Supply Planner (Production Scheduler)

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Red Wing Shoe Company is based in Red Wing, Minnesota, just 40 minutes from St. Paul, where our corporate office sits along the Mississippi River in downtown Red Wing.  We are a global company with 2300 employees around the world, but we maintain a close-knit family atmosphere that comes with being a privately-held company. We’re rich in history and tradition, but innovation drives us to deliver best-in-class product solutions and highly rated customer experiences.  Focus on our employees and company culture results in meaningful employee engagement across the organization. Our Guiding Behaviors of Living our Values, Honoring our Brands, Inspiring our People, Centering on our Customers, and Preserving the long term success and legacy of our Company are the foundation on which we build our future.

Our comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees includes medical, dental, and vision coverage, along with health savings and flexible spending accounts, life and disability insurance, generous paid time off and holidays, a 401(k) match, employee discounts, and valuable well-being benefits like free EAP services, financial planning assistance, and well-being coaching all designed to support your health and financial security.

The targeted hiring range for this full-time position is $57,600-$77,800 depending on qualifications; however, the expanded salary range provides opportunities for advancement. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and job location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, competencies, experience, and relevant education, training or a combination of these things and market demand. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range and benefits for your location during the hiring process.

GENERAL PURPOSE OF JOB:

The Production Planner & Scheduler collaborates with the Sr. Supply Planner for creating and maintaining production schedules that ensure timely delivery of footwear products while optimizing resources, materials, and labor. This role balances customer demand, raw material availability, and machine capacity to achieve high efficiency and quality standards in a fast-paced environment. The role requires close collaboration with cross-functional partners—including procurement, manufacturing, logistics, and sales—to ensure timely product availability and seamless execution across the supply chain.                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Production Scheduling

• Develop production schedules aligned with demand forecasts, inventory goals and plant constraints.
• Coordinate with planning, procurement, and manufacturing to ensure product availability.
• Monitor production progress and adjust schedules to address delays or shifting priorities.
• Identify constraints and implement contingency plans in order to prevent production delays or shutdowns.
• Support product launches and phase-outs with strategic planning.
• Contribute to supply chain optimization efforts.

Inventory Management

• Ensure timely availability of materials through collaboration with inventory teams.
• Monitor and forecast raw material needs to prevent shortages or excess.

Collaboration & Communication

• Serve as a liaison between manufacturing, sales, and logistics.
• Communicate schedule updates clearly to all stakeholders.         

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Education:
  • Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Logistics, or a related field.                                                                                     
• Experience:
  • Minimum of 3 years of applicable experience 
  • Experience with ERP systems and supply chain planning software (e.g., SAP, Kinaxis, Oracle, etc.).
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and data analysis tools

OR

       An equivalent combination of education and experience

Red Wing Shoes is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.
Individuals with disabilities needing assistance in completing an application may contact [email protected] or call 651-388-8211.

Please view Equal Employment Opportunity Posters provided by OFCCP at https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm

All offers of employment are contingent on satisfactory results of a background check.

Red Wing Shoe Company, Inc. is a drug-free workplace.

Red Wing Shoe Company will not be using recruitment agencies or firms to fill this position and we will not accept unsolicited resumes or candidate information. No agency calls please.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)