Dispatcher vs Production Planner
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Pay
Dispatcher
$49,900 typical, a year
Most Dispatchers earn $43,700 to $59,300 a year.
From 595 postings that list pay
3,143 open jobs now
Production Planner
$80,100 typical, a year
Most Production Planners earn $69,000 to $95,400 a year.
From 483 postings that list pay
1,523 open jobs now
Production Planners typically earn about $30,100 more a year than Dispatchers.
What each one does
Dispatcher
- Answer incoming calls from customers and provide information or assistance.
- Dispatch drivers or service workers to specific locations or jobs.
- Monitor radio traffic and communicate with field staff.
- Schedule shifts and manage staff availability and coverage.
- Enter data into computer systems and maintain logs.
- Resolve scheduling conflicts and address customer complaints.
Summed up from 30 job postings
Production Planner
- Develop and maintain production schedules based on customer demand and available capacity.
- Coordinate with procurement and supply chain teams to ensure materials are available when needed.
- Monitor inventory levels and material requirements to prevent shortages and overstocking.
- Communicate schedule changes and production priorities to relevant departments and stakeholders.
- Track production progress and adjust plans based on delays, shortages, or priority changes.
- Partner with operations, maintenance, and facility teams to develop workforce plans aligned with production.
Summed up from 30 job postings
Skills employers ask for
Dispatcher
Asked for in both
- Microsoft Office 2 in 10 postings
- Microsoft Excel 2 in 10 postings
More common in Dispatcher postings
- Customer Service 3 in 10 postings
- High School Diploma 3 in 10 postings
- Dispatch Management Systems 1 in 10 postings
- Microsoft Word 1 in 10 postings
- Microsoft Outlook 1 in 10 postings
- Driver's License 1 in 10 postings
- Data Entry 1 in 10 postings
- Two-Way Radio 1 in 15 postings
Production Planner
Asked for in both
- Microsoft Office 3 in 10 postings
- Microsoft Excel 5 in 10 postings
More common in Production Planner postings
- Production Planning 6 in 10 postings
- MRP 5 in 10 postings
- Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) 4 in 10 postings
- Inventory Management 3 in 10 postings
- Material Planning 3 in 10 postings
- SAP 3 in 10 postings
- Supply Chain Management 2 in 10 postings
- APICS 2 in 10 postings
Out of each role's current postings.
Open jobs
Dispatcher
Dispatcher
Shamrock FoodsPay not stated Aurora, CO, USAMicrosoft OfficeProduct RequirementsMaterial HandlingDispatcher 5PM- 1AM
Core-MarkPay not stated Coal Township, PA, United States- Pay not stated Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom HybridSAPSalesforceCustomer ServiceDriver's License
Production Planner
Materials Planner - Night Shift
International Motors, LLCPay not stated San Antonio, TexasMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft OfficeMRPMaterial PlanningLogistics +2Sr. Master Scheduler
LittelfusePay not stated Suzhou OnsiteMicrosoft ExcelPower BIInventory ManagementForecastingMRP +6Prod Plng and Scheduler 2
Huntington Ingalls$63k - $79k/yrstated Newport News, Virginia, United States RemoteInventory ManagementStock TransferProduction PlanningQuality Assurance
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