Production Planning Manager, DC

The role

The Production / Wave Planning Manager translates daily and weekly demand into an executable production plan for the distribution center. This role leads the site Wave Planning team and coordinates between Production Control and Operations to manage capacity and throughput.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain the site's daily production plan.
• Translate network priorities and volume forecasts into site-level plans.
• Maintain visibility of workload across receiving, replenishment, picking, packing, sortation, and shipping.
• Identify potential bottlenecks and adjust production priorities.
• Own the site's wave planning and work-release strategy.
• Monitor wave progression and order aging.
• Serve as the Production Control point person for daily DC execution.
• Monitor capacity across major processing areas.
• Partner with Labor Planning to align available labor with expected workload.
• Lead, develop, and coach the site's Wave Planners.

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in distribution, fulfillment, production planning, wave planning, operations, or a related function.
• Strong understanding of distribution center operations and end-to-end order flow.
• Experience working with warehouse management systems and wave/order release functionality.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to make decisions quickly in a high-volume, rapidly changing operating environment.
• Strong communication skills and ability to influence Operations and cross-functional partners.
• Experience with Excel, BI/reporting tools, WMS reporting, and operational data analysis

Nice to have

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Operations, Business, Analytics, or related field
• Previous leadership experience

About the company

alo yoga focuses on mindful movement. They believe mindful movement in the studio leads to better living.