Position Purpose:

The Level 1 Scheduler has the responsibility of establishing, managing, reviewing and maintaining a valid schedule for selected items. This position will have a great impact on internal/external customer service, supply chain, inventory, material and capacity planning.

Essential Functions:

Identifies, negotiates and resolves conflicts with respect to material and capacity availability and order-promising integrity

Quotes deliveries dates for sales requests within the defined lead time

Develops and maintains communication channels between various departments to maintain the production flow rates

Monitors and maintains inventory levels

Maintains part parameters such as planner codes, lead times and safety stocks

Maintains planning bill structures

Works with both sales and operations globally to provide timely feedback regarding all requested schedule changes

Establishes a working line of communication with all company functions

Communicates when demand cannot be met and recommends alternatives on how the requested demand could be satisfied

Releases and manages production orders

Reviews, identifies and resolves material shortages with the appropriate supplier(s)

Schedules raw material/purchase components through product release (i.e. "billet to box")

Interacts with customers and sales in SIOP meetings

Participates with Demand Management to drive changes in forecasting

Understands capacity levels in production

Works with commodity groups in sourcing materials

Proactively works line of balance (Supply plan) with both internal and external suppliers

Involved in Continuous Improvement projects

Plans, schedules, and releases Production, Aftermarket (Repairs and Spares), NPI, PPAP and interplant orders

Reviews and responds to all MRP messages on a daily bases as required

Manages external operational work

Prioritizes constraints on all shifts

Assists leadership team with managing constraints and the utilization of resources and overtime

Supports transition plans and updates item planning parameters (interplants, material ownership codes, lead times, lot sizes, etc.) accordingly

Assists teams with NCRs, ATRs, and/or RW (rework) Orders

Other Essential Functions:

Participates in Daily "Gemba" with Product Line Team to track standard WIP, maintain Heijunka and Visual Management boards

Coordinates Engineering changes

Actively works with production line and external suppliers to resolve material issues (shortages, emergency customer demands, etc.)

At some locations may perform material planning and buying functions

At some locations, may also require compliance to government contracting

Knowledge Skills & Abilities:

Ability to create a master production schedule and the ability to use and revise that schedule to achieve production objectives

Demonstrated knowledge of WISE/Cincom/SAP or other ERP systems

Demonstrated knowledge of Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRPII)

Demonstrated knowledge of Planning functions/roles

Basic communication skills, both verbal and written

Solid detail orientation and organizational skills

Basic process and product knowledge

Intermediate Microsoft Office Suite skills

Basic knowledge of replenishment programs

Ability to contribute to Continuous Improvement projects and problem solving

Education:

UNITED STATES\US – Bachelor's Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS)

Experience:

Previous material planning or buying experience

Manufacturing processes knowledge