Master Scheduler

Vertiv • Austin, TX

32d • Onsite

About The Position

The Master Scheduler will develop and maintain the master production schedule, ensuring alignment between forecast, inventory objectives, and customer requests. This role involves reviewing and synchronizing production requirement dates with customer delivery schedules, and daily communication of significant issues like delayed shipments, production problems, and inventory shortages to management. The Master Scheduler will coordinate solutions with production control and operations teams to ensure on-time product delivery, utilize forecasting techniques for high-volume products, and facilitate daily production meetings to provide status updates on materials and ship dates. Additionally, the role includes planning and directing procurement activities, analyzing delivery conditions for material availability, and managing procurement reporting systems. Collaboration with the Receiving department for accurate supply arrival and electronic receipt is crucial. The position also involves maintaining surveillance over inventory for good asset management and sufficient stock, establishing procedures for departmental functions and supplier relationships, studying workflow for process improvements, and writing/implementing standard work instructions. Participation in VOS activities is also expected.

Requirements

• Strong knowledge of production scheduling, capacity planning, inventory management, and supply chain operations within a manufacturing environment.
• Proven ability to develop and manage master production schedules that balance customer demand, inventory targets, and production capacity.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills with a data-driven approach.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across Operations, Production, Sales, Customer Service, Procurement, and Leadership teams.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and drive results with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders, resolve scheduling conflicts, and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Strong understanding of inventory control practices, forecasting methodologies, and supply chain performance metrics.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Operations Management, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Master Production Scheduling, Production Control, Supply Chain, or Manufacturing Planning.
• Experience in a high-mix, low-volume manufacturing environment preferred.
• Proven experience utilizing ERP/MRP systems, Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) tools, and capacity planning systems.
• APICS/ASCM certification (CPIM, CSCP, or CLTD) preferred.
• Experience with Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP), demand planning, and inventory optimization processes.
• Demonstrated success in improving schedule attainment, inventory performance, customer service levels, and overall operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the master production schedule based on forecast, inventory objectives, and customer requests
• Reviews and ensures that the production requirement dates and customer delivery schedules are in sync
• Highlights significant issues of delayed customer shipments, production problems, inventory shortages and current status to management daily
• Coordinates solutions to any schedule issues with production control and operations team to ensure on-time delivery of product
• Utilizes forecasting techniques and experiences to manage manufacturing contracts with key customers on high volume products.
• Facilitates daily production meetings to supply information on the status of material and provides ship dates
• Plans, organizes, directs and controls activities related to the procurement function
• Analyzes delivery conditions to determine present and future material availability and report findings to management
• Utilizes appropriate negotiation and purchasing techniques and manages procurement reporting systems to meet company requirements.
• Works closely with Receiving department to ensure proper supplies arrived and electronically received correctly into system
• Maintain surveillance over inventory to assure good asset management and sufficient inventory to satisfy company production and sales effort
• Maintain procedures which will offer minimum guidelines describing the basic functions of the department and will provide a framework for relationships with suppliers to the company
• Studies work flow and sequence of operations in the department and recommends process improvements.
• Writes and implements standard work instructions for the department, trains all personnel and monitors for effectiveness
• Participate actively in VOS activities

Benefits

• Vertiv’s Core Principals & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.

What This Job Offers

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