Planner Scheduler

Crown Technical Systems•Dallas, TX

About The Position

The Planner Scheduler will be based in Dallas, Texas, and will support materials and production functions. The role plans, schedules, coordinates, and approves product releases to production planning systems based on material and capacity availability. It includes preparing production plans and forecasts, monitoring plan execution and data accuracy, addressing deviations, and coordinating material availability and customer program schedules. The role also supports order management and may assist inventory control, supply chain management, material planning, and scheduling. It works with the Master Scheduler, customer program management, customers, production control, and Customer Focus Teams to manage product life cycles, committed ship dates, and schedule interruptions. Flex intends to spin off its Cloud and Power Infrastructure segment into Axiom, with the spin planned for Q1 2027; if the spin occurs, this role will support Axiom.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
At least 1 year of related experience.
Operations and technical skills, with comprehension of Flex functional standards.
General knowledge of functional concepts and rudimentary comprehension of Flex policies and procedures.
Awareness of how the function affects work processes and other functions.
Ability to use data-entry tools and office software, including word processing, spreadsheets, presentation packages, and database systems.

Responsibilities

Assess order fulfillment feasibility based on available materials, employees, equipment, and other resources, and confirm orders.
Prepare production plans and enter planning data into the company’s integrated computer system; notify the purchasing group.
Monitor plan implementation and initiate actions when deviations occur.
Prepare long-term plans and forecasts, including MPS and Forecast.
Monitor daily and weekly system accuracy for general item data, routing, BOM, CFT data, non-consumed demand, and planned work orders.
Prepare clean-to-build reports, check material availability, replan when needed, inform the order desk, and trace ECO implementation.
Monitor stock levels and handle stock differences.
Prepare management and CFT-specific reports and monitor KPIs.
Provide assistance or coverage in certain cases to SCM and the order desk within the CFT.
Advise non-exempt associates on day-to-day priorities for customer requests.
Monitor and proactively address issues affecting committed ship dates, lead times, response times, and inventory goals.
Coordinate and manage high-visibility or important customer programs, which may include product or customer startups and large customer programs.
Coordinate with the Master Scheduler on product life cycles and related material availability issues.
Drive process improvements within and outside Order Management.
Provide input to management and coordinate rescheduling with customer program management, master scheduling, customers, and production control when design changes, labor or material shortages, backlogs, or other schedule interruptions occur.
Represent Order Management on Customer Focus Teams.
May assist with inventory control, supply chain management, material planning, and scheduling.