Master Scheduler
About The Position
The Master Scheduler plays a critical role in the manufacturing industry by developing, maintaining, and optimizing the master production schedule to ensure efficient use of resources and timely delivery of products. This position requires close collaboration with production, procurement, engineering, and sales teams to align manufacturing capabilities with customer demand and inventory targets. The Master Scheduler is responsible for analyzing production capacity, lead times, and material availability to create realistic and achievable schedules that minimize downtime and maximize throughput. By proactively identifying potential bottlenecks and schedule conflicts, the Master Scheduler helps to mitigate risks and supports continuous improvement initiatives. Ultimately, this role ensures that manufacturing operations run smoothly, meet quality standards, and contribute to overall business objectives and customer satisfaction.
Requirements
- Certification in APICS CPIM (Certified in Production and Inventory Management) or CSCP (Certified Supply Chain Professional) preferred.
- Proven experience leading demand consensus reviews and forecast reconciliation within an established S&OP/IBP framework.
- Strong proficiency in demand planning methodologies, statistical baseline analysis, and separating recurring run-rate demand from one-time surge orders.
- Hands-on experience balancing Make-to-Order (MTO) contracts and Make-to-Stock (MTS) replenishment strategies against supply chain capacity and lead times.
- Strong cross-functional facilitation and communication skills, with a track record of challenging assumptions and guiding commercial teams toward realistic operational forecasts.
- Experience with Lean Manufacturing principles and continuous improvement methodologies is a plus.
- Knowledge of manufacturing processes and capacity planning in discrete or process manufacturing.
- Proficiency with scheduling software and ERP systems such as Epicor or equivalent.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex data sets.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with diverse teams.
- Ability to perform calculations utilizing algebra and fractions.
- Must be proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
- Proficient in Microsoft Access and Epicor preferred.
- Knowledge of MRP system is a plus.
Nice To Haves
- Certification in APICS CPIM (Certified in Production and Inventory Management) or CSCP (Certified Supply Chain Professional)
- Experience with Lean Manufacturing principles and continuous improvement methodologies
- Proficient in Microsoft Access and Epicor
- Knowledge of MRP system
Responsibilities
- Facilitate the monthly S&OP meeting to ensure sales forecasts, customer demand, and plant capacity are fully synchronized.
- Partner cross-functionally with Sales and Commercial teams to drive consensus demand forecasting, analyzing historical run-rates, seasonality, and order trends to refine baseline projections.
- Differentiate and manage demand plans across Make-to-Order (MTO) and Make-to-Stock (MTS) product lines, ensuring accurate alignment between firm backlogs, pipeline opportunities, and production capabilities.
- Analyze outlier demand and order spikes, collaborating with Sales to evaluate deal probability, customer delivery expectations, and lead-time constraints to avoid operational disruptions.
- Identify chronic forecast variance, bias, and trends by product family, providing actionable data insights to help sales leadership optimize forecast accuracy.
- Serve as the key operational bridge between Sales and Supply Planning, translating commercial demand adjustments into actionable master production and procurement schedules.
- Develop and maintain the master production schedule based on sales forecasts, customer orders, and inventory levels.
- Monitor production progress and adjust schedules as necessary to address delays, equipment issues, or changes in demand.
- Analyze capacity constraints and material availability to optimize scheduling and minimize production downtime.
- Communicate schedule changes and updates to relevant stakeholders to ensure transparency and effective execution.
- Utilize ERP and scheduling software to track production status, generate reports, and support decision-making.
- Identify and implement process improvements to enhance scheduling accuracy and operational efficiency.
- Support demand planning and inventory management efforts by providing timely and accurate scheduling data.
- Maintain good attendance and punctuality.
- Maintain a positive and respectful attitude; cooperate with co-workers, management, internal and external customers, etc.
- Work safely at all times and report any unsafe conditions or injuries to your supervisor or manager immediately.
- Other duties, as assigned.
Benefits
- The hiring range for this role is $85,000 to $105,000.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
