Product Owner - Production Scheduling
About The Position
The Production Scheduling Product Owner will advance production scheduling capabilities, processes, and enabling technology across Clorox manufacturing. As part of the Materials & Scheduling Management Center of Excellence, the role translates scheduling and manufacturing needs into scalable technology solutions, develops and prioritizes the production scheduling product roadmap, and partners with business and technology teams to strengthen scheduling effectiveness. The role shapes how Clorox converts aggregate supply plans into executable production schedules, with the goal of improving schedule attainment, manufacturing efficiency, asset utilization, service, inventory, and cost. It owns the production scheduling product backlog and leads technology capability development, particularly SAP embedded PP/DS and its integration with the broader planning and manufacturing ecosystem. It also drives continuous improvement, scheduling master-data effectiveness, performance measurement, enterprise capability building, and adoption of new ways of working.
Requirements
- 6+ years of demonstrated experience in production scheduling, manufacturing, supply chain planning, or related functions.
- BS/BA degree in Supply Chain or a related technical field, or equivalent work experience.
- Hands-on experience with SAP S/4 HANA embedded PP/DS, detailed scheduling, or comparable advanced scheduling technology.
- Strong understanding of production scheduling concepts, manufacturing constraints, capacity planning, and production sequencing.
- Experience working with enterprise planning, scheduling, or ERP technologies.
- Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving capability, including root-cause identification and development of actionable solutions.
- Ability to collaborate and influence across Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and technology organizations.
- Strong communication skills and ability to translate manufacturing requirements into technology needs.
- Experience leading process improvement, system enhancement, implementation, or other cross-functional initiatives.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with finite scheduling, capacity leveling, production sequencing, and optimization.
- Experience with agile product ownership, roadmaps, backlog prioritization, or technology-product delivery.
- Experience in manufacturing or consumer packaged goods.
- Experience using and improving Schedule Attainment or related production-execution metrics.
- APICS CPIM or CSCP, or comparable supply-chain certification.
- Lean, Six Sigma, or other continuous-improvement experience.
Responsibilities
- Own the Production Scheduling product backlog, translating business requirements, manufacturing challenges, and improvement opportunities into prioritized capabilities and system enhancements.
- Lead production scheduling technology capability development, with particular focus on SAP embedded PP/DS and integration with Clorox's broader planning and manufacturing ecosystem.
- Advance finite and optimized production scheduling capabilities so schedulers can create executable schedules that balance customer service, inventory, manufacturing constraints, and changeover efficiency.
- Drive continuous improvement in scheduling technology by identifying process and system gaps, conducting or facilitating root-cause analysis, and partnering with technology resources on solution design, testing, deployment, and adoption.
- Partner across Supply Chain and Manufacturing with MSM leaders, production schedulers, material planners, IBP/Supply Planning, Operations, Logistics, Quality, and technology teams.
- Drive scheduling master-data and system effectiveness, ensuring scheduling solutions appropriately use capacity, routings, work centers, downtime, and other information needed for executable production schedules.
- Establish and monitor scheduling technology and capability measures, using KPIs and operational insights to guide product priorities and continuous improvement.
- Build scheduling capability and adoption across the enterprise by partnering on standards, procedures, training, playbooks, Communities of Practice, and change activities.
Benefits
- Comprehensive, competitive benefits supporting wellbeing and flexibility.
- Robust health plans.
- Market-leading 401(k) program with a company match.
- Flexible time off benefits, including half-day summer Fridays depending on location.
- Inclusive fertility and adoption benefits.
- Eligibility to participate in Clorox incentive plans, subject to applicable plan documents and policies.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
