Scheduler Planner Sr

Scheduler Planner Sr

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Operations Management or a related field and 2-4 years of relevant experience OR an equivalent combination of education and experience totalling 7+ years.
• Experience working in Supply Chain, preferably with experience in some or all of these areas: Production Scheduling, Logistics, Operations, Customer Service, or Finance.
• Excellent computer skills in MS Office including advanced skills in Excel; minimum 2 years ERP systems experience, preferably SAP.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain production schedules for each operation to successfully meet customer demand while also optimizing inventory and minimizing machine changeovers.
• Analyse and create operating schedules that support maximizing machine and labor efficiency and efficiently utilize material and storage space resources while meeting customer requirements.
• Manage scheduling and confer with department leads to evaluate production schedule status.
• Communicate daily with internal and external customers as to status of all open orders/jobs.
• Provide management visibility over work-in-progress, material availability, and potential production issues, ensuring that personnel, equipment, tools, materials and services are available as needed.
• Work with internal customers to coordinate schedules and establish priorities when required to prevent customer service issues.
• Make or recommend revisions to planned production schedules as necessary when schedules cannot be met, including preparing back-up schedules.
• Provide solutions, creative and logistical, to problems concerning production, shipments, shortages, changes and cancellation of orders.
• Manage the volume of work orders issued to the floor. Ensure work orders are issued to the floor with both available raw stock and/or capacity available. Utilize a combination of created and released work orders to manage the flow of work sent to production while maintaining a short-term finite schedule.
• Provide mentorship and back up coverage for material planners and production schedulers.
• Lead projects or project steps within a broader project related to capital or customer mix changes.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with other functional areas in order to build trusted relationships.
• Solves complex problems; takes a new perspective on existing solutions.
• Ability to handle frequent interruptions, meets tight deadlines, and handles conflict in an effective manner.
• Strong analytical skillset; Demonstrated ability to organize resources and analyse alternatives to make effective decisions.
• Sound knowledge of supply chain processes and procedures including logistics, manufacturing planning, demand, and replenishment processes.
• Ability to manage complexity and resolve conflicts that arise from balancing multiple priorities.
• Demonstration of thoroughness and attention to detail.