Scheduler Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• 3-5 years of planning experience
• Statistical and spreadsheet analytical skills.
• Proficiency with Excel and Access.
• Knowledge of manufacturing, distribution, and customer service
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• 2-3 years of experience in a logistics function preferred
• SAP skills preffered

Responsibilities

• Optimize working capital costs of raw materials, conversion, and finished goods while achieving desired customer service objectives in support of supply chain initiatives, S&OP Process and company profitability plans.
• Maintains standard cost data for all materials, and work with controller to as required.
• Analyzes and communicates inventory variances to Materials Manager, Controller, and Category Planning Manager in a timely fashion.
• Analyze and review manufacturing run sizes and communicate opportunities to improve the balance of cost and service among raw materials, conversion, and finished good costs.
• Participates in and supports Plant Management efforts for improvements to plant efficiency and labor management.
• Applies inventory management tools and techniques for the calculation of raw material safety stocks and re-order quantities.
• Maintains documentation of raw material and packaging products, suppliers, safety stock strategies.
• Ensures Raw Material strategies are aligned with conversion and finished goods inventory strategies.
• Maintains open communication and effective working relationships with all related plants and corporate departments: Accounting, QA, Production, Planning, Customer Service, etc.
• Maintains a thorough understanding of all products manufactured by the plant and production processes utilized.
• Provides input and recommendations to Global Procurement for the selections and management of suppliers.
• Works with suppliers to ensure they are prepared to meet the short, medium, and long term requirements of the plant.
• Each position required to manage the raw material planning process for 2 plant facility that averages $4-10 Million inventory investment and accounts for average of $50 Million in conversion cost.
• Procures and manages inventory investment for assigned raw materials.
• Serves as back-up to Master Production Scheduler and maintains capability and knowledge to operate all planning and transactional systems supported by Master Production Scheduler.
• Maintains commitment to personal development plan and participates in all job specific training.
• Reviews age of all raw materials and takes appropriate action to work to minimize spoilage exposure associated with Raw Materials.
• Responsible for calculating, publishing, and communicating material related metrics.
• Responsible for keeping plant and planning teams aware of performance and opportunities.