Job Summary:

Manages a team of highly technical and systematic Production Planners and Schedulers to provide clarity to internal and external teams in competing priority and capacity-constrained situations. Leading efficient, predictable and scalable production schedules.

• Strategic planning and precision scheduling
• Optimize resources and timeline for maximum program success
• Develop, manage and maintain master schedule across programs and sites
• Translate program requirements and customer contracts into detailed material and production schedules.
• Align outputs with Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Operations, and Program Management.
• Ensure scheduling logic, dependencies and resource constraints.
• Report on and monitor the Line of Balance (LOB)
• Integrate the schedule

Responsibilities and Tasks:

• Builds systematic tools and processes to prevent issues and recommend solutions for current constraints and delays in the supply chain
• Creates and leads the execution of a timed, technical, multilayer departmental strategy to evolve the Team’s processes and performance.
• Creates and oversees the Site-Level Master Production Schedule with close attention to Customer KPI’s, Growth, Variances and impact on Capacity, Labor, and Inventory.
• Leads team to plan and schedule production to fulfill requested demand on time and in full at lowest possible costs
• With the Master Scheduler, coordinates the demand planning and fulfillment process and makes appropriate adjustments to balance capacity, adjust production plans and maintain inventory levels.
• Oversees and ensures effectiveness of the Master Production Scheduling process.
• Leverages relationships with key internal partners to navigate optimal supply chain solutions amidst complex, fast pace changes in the business
• Works closely with cross-functional departments to resolve planning and scheduling conflicts, constraints, bottlenecks and excesses/waste to drive decisions and yield alignment.
• Ensures the Master Production Schedules and Production floor Schedules are well integrated and aligned.
• Works with purchasing team to set targets, monitor inventory turns, optimize levels (stocking strategies), and address inventory discrepancies
• Participates in S&OP Meetings to align the Supply Planning Teams to one consensus plan.
• Communicates/shares SI&OP presentations to align cross-functional teams and drive aligned business plans to improve Supply Planning, increase Service Levels, optimize inventory levels, and achieve Financial Target
• Continuous Improvement: Measures, monitors, and drives actions to both operationally and systemically improve the Supply Planning, Inventory and Customer Service KPIs (ie. OTD, Past Due, FPY, and Inventory Turns).
• Oversees ERP Planning execution activities
• Leads and manages the development of ERP reporting solutions/systems for managing and tracking execution throughout all departments of the vertically integrated manufacturing plant
• Leverages automatic ERP planning system parameters to adjust for changes in production plans as needed
• Ensures ERP automation tools are delivering production efficiency and maximizing service level
• Proactively analyzes supply chain data and dashboards to ensure priorities and focus are in line with delivering key performance indicators
• Monitors workload portfolio to ensure utilization of people and equipment in every production area of the manufacturing plant
• Provides weekly and daily KPI reporting and key leading indicators for ongoing success to leadership team
• Leads the process of providing daily/weekly/monthly production schedules.
• Leads weekly - 3 month rolling backlog production reviews to ensure schedule adherence and material requirements are meet. If needed, works with the stakeholders to resolve issues, and drives cross-functional operational and systemic improvement/recovery plans to completion.
• Promotes collaboration, alignment and problem solving; flagging key priorities, obstacles, impact and countermeasures, and following up by monitoring progress
• Acts as main point of contact and liaison between Operations and Account/Program Managers
• Supports Program Management Proposal Process; where appropriate, providing risk/opportunity input
• Collaborates with NPI teams to understand New product releases, schedule delays, priorities and track execution to meet program schedules
• Provides Master Scheduling and Capacity Planning support for new business proposals

Education, Experience & License or Certification:

• REQUIRED: - Bachelor’s degree - 8+ years in related work experience, 5 years with Management/Leadership experience.
• PREFERRED: - Lean Six Sigma experience or exposure - MBA/Master’s in Supply Chain Mgt/ Business or related studies
• 5+ years ERP/MRP experience preferred

Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent project management and communication skills (verbal, written).
• Ability to communicate across the organization on a multi-level and multi-departmental level.
• Strong problem-solving and conflict resolution skills
• Proficient in Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint
• Self-Starter; team player
• Ability to work in fast-paced environment

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