Plant Scheduler

Vallourec North America•Houston, TX

13d•Onsite

About The Position

Pre/Direct allocation of unfinished tube and aged inventory, claim returns, rejects and downgraded material in the most cost-efficient manner. Set-up of routing steps per order in a legacy computer system. Plan and establish production schedules for plant operations to balance customer requirements with inventory control policies, monitor material inventories, track progress of production, and review factors, which affect production schedules. Track, analyze & prepare reports on aged inventory for PRI meetings. Continuously review the movement of materials and other supply chain processes to identify sources of problems and to develop suggestions for solutions. Understanding of product specifications and their effect on allocation of material. Analyze, track and report customer on time delivery information. Monitor customer orders for shortages during the production process; communicate short orders to sales for disposition. Monitor and manage available inventory, allocate to customer orders, monitor for overages during the production process, communicate overages to sales to minimize PRI, meet PRI objectives. Analyze short term constraints establishing recommendations for resolution. Work cross functionally to execute agreed solution. Maintain data quality and integrity within the scheduling tools. Strong collaboration with Inventory Control, Upstream Supply Planning, Operations, Sales, and Management to meet business goals. Special projects, as needed.

Requirements

3+ years of experience working in a fast-paced, manufacturing setting
Strong communicator with excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills
Strong Microsoft Excel skills
Strong analytical and reasoning skills

Nice To Haves

Associate’s degree in business, Supply Chain or related discipline preferred
SAP and APS (Advanced Planning & Scheduling) Systems, a plus

Responsibilities

Pre/Direct allocation of unfinished tube and aged inventory, claim returns, rejects and downgraded material in the most cost-efficient manner.
Set-up of routing steps per order in a legacy computer system.
Plan and establish production schedules for plant operations to balance customer requirements with inventory control policies, monitor material inventories, track progress of production, and review factors, which affect production schedules.
Track, analyze & prepare reports on aged inventory for PRI meetings.
Continuously review the movement of materials and other supply chain processes to identify sources of problems and to develop suggestions for solutions.
Understanding of product specifications and their effect on allocation of material.
Analyze, track and report customer on time delivery information.
Monitor customer orders for shortages during the production process; communicate short orders to sales for disposition.
Monitor and manage available inventory, allocate to customer orders, monitor for overages during the production process, communicate overages to sales to minimize PRI, meet PRI objectives.
Analyze short term constraints establishing recommendations for resolution.
Work cross functionally to execute agreed solution.
Maintain data quality and integrity within the scheduling tools.
Strong collaboration with Inventory Control, Upstream Supply Planning, Operations, Sales, and Management to meet business goals.
Special projects, as needed.