Production Planner

Description This role requires strong planning expertise, excellent interpersonal skills, and the ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining accuracy and accountability. Develop and execute detailed production schedules aligned with demand and capacity. Coordinate daily planning priorities across Supply Chain, QA, QC, Warehouse, Production, Engineering, and Facilities. Monitor schedule adherence and proactively resolve material or capacity constraints. Manage media inventory to ensure accuracy and minimize waste. Analyze planning variances and drive corrective actions to improve performance. Support GMP compliance and adherence to planning processes and SOPs. Provide clear communication and updates on risks, capacity, and performance. Qualifications Bachelor's degree in supply chain, Operations, Engineering, or related field preferred. 3+ years of production or supply planning experience (GMP/pharmaceutical experience preferred). Strong Excel skills required (VBA coding preferred and Macro creation preferred); experience with SAP/S4Hana systems Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment. Strong accountability, reliability, and positive, solution-oriented mindset. Excellent communication skills and ability to influence cross-functional teams. Benefits Healthcare Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents healthcare coverage through BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics. Premiums are subsidized by Synectics. Dental Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees and their dependents a dental plan through MetLife. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics. Vision Insurance: Synectics offers eligible employees vision insurance through VSP. Eligibility begins on the 1st day of the calendar month following 60 days of continuous full time employment with Synectics.401(k) Plan: The Synectics Inc. Investment Savings Retirement Plan. Synectics offers all employees who are 21 years of age or older the opportunity to invest in the 401(k) Plan on the first enrollment date that is at least 30 days after employment begins. Enrollment dates are each January 1st, April 1st, July 1st, and October 1st. Technical Certification Bonus: Synectics is pleased to award its employees a bonus of up to $500 for an approved professional certification. In determining the bonus amount, Synectics will consider the cost of the test(s) for any certification relating to your current position, achieved during your employment with us. Only one Certification Bonus per calendar year may be awarded per employee. Only current, active employees will be eligible to receive this bonus. It will be awarded 90 days after the Synectics office has received documentation confirming the successful completion of the certification. Synectics is an equal opportunity employer.