ years in production planning, scheduling, or materials planning in a manufacturing environment Handson ERP experience — configuration, master data, and MRP/planning execution Strong Excel skills (pivots, lookups, basic data modeling) Demonstrated ability to translate operational needs into system configuration Comfort working across IT, operations, project management, and supply chain teams Preferred Direct experience implementing or upgrading a planning module Familiarity with ERP reporting and workflow tools (queries, dashboards, automation) APICS CPIM or equivalent certification SQL or Power BI exposure Adaptability across multiple systems Why This Role You'll work directly with the Materials Manager to learn the planning function from the ground up while immediately contributing on real projects and systems work. It's a strong seat for someone who wants to combine production planning with hands-on ERP and analytics — with room to grow as the business scales. Other Duties Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. EEO Statement Signum LLC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, age, military and/or veteran status, genetic information, or on any basis which would be in violation of any applicable federal, state or local law. Signum LLC will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities or religious needs unless doing so would result in an undue hardship to Signum LLC. Any employee with questions or concerns about this Equal Employment Opportunity Policy and its implementation in the workplace is encouraged to bring the matter to the attention of the Human Resources Department. Signum LLC takes this policy seriously and will not retaliate against any employee who, in good faith, raises questions or concerns with respect to equal opportunity or any form of discrimination, or who assists in the investigation of such matters. Employees found to be engaging in conduct in violation of this policy will be subject to appropriate disciplinary action, up to and including termination, regardless of whether the conduct violates applicable law. About Signum Dorn Signum LLC is a display manufacturing company of that is privately owned by a team of investors and functions under the guidance of a Board of Directors. Signum operates in a number of different markets but primarily in Kitchen and Bath wholesale and retail areas. This customer base is strong with many larger well-known retailers and manufacturers as our clients. We strive to design and deliver high quality displays that help our clients in exceeding their financial goals. Signum is also the parent company of Dorn Color LLC which is a leader in the color and sampling market in North America. Together Signum and Dorn Color have been around for over 100 years.