Production Scheduler Manager jobs in Lebanon, PA

Hours: 10:pm - 7 am

JOB SUMMARY: The Production Scheduler plans and establishes production schedules to meet customer demands. They develop production schedules in accordance with sales forecasts, plant and employee capacity, and new business opportunities. The Production Scheduler is responsible for coordinating and developing production schedules on a daily, weekly and monthly basis to meet goals. They take stock of inventory levels and facilitate providing necessary materials for completion of production schedules.

• Provide Operations with Daily Schedule and coordinate with Logistics teams to adjust orders based on known information through the course of the production shift
• Monitor Customer Service communications (phone, email) to provide timely feedback and information to the relevant parties
• Provide real time information to Sales and Supply Chain Teams related to customer impacting issues and situations and provide Operations and Supply
• Team direction when necessary
• Provide daily Customer Shortage reporting and root cause analysis to drive continuous improvement of our Customer Experience
• Provide daily Schedule Attainment reporting and root cause analysis to drive continuous improvement of our Scheduling and Operations areas
• Maintains databases and reports related to production, sales and supply chain data needs.
• Creates finished product schedules for all facilities and communicates to production team
• Creates WIP schedules for all facilities
• Evaluates current inventory and adjusts to schedule to meet order fill goals and objectives
• Makes decisions on schedules based on forecast accuracy, order history, shelf life, customer requirements, etc.
• Continually works to update and improve production planning tools
• Builds weekly production plan and break into efficient daily schedules
• Proactively identifies opportunities for improvement in Sales and Supply Chain areas.
• Lead cross functional teams in implementation of Supply Chain improvement projects.
• Conducts analyses and generates presentations and reports supporting Sales and Supply Chain activities.
• Coordinate the Outsourced Products process including creation of PO’s, shipments, pick-ups and receipts of products
• Coordinate 3PL/off site storage of products including shipments, pick-ups and receipts.
• Manage Relationship with Co-Pack Vendors
• Proactively identifies opportunities for improvement in Sales and Supply Chain areas.
• Learn all aspects of production scheduling function and act as a back up in this area
• Learn all aspects of the Customer Service function and perform as a back up in this area

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree, Supply Chain Management preferred or equivalent work experience
• One to Three years related work experience
• Strong knowledge of forecasting, and retail inventory management
• An ambitious and experienced leader that utilizes cross-functional collaboration to achieve results. Capable of influencing at multiple organization levels – up and down
• Experience with the day-to-day business process in supply chain principles
• Ability to handle competing priorities and tasks, ambiguity and remain organized to meet deadlines

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

COMPUTER SKILLS:

• Software implementation and upgrade experience
• ERP experience Preferred; Microsoft Nav experience a plus

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee is regularly required to sit, stand, and bend. The employee will be required to occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. The employee, at times, will work in a cold and or hot, wet, noisy environment and be required to travel to multiple sites. The employee may be required to travel occasionally and visit off site customers.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.