Manufacturing Operations Planning Manager (ERP/MRP)

Location: Windsor, CT

Make Impact from Day One

At NE-XT, our people power everything we build. We collaborate, own outcomes, and constantly improve. If you thrive on aligning demand, capacity, and materials—and love turning data into execution—this role is for you.

What You’ll Do

• Translate demand into executable production plans and detailed finite schedules that deliver to promise.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Procurement, Logistics, Operations, and Engineering to keep schedules realistic and synchronized.
• Collaborate with customers to uphold on-time delivery targets.
• Continuously monitor plan attainment; course-correct to protect key dates and optimize labor and machine utilization.
• Analyze trends and performance data to sharpen forecasts and propose process improvements.
• Design and roll out tools, templates, and standards that mature the planning and scheduling discipline.
• Embed safety and quality expectations in every plan.
• Provide clear reporting of production metrics and risks to senior leadership.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary range: $90,000–$130,000 annually, commensurate with experience, qualifications, and proven aerospace program-management capability.
• Competitive benefits package; eligibility and details are governed by company plans and policies.

Must-Have Qualifications

• 5+ years of production planning/scheduling experience in a manufacturing setting.
• Analytical problem-solver comfortable with complex datasets and tradeoffs.
• Strong communicator and collaborator across functions.
• Proficiency with production planning applications and Microsoft Office.
• Demonstrated leadership in building team capability and performance.
• Lean/continuous improvement familiarity is a plus.
• Experience in aerospace, automotive, or precision manufacturing.
• Epicor Manufacturing experience is advantageous.

Preferred

• Lean or Six Sigma background.
• Exposure to ISO or similar quality system standards.

Core Tools & Skills

• ERP & MRP systems expertise
• Production planning and finite scheduling
• Inventory management and control

About NE-XT

We invest in our people, processes, and technology to support customers across aerospace and precision industries. Join us in Windsor, CT, and help build what’s next.