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About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience preferred, APICS certification a plus.
• Experience >3 years scheduling/planning in a high-volume production environment.
• Previous ERP experience required.
• Proven history of progressive responsibility with excellent results
• Strong analytical skills; High proficiency with Microsoft tools: Teams, Excel and Access databases, software. Experience with Power BI a plus. Ability to analyze multitude of data and generate insights and actions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; organized, analytical and detail oriented.
• Ability to effectively communicate with all functions. Demonstrated agility, ability to multi-task and move from priority to priority with frequent changes in needs, requirements due to unexpected delays and events.Ability to make timely decisions while including appropriate people in decision-making process.

Nice To Haves

• APICS certification a plus.
• Experience with Power BI a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own the Production scheduling process and optimize daily/weekly/monthly production to meet customer commitments based on order queue and communicated lead times. Adjusts schedule as needed because of delays in raw materials, machine downtime, staffing, etc.
• Interact and establish rhythm with Plant Production Team, account managers/customer service, and Shipping & Receiving Team to provide accurate delivery date management within expected service levels and lead times.
• Communicate with account managers, supply chain and operations on production and order delays. Manage back orders, dates, and completion.
• Understand capacity and throughput capability in alignment with order intake. Actively work to manage production capabilities in alignment with product forecasting.
• Works closely with Logistics on coordination of delivery to the customer. Manages shipping capability as a capacity limitation when planning lead times and throughput of order queue to customers.
• Works closely with buyer planner and inventory coordination on purchased materials and in-house produced parts. Establishes daily communication to understand inventory levels, stock outs and impacts to scheduling.
• Optimizes department and machine capacity during scheduling process.
• Primary interface working with engineering, supply chain, production, sales, finance for product priority.
• Supports plant Inventory management process and cycle counting logic and execution.
• Schedules Outsourcing if required to assist Buyers to meet customer demand and internal requirements to meet outsourcing production plan.
• Perform buyer/planner activities as required to ensure efficient stocking levels of raw material inventory when buyer/planner absent.
• Coordinate stocking target levels (SS) with Inventory Management Coordinator based on usage and forward-looking master schedule.
• Works closely with SIOP planners/Scheduling Leader to have alignment on the schedule with the overall master schedule.
• Lead improvement initiatives/projects, support site lean initiative.
• Support intra-plant transfers and inventory requirements to fulfill customer orders as needed.
• Lead daily Production discussion in Plant Daily Stand-up meeting, and weekly Production & Scheduling meeting, participate in daily AC Daily Team Meeting
• Generate work tickets and traveler, and/or serial numbers and bar codes for production based on schedule.
• Lead implementation, improvements, and maintenance of IFS ERP/MRP system from the plant level in coordination with IT and ERP consultants.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 24/7 telehealth and wellness resources
• Personalized benefits advocacy and support
• Expert second opinions and access to leading specialists
• 401(k) with a 50% company match up to 6%, and financial protection benefits
• Flexible PTO and 11 paid holidays
• Mental health, family care, and financial wellness resources