Master Scheduler

OVERVIEW:

Build, maintain, update and communicate a Master Schedule to meet Company’s business goals by creating a structured process which marries planning with execution metrics. It should include current information and company goals while maximizing production efficiency.

Using data from the ERP, collaborate with Sales, Operations, Procurement and Management teams to reflect current realities in the schedule along with alternate scenarios. This includes communicating exposure to risks, changes in costs & production capacity as well as meeting customer demand.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Learn about our products, manufacturing capacities, material supply chain and seasonal demand.
• Clearly define resources and timing required to fulfill customer demand: raw materials, components, subassemblies, labor production rates, and demonstrated throughput.
• Clearly define process and machine capacities to product achievable output, while smoothing demand for efficient use of resources.
• Provide resource projections to support financial decision making.
• Create and maintain production schedule / model to ensure alignment with materials, inventory, production capabilities, labor, and sales demand, including changes.
• Implements production tools for building actual customer demands, Kanbans, prioritizing builds, for expediting and automating transactions per Lean concepts.
• Coordinate input and results with Sales, Operations, and Procurement to achieve production and performance goals.
• Clearly communicate with all involved to ensure the goals are achieved and facilitate problem resolution. This includes actively monitoring for and troubleshooting potential scheduling problems, plus communicating them appropriately.
• Raise, maintain, report, and escalate risks in coordinate with the management and departments to ensure effective and efficient risk management and mitigation processes.
• Follow a documented, detailed, and organized process to update the schedules weekly, using actual and anticipated data and changes.
• Fully utilize data from the ERP system for analysis and be able to present it in clear, concise, and useful terms.
• Collaborate with marketing, manufacturing, and sourcing to ensure planning is meeting current and future goals.
• Establish a weekly routine of meeting with all parties involved, including gathering input and communicating useful information. This includes changes in risk for costs, supply chain, timelines, etc.
• Manage the planning team.

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Able to deep dive into data, recording and retrieving the right information and building a useful model.
• Exceptional skills with Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel.
• Experience with an ERP system.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering or a technical field is highly preferred.
• APICS Certification (CPIM) or in process is preferred.
• 3 to 5 years of manufacturing related scheduling experience.