Master Scheduler

Position Description

Analytical mindset and meticulous Master Scheduler with experience in MRP/ERP systems, including SAP, and a proven ability to manage production planning and scheduling. Skilled in coordinating cross-functional teams to ensure customer satisfaction by maintaining optimal inventory levels and on-time delivery performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Production Planning: Master production scheduling (MPS), rough-cut capacity planning, and demand forecasting.
• MRP/ERP Systems: Experience with Material Requirements Planning (MRP), preferably with SAP.
• Materials Control: Expertise in inventory management, purchasing, and managing non-conforming or obsolete materials.
• Reporting and Analysis: Strong analytical skills with proficiency in Microsoft Excel for data analysis and reporting.
• Communication: Effective communication with internal teams (customer service, production, procurement) and external suppliers.
• Process Improvement: Initiative-taking approach to identifying and executing process improvements for supply chain efficiency.
• Managed planning for specific production cells, including reviewing new customer orders, purchasing components, and scheduling production to meet due dates.
• Coordinated with customer service to communicate and revise delivery dates, maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction.
• Reviewed new customer orders and due dates, adjusting production schedules, and communicating updates to customer service for timely delivery.
• Analyzed MRP/ERP outputs for pull-in and push-out logic, and reviewed parameters such as Minimum Order Quantity (MOQ) and lead times to ensure accuracy.
• Scheduled production work cells by releasing orders after all component needs were fulfilled, considering the lead time of support functions.
• Managed recovery plans for past-due orders, providing revised delivery dates to minimize customer impact.
• Maintained visual management of expensed and bulk items, compiling, and communicating purchase requests to affect sourcing efficiently.
• Facilitated the disposition of non-conforming and obsolete materials to prevent inventory discrepancies.
• Completed Engineering Change Requests (ECR) for purchased items to manage product lifecycle changes effectively.

Required Education & Qualifications

• Minimum of High School Diploma with a minimum of two (2) years Materials Control and / or Buyer experience working with MRP.

• Prefer bachelor’s degree in business or related field with 3+ years’ experience.
• Prefer SAP experience.
• Microsoft Excel, Outlook, and Word experience required.