Capacity Planner jobs in Massachusetts

Capacity Planner plans, measures, and monitors operating limits and capacities of an organization. Forecasts and plans capacity requirements to ensure alignment with department or unit and determine variance from production schedules, resource levels, and inventory demand. Being a Capacity Planner identifies and troubleshoots production issues or bottlenecks that impact plant capacity. Coordinates with internal stakeholders like engineering, sales, and marketing to understand and develop current and forecasted plans. Additionally, Capacity Planner utilizes manufacturing data and reports to drive key insights into efficiency, production rate, and other performance metrics. Produces reports that evaluate plant capacity and identify areas needing improvement. Recommends process and equipment improvements to optimize production capabilities. Requires a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to a supervisor. The Capacity Planner occasionally directed in several aspects of the work. Gaining exposure to some of the complex tasks within the job function. To be a Capacity Planner typically requires 2 -4 years of related experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)

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Capacity Planner
  • Wayfair
  • Boston, MA FULL_TIME
  • Are you passionate about optimizing workforce resources, creating efficient workflows, and ensuring smooth operations in a dynamic environment? Are you a master of analyzing data and foreseeing future needs with uncanny accuracy? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!

    Our diverse and talented WFM team is seeking a skilled and dedicated Capacity Planner to join our team and play a key role in shaping our continued success.

    As a Capacity Planner, you'll ensure our operations are optimized to their full potential. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including Operations, Recruitment, and Finance, to forecast demand, allocate resources effectively, and enhance the overall efficiency of our operations. Your meticulous planning and insights will enable us to scale our services seamlessly, delight our clients, and stay ahead in a competitive market.

    If you are ready to make a significant impact in workforce management and be an integral part of our growth story, apply today!

    What you’ll be doing

    • Managing the entire life cycle of the capacity plan, overseeing tasks such as recruitment, training, and maximizing revenue and business growth
    • Developing and maintaining robust capacity planning models to predict resource needs accurately
    • Analyzing historical data, market trends, and future projections to forecast demand and capacity requirements
    • Collaborating with various stakeholders to understand business requirements and translating them into WFM capacity plans
    • Continuously monitor and evaluate key performance metrics to identify optimization opportunities
    • Establishing, promoting, and standardizing activities and processes across forecasting, capacity planning, scheduling and real-time operations

    What you’ll need

    • Bachelor's degree
    • Proficiency in data analysis and interpretation with ability to make data-driven scheduling decisions
    • Advanced Excel skills and experience using SQL and GBQ
    • Strong communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively with diverse teams
    • High attention to detail and the ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines

    Preferred skills

    • Proven experience in WFM covering all verticals, preferably in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
    • 12 months’ experience in WFM capacity planning
    • Strong understanding of WFM Planning & Delivery principles, WFM tools (Verint, Teleopti,IEX, Aspect, Blue Pumpkin) and scheduling software


    Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities

    Wayfair is fully committed to providing equal opportunities for all individuals, including individuals with disabilities. As part of this commitment, Wayfair will make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified individuals with disabilities, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship on business operations. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please let us know by completing our Accomodations for Applicants form.

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    About Wayfair Inc.
    Wayfair is one of the world’s largest online destinations for the home. Whether you work in our global headquarters in Boston or Berlin, or in our warehouses or offices throughout the world, we’re reinventing the way people shop for their homes. Through our commitment to industry-leading technology and creative problem-solving, we are confident that Wayfair will be home to the most rewarding work of your career. If you’re looking for rapid growth, constant learning, and dynamic challenges, then you’ll find that amazing career opportunities are knocking.

    No matter who you are, Wayfair is a place you can call home. We’re a community of innovators, risk-takers, and trailblazers who celebrate our differences, and know that our unique perspectives make us stronger, smarter, and well-positioned for success. We value and rely on the collective voices of our employees, customers, community, and suppliers to help guide us as we build a better Wayfair – and world – for all. Every voice, every perspective matters. That’s why we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic.

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Network Capacity Planner
  • Facebook App
  • Boston, MA FULL_TIME
  • Every day we strive to provide the best possible experience to our users that are now numbered in billions, and to make that possible, we have deployed an ultra-high capacity backbone network that spa...
  • 3 Days Ago

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Mainframe Capacity Planning Engineer
  • YD Talent Solutions
  • Boston, MA FULL_TIME
  • Principal Capacity Planning Engineer for MainframeThe Principal Capacity Planning Engineer for Mainframe works directly with a team responsible for monitoring, analyzing, and reporting mainframe proce...
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Manager, Ambulatory Capacity Management
  • MGB
  • Somerville, MA FULL_TIME
  • Description About Us As a not-for-profit organization, Mass General Brigham is committed to supporting patient care, research, teaching, and service to the community by leading innovation across our s...
  • 13 Days Ago

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Manager, Ambulatory Capacity Management
  • Mass General Brigham
  • Somerville, MA FULL_TIME
  • Manager, Ambulatory Capacity Management - (3279604) About Us As a not-for-profit organization, Mass General Brigham is committed to supporting patient care, research, teaching, and service to the comm...
  • 13 Days Ago

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Analyst, Ambulatory Capacity Management
  • Mass General Brigham
  • Boston, MA FULL_TIME
  • Analyst, Ambulatory Capacity Management - (3279425) The Opportunity The Ambulatory Capacity Management (ACM) department, as part of Ambulatory Operations & Services, consults with the Ambulatory pract...
  • 13 Days Ago

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Transportation Capacity Planner
  • Hispanic/Latino Professionals Association
  • Lake Forest, IL
  • **Transportation Capacity Planner** ** Lake Forest, IL** Employer: Job Type: Full Time **Description** **Job Description...
  • 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Senior Capacity Planner II
  • Cruise
  • San Francisco, CA
  • We're Cruise, a self-driving service designed for the cities we love. We're building the world's most advanced self-driv...
  • 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Customer Service Representative
  • The Boyd Group
  • Orland Park, IL
  • Company: Gerber Collision & Glass WELCOME TO GERBER COLLISION & GLASS Our Team Members Drive Us! Gerber Collision & Glas...
  • 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Customer Service Representative
  • The Boyd Group
  • Greenville, NC
  • Company: Gerber Collision & Glass WELCOME TO GERBER COLLISION & GLASS Our Team Members Drive Us! Gerber Collision & Glas...
  • 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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CSR
  • The Boyd Group
  • Broken Arrow, OK
  • Company: Gerber Collision & Glass WELCOME TO GERBER COLLISION & GLASS Our Team Members Drive Us! Gerber Collision & Glas...
  • 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Customer Service Representative
  • The Boyd Group
  • Savannah, GA
  • Company: Gerber Collision & Glass WELCOME TO GERBER COLLISION & GLASS Our Team Members Drive Us! Gerber Collision & Glas...
  • 3/25/2024 12:00:00 AM

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Capacity Planner ICO Wood NAM
  • AkzoNobel
  • High Point, NC
  • We supply the sustainable and innovative paints and coatings that our customers, communities - and the environment - are...
  • 3/25/2024 12:00:00 AM

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CSR
  • The Boyd Group
  • Mustang, OK
  • Company: Gerber Collision & Glass WELCOME TO GERBER COLLISION & GLASS Our Team Members Drive Us! Gerber Collision & Glas...
  • 3/24/2024 12:00:00 AM

Massachusetts is the 7th-smallest state in the United States. It is located in the New England region of the northeastern United States and has an area of 10,555 square miles (27,340 km2), 25.7% of which is water. Several large bays distinctly shape its coast. Boston is the largest city, at the inmost point of Massachusetts Bay, and the mouth of the Charles River. Despite its small size, Massachusetts features numerous topographically distinctive regions. The large coastal plain of the Atlantic Ocean in the eastern section of the state contains Greater Boston, along with most of the state's po...
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Income Estimation for Capacity Planner jobs
$76,298 to $100,350

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