Master Scheduler

EnerSys Delaware Inc. • Pinellas Park, FL

11h

About The Position

The Master Scheduler develops, maintains, and owns the Master Production Schedule to support customer demand, inventory objectives, and business commitments. The role validates production plans through capacity and constraint analysis, evaluates demand and schedule changes, and communicates impacts to customer and business commitments. The Master Scheduler leads the planning and materials organization and is accountable for schedule execution, material readiness, and recovery planning to meet operational objectives.

This position directly manages Buyers, Material Planners, and Inventory Control personnel, with responsibility for employee development, performance management, staffing, workload prioritization, and achieving planning and material management objectives. The work includes an office setting and a plant/warehouse environment with varying conditions and minimal physical demands.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Business, or a related field.
• 8–10+ years of experience in manufacturing planning, scheduling, supply chain, production control, or related operations roles.
• Experience leading planning, purchasing, inventory control, or material management personnel.
• Demonstrated experience with Master Production Scheduling (MPS), Material Requirements Planning (MRP), Capacity Planning, and SIOP processes.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive execution.
• Understanding of the relationship between supply, demand, capacity, and inventory.
• Advanced spreadsheet and data analysis capabilities.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in battery manufacturing, chemical processing, aerospace, defense, or other highly regulated manufacturing environments.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing planning, capacity analysis, inventory management, and Theory of Constraints.
• Working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and communicate the Master Production Schedule to support customer demand, operational objectives, and revenue forecasts.
• Lead production planning through routine schedule reviews, risk assessments, and communication of schedule status to manufacturing leadership.
• Perform capacity planning and constraint analysis to validate production plans and identify limitations involving labor, equipment, materials, tooling, and facility resources.
• Evaluate demand fluctuations, engineering changes, material shortages, and schedule disruptions, and recommend feasible production alternatives.
• Assess impacts to customer deliveries and existing commitments and communicate schedule changes to Operations, Program Management, Supply Chain, and leadership teams.
• Monitor production performance against the schedule and drive corrective actions and recovery plans when execution deviates from plan.
• Lead material planning activities, inventory strategies, and procurement alignment to ensure material availability and support execution of the Master Production Schedule.
• Monitor and report planning and scheduling metrics, including schedule attainment, schedule adherence, on-time delivery, and inventory performance.
• Support long-range capacity planning, labor planning, and resource forecasting.
• Manage Buyers, Material Planners, and Inventory Control personnel, including employee development, performance management, staffing, workload prioritization, and achievement of planning and material management objectives.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• 3+ weeks of paid time off and 11 paid holidays.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents at a discounted rate.
• Life insurance and short-term disability.
• Educational reimbursement.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• 401(k) matching: 100% match at a 6% contribution level.
• Ongoing training and career development.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager