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10 production planning and scheduling experts
These ten manufacturing planners have led production planning and scheduling at manufacturing companies, with titles such as production planning manager and planning and scheduling manager. A reader can learn how manufacturers turn demand into production schedules and keep the plan workable day to day.
Professionals to explore
01—10Bahadir Duman
LinkedInExperience: Senior Planning and Scheduling Manager · Sadara Chemical Company
Senior Planning and Scheduling Manager at Sadara Chemical Company since 2024, where the profile says this person leads planning and scheduling operations. Former Planning and Scheduling Section Head - Plastics at Sadara Chemical Company (2020–2022). The profile describes Sadara as a joint venture between Saudi Aramco and Dow Chemical.
Craig Cosby
LinkedInExperience: Production Planning Manager · The Yankee Candle Company, Inc.
Production Planning Manager at The Yankee Candle Company, Inc. since 2017, and former Scheduling Manager (2012–2017) and Master Planner (2004–2012) there. The profile describes defining and implementing the company's production strategies, and developing and managing production planning activities to meet production specifications and schedules.
Hardik Panchal
LinkedInExperience: Manager Production Planning & Scheduling · Innomotics
Manager Production Planning & Scheduling at Innomotics since 2025. Former Manager Production Planning, Scheduling & Logistics (Switchgear) (2018–2025) and Senior Executive Production Planning & Scheduling (Motors) (2012–2018) at Siemens. The profile describes production planning, scheduling and material planning work across motors and switchgear manufacturing.
Katherine Tuyen Nguyen
LinkedInExperience: Senior Production Planning & Scheduling Manager · Cellares
Senior Production Planning & Scheduling Manager at Cellares since 2024. Former Senior Production Planning Specialist (2020–2022) and Production Planning Specialist (2019–2020) at Legend Biotech. The profile describes expertise in manufacturing planning and scheduling, S&OP/S&OE and capacity planning across biopharmaceutical manufacturing and GMP-regulated operations.
Kiran Patel
LinkedInExperience: Production Planning Manager · Post Packaging
Production Planning Manager at Post Packaging since 2024. Former Master Scheduler (2022–2024) and Production Planning co-ordinator (2019–2021) at Erie Architectural Products. As Master Scheduler, the profile says this person developed and maintained a long term master schedule (12-18 months) to estimate plant capacity and resource planning.
Lisa Queen
LinkedInExperience: Production & Scheduling Manager · Industry Products Company
Operations & Scheduling Manager at Industry Products Company since 2026, and former Production & Scheduling Manager there (2024–2026). Other roles listed at the same company are Senior Scheduling Coordinator (2018–2024) and Production Scheduler (2014–2018). The profile describes planning for a tier one and tier two automotive supplier.
Michael Bornfriend
LinkedInExperience: Planning & Scheduling Manager · Deublin Company
Planning & Scheduling Manager at Deublin Company since 2024, where the profile describes developing efficient production schedules, data driven demand forecasting and inventory management. Former Planning Manager (2022–2024) and Global Master Scheduler (2016–2022) at Bimeda, and Senior Production Planner Scheduler at Caterpillar Inc. (2011–2016).
Milton Carlos Hernández Colín
LinkedInExperience: Planning and Scheduling Manager USA · Viscofan
Planning and Scheduling Manager USA at Viscofan since 2024. Other Viscofan roles listed are Skinless Planning Scheduling manager (2013–2019), Skinless Master Scheduler, Production Planning (2019–2022) and Fibrous Master Planner (2022–2025). Former Production Planner at Alstom Power (2011–2012).
Sherry Bhagalu
LinkedInExperience: Manager, Production Planning · Crown Cork & Seal USA, Inc.
Manager, Production Planning at Crown Cork & Seal USA, Inc. since 2017. The profile says the role develops Master Schedule requirements from forecast, plant capacity and historical data, and that the person in this role interacts with production and sales personnel.
Wayne Harvey
LinkedInExperience: Manager, Production Planning · Navistar Inc
Manager, Production Planning at Navistar Inc since 2017, and former Production Scheduling Manager at Navistar Inc (1999–2017). The profile says the current role covers developing and maintaining production planning schedules and activities, including budgeting, forecasting and ad hoc reporting, plus day to day monitoring and truck order management.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's production environment to yours, since scheduling a high-volume packaging or consumer goods line differs from planning engineered or regulated products. If your question is about building a planning function or a master schedule from scratch, favor people whose roles covered the whole planning department rather than a single line or product family.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you build a production schedule that respects capacity and material limits while still meeting customer dates?
- 02How do you handle rush orders and schedule changes without disrupting the rest of the plan?
- 03Which planning and scheduling tools or ERP features made the biggest difference, and which ones did your team work around?
Reaching production planning and scheduling experts
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Pick one of the 10 people on this page and choose "Book a paid call", or describe your project to find others. You offer a fee for a 15-minute call or a written answer, Instant Expert finds the person's work email and sends the invitation, and they decide whether to accept. The list covers 10 companies, including Sadara Chemical Company; The Yankee Candle Company, Inc. and Innomotics, based on profile data retrieved on October 3, 2026. Being listed here doesn't mean someone has agreed to take calls.
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