Production and planning

Production planner CV: example and template

This example is for production planners at manufacturing, food, furniture and automotive plants, and for logistics staff, analysts and production workers who want to move into planning.

The employer wants to know which production you plan, in which system, how you match customer orders with machine capacity and materials and how on-time delivery and stock turn out. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: production planner

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Natalia Grabarczyk

Production planner

Swarzedz +48 123 456 789 natalia.grabarczyk@example.com

Professional profile

Production planner with 6 years in the furniture industry, the last 4 planning 3 departments of an upholstered furniture factory. I build the weekly and daily schedule, check capacity and material availability and work in SAP. On-time dispatch rose from 87% to 96%, and finished goods stock fell by 18%.

Work experience

Production planner

02.2022 - present

Upholstered furniture factory, Swarzedz

  • Planning 3 departments: cutting room, sewing room and upholstery, about 4,000 pieces of furniture a week.
  • The weekly and daily schedule, capacity and staffing with the foremen.
  • Material requirements in SAP and contact with purchasing about shortages.
  • On-time dispatch up from 87% to 96%.
  • Finished goods stock down 18% through planning around loadings.

Logistics specialist

07.2019 - 01.2022

Packaging manufacturer, Poznan

  • Taking orders and confirming dates.
  • Planning dispatches.
  • Stock level reports.

Education

Master's degree, management engineering

2014 - 2019

Poznan University of Technology

Skills

  • Production planning
  • Schedules and production capacity
  • Material requirements planning
  • SAP
  • On-time delivery and stock
  • Advanced Excel

Training

  • Production and inventory planning training, 2022
  • SAP production module training, 2021
  • Advanced Excel course, 2020

Languages

  • English: B2

Additional information

  • Driving licence category B

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write a production planner CV

Professional summary

Write which production you plan, how many departments or lines, in which system and with what horizon. Add two results, for example on-time delivery and stock. The employer is looking for someone who counts well, reacts fast to changes and gets on with production, purchasing and sales.

Logistics specialist with 3 years of experience at a packaging manufacturer. I take orders, confirm dates, plan dispatches and prepare stock reports. I am looking for work as a production planner.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the departments, volume, schedules, capacity, materials, system and results. Show results in numbers. Add your work with foremen, purchasing and sales.

Weaker: Planning production.

Better: Planning 3 departments: cutting room, sewing room and upholstery, about 4,000 pieces of furniture a week.

Weaker: Dates.

Better: On-time dispatch up from 87% to 96%.

Weaker: Stock.

Better: Finished goods stock down 18% through planning around loadings.

Skills worth listing

List planning, schedules, capacity, materials, the system and Excel. In your soft skills show analytical thinking, calm when things change and communication.

Professional skills

  • Production planning
  • Schedules
  • Production capacity
  • Material requirements
  • SAP
  • Excel

Personal skills

  • Analytical thinking
  • Calm when things change
  • Communication
  • Accuracy
  • Assertiveness

Training

List training in planning and inventory, the ERP system and Excel. Name the system and module you work in.

How to become a production planner

Most people move from logistics, order handling or production. On your CV show what you already plan, for example dispatches or shifts.

Add Excel and the ERP system. A planner works with data most of the day.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A furniture factory looks for planning many departments and loadings, a food plant for short shelf life and product changeovers, and automotive for on-time delivery to the customer. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on a production planner CV

Questions and answers

What should a production planner put on a CV?

Production, departments, volume, schedules, capacity, materials, the system, results and training.

Which results are worth giving?

On-time delivery, stock, capacity use, the number of plan changes and downtime due to missing materials.

Is SAP knowledge needed?

Often yes, but knowledge of another ERP system counts too. Say which you know.

How does a production planner differ from a logistics specialist?

A logistics specialist plans the flow of goods and transport, and a planner decides what will be made, when and on which machines.

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