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Build a career powered by innovations that matter! At Novanta, our innovations power technology products that are transforming healthcare and advanced manufacturing—improving productivity, enhancing people’s lives and redefining what’s possible. We create for our global customers engineered components and sub-systems that deliver extreme precision and performance for a range of mission-critical applications—from minimally invasive surgery to robotics to 3D metal printing. Novanta is one global team with over 26 offices located in The Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific.
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Demand Planner
📍 Taunton
🏭 Supply Chain | Manufacturing
Shape how demand becomes reality
At Novanta, we are looking for a Demand Planner & Scheduler who thrives on turning complexity into clarity. This isn’t just about planning — it is about owning how customer demand flows through a manufacturing environment, ensuring that what we promise is what we deliver.
Why this role stands out
- End-to-end ownership – from customer orders to production execution
- Real influence – directly shape planning decisions and production flow
- Continuous improvement focus – help evolve systems, processes, and data capability
- Fast-moving environment – where priorities shift and your judgement matters
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What you will be doing:
- Translate customer demand into achievable production plans
- Set realistic promise dates based on capacity & materials
- Build and manage production schedules and work orders
- Identify risks, constraints, and trade-offs early
- Partner with production and supply chain teams to ensure smooth execution
- Support data-driven improvements, including Power BI initiatives
What we are looking for:
- Experience in demand planning, scheduling, or production planning
- Strong analytical mindset and problem-solving skills
- Ability to make confident decisions in changing environments
- Good communicator with the ability to influence stakeholders
- Interest in data and continuous improvement
Why Novanta?
- A business investing in systems, processes, and people
- Opportunity to make tangible improvements and see the impact
- Collaborative, cross-functional environment
- A role where your work directly impacts customer outcomes and operational performance
Novanta is proud to be an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action workplace. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, military and veteran status, disability, genetics, or any other category protected by federal law or Novanta policy. Please call +1 781-266-5700 if you need a disability accommodation for any part of the employment process.
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Solving complex challenges, delivering innovations that matter!
Novanta is a leading global supplier of core technology solutions that give medical, life science, and advanced industrial original equipment manufacturers a competitive advantage. We combine deep proprietary expertise and competencies in precision medicine, precision manufacturing, robotics and automation, and advanced surgery with a proven ability to solve complex technical challenges. This enables Novanta to engineer proprietary technology solutions that deliver extreme precision and performance, tailored to our customers' demanding applications. The driving force behind our growth is the team of innovative professionals who share a commitment to innovation, the Novanta Growth System, and our customers’ success.
Novanta’s common shares are quoted on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol "NOVT".
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