Plant Scheduler

Vallourec - North America•Houston, TX

42d•Onsite

About The Position

The Plant Scheduler is responsible for the pre/direct allocation of unfinished tube and aged inventory, claim returns, rejects, and downgraded material in the most cost-efficient manner. This role involves setting up routing steps per order in a legacy computer system, planning and establishing production schedules for plant operations to balance customer requirements with inventory control policies, monitoring material inventories, tracking production progress, and reviewing factors affecting schedules. The scheduler will also track, analyze, and prepare reports on aged inventory for PRI meetings, continuously review material movement and supply chain processes to identify problems and suggest solutions, and understand product specifications and their effect on material allocation. Additionally, the role involves analyzing, tracking, and reporting customer on-time delivery information, monitoring customer orders for shortages during production and communicating them to sales, and monitoring and managing available inventory, allocating it to customer orders, and communicating overages to sales to minimize PRI and meet objectives. The scheduler will also analyze short-term constraints, establish recommendations for resolution, and work cross-functionally to execute solutions. Maintaining data quality and integrity within scheduling tools and collaborating with Inventory Control, Upstream Supply Planning, Operations, Sales, and Management are key aspects of this role. Special projects as needed are also part of the responsibilities.

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.