Distribution Scheduler

Milwaukee Tool•Olive Branch, MT

17d

About The Position

The Distribution Scheduler Expeditor plans, prioritizes, and expedites production schedules, taking into account customer demand, building capacity, product mix, and material availability to ensure on-time customer delivery. The role commonly interacts with departments throughout the organization as well as corporate teams. The listed responsibilities are major areas of the job; additional activities may be assigned at any time.

Requirements

Education equivalent to four years of high school.
Five years of direct or indirect experience in a distribution center scheduling role.
Ability to skillfully navigate a warehouse management system (WMS).
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
Solid written and verbal communication skills.
Proficient math skills, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
Ability to perform the described physical demands, with reasonable accommodations available for individuals with disabilities.

Nice To Haves

Two-year degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop production schedules for all freight and customer order types based on equipment, labor, customer priority, and inventory availability.
Complete wave builds in the warehouse management system.
Update wave sheets and notify distribution supervisors when work is ready for release.
Allocate orders and release work to distribution for fulfillment associates to pick and consolidate.
Schedule loads in the customer TMS and monitor them against expected ship dates.
Schedule loads according to shipping capacity.
Communicate and collaborate with operations departments to ensure timely release and completion of production orders.
Achieve target customer service levels.
Participate in daily or weekly production meetings to review priorities and capacity constraints and discuss current and future production.
Allocate inventory product to outbound orders.
Maintain the overall organization and cleanliness of the work area.
Perform other duties as required and assigned.