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A production planner is involved in monitoring production rates and raw material prices, contacting vendors and checking inventories. He/she prepares purchase orders and delivery schedules review orders. He/she is also involved in keeping and updating records and information, as well as coordinating purchasing with clients and co-workers. It is the job of the production planner to ensure smooth operations throughout the production and distribution of products.
Production planners are in charge of organizing paperwork, such as purchase orders and delivery schedules review orders. ... It is the job of theproduction planner to ensure smooth operations throughout the production and distribution life of a given product.