Production dispatcher vs inventory planner

The differences between production dispatchers and inventory planners can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a production dispatcher and an inventory planner. Additionally, an inventory planner has an average salary of $65,504, which is higher than the $36,798 average annual salary of a production dispatcher.

The top three skills for a production dispatcher include data entry, production control and . The most important skills for an inventory planner are supply chain, purchase orders, and logistics.

Production dispatcher vs inventory planner overview

	Production Dispatcher	Inventory Planner
Yearly salary	$36,798	$65,504
Hourly rate	$17.69	$31.49
Growth rate	-3%	-3%
Number of jobs	55,717	37,034
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 31%	Bachelor's Degree, 74%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	2	2

Production dispatcher vs inventory planner salary

Production dispatchers and inventory planners have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Production Dispatcher	Inventory Planner
Average salary	$36,798	$65,504
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $51,000	Between $45,000 And $93,000
Highest paying City	-	San Bruno, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Entegris
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between production dispatcher and inventory planner education

There are a few differences between a production dispatcher and an inventory planner in terms of educational background:

	Production Dispatcher	Inventory Planner
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 31%	Bachelor's Degree, 74%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Western Carolina University	Western Carolina University

Production dispatcher vs inventory planner demographics

Here are the differences between production dispatchers' and inventory planners' demographics:

	Production Dispatcher	Inventory Planner
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 52.8% Female, 47.2%	Male, 53.0% Female, 47.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.2% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.8% Asian, 7.0% White, 60.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 17.3% Asian, 7.1% White, 60.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between production dispatcher and inventory planner duties and responsibilities

Production dispatcher example responsibilities.

Flight line expediter ensures maintenance accomplishment and sortie production by managing, controlling and directing allocate resources and personnel.
Maintain and develop positive business relationships with a customer's personnel and involve in or directly relevant to a logistics activity.
Receive confidential FAA certifications and assure its accuracy.

Inventory planner example responsibilities.

Develop process to manage import orders to manage time and inventory more effectively JDA E3 certify.
Participate in SIOP meeting and coordinate with all function teams and regional/global team to achieve corporate KPI.
Develop and implement purchasing and contract management, policies and procedures and manage ISO documents and improvements.
Review stock levels, imbalances and data integrity in JDA to ensure the supply plan is generating accurate information.
Handle complex monthly reconciliations and daily/weekly journal entries to ensure AR balance accuracy.
Facilitate communication channels between the sales groups and corporate logistics to drive improve demand forecast.

Production dispatcher vs inventory planner skills

Common production dispatcher skills

Data Entry, 58%
Production Control, 42%

Common inventory planner skills

Supply Chain, 12%
Purchase Orders, 9%
Logistics, 8%
Manage Inventory, 8%
Inventory Planning, 7%
Historical Data, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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