Network Scheduler

Network Scheduler

Eaton's GEIS division is currently seeking a Network Scheduler. Relocation assistance is being provided - preferably to the Highland/Troy IL area.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $97000 - $143000 a year. Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

The Cable Tray Network Scheduler is a key role in the integrated, intelligent and agile supply chain organization, focusing on the 0-3 months execution horizon, owning short term product availability and exception management for FG & semi-finished goods for their value stream across markets where there is an imbalance between supply and demand. The Cable Tray Network Scheduler Is the primary face of supply for a given value stream, owning capacity & material constraint escalations by leveraging scenario planning and ensuring collaboration between demand and supply stakeholders.

This role reports into the NAM Materials Manager, B-Line.

Job Responsibilities:

• Developing timely and accurate plans for finished products at assigned level of the supply network and for short-term finished goods availability in the markets within the 0 to 12 weeks horizon for their portfolio.
• Managing all exceptions in the short-term horizon and collaborating with teams across the Eaton network and external vendors as needed, to identify root causes and drive corrective and preventative actions to solve exceptions.
• Creating the Master Production Schedule (MPS).
• Coordinating team of CoE resources (buyers, planners, production schedulers...) to deliver MPS Plan.
• Interfaces with operations to drive schedule adherence through weekly cadence.
• Reporting and analysing key performance indicators to drive supply network improvements in cash, cost and customer service results.
• Ensuring a feasible plan to minimize demand at risk and maximize customer service level while remaining within inventory and cost targets.
• Collaborating effectively with multiple functions, in order to drive improvements across our end to end Supply Chain and serve our customers efficiently.
• Managing all exceptions in the 0-12 weeks horizon where there is an imbalance in demand and supply, collaborate on root cause analysis and drive corrective actions.
• Ensuring capacity shortages are addressed or escalated.
• Evaluating and sharing the impact of material exceptions on the short-term FG plan with material planners.
• Monitoring customer on-time service level and inventory exceptions in the short term.
• Participating in decision making and movement of slow moving inventory within the value stream.
• Monitoring planning parameters accuracy by conducting periodic audits and getting ERP updated as needed.
• Acts as primary point of contact for product availability in their value stream.
• Stays close to the demand information to react quicker to changes.
• Owns escalations, brings to conclusion in cooperation with material planners, buyers and production schedulers.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Business Analytics, or equivalent.
• Minimum 3 years of Supply chain experience in a manufacturing environment (Materials Management, Inventory management, demand planning, supply planning, procurement, SIOP…)
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position.

Preferred Qualifications:

• SAP Experience
• CPIM certification
• Masters Degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Business Analytics, or equivalent
Skills:
• Ability to adapt and to get results in a complex environment
• Influential and collaborative, able to challenge the status quo to solve complex challenges
• Must be able to build strong relationships at all levels
• Ability to use data to generate scenarios, and drive decision-making
Dimensions:

Scope of Responsibilities:
Local, regional, etc. Value stream across multiple locations (can be regional or global). Record any measurable statistics which the position impacts
** DOH, SFR, Demand at Risk, Inventory $, premium freight, planning efficiencies, E&O, capacity utilization and schedule attainment. How many employees does this position have responsibility for (span of control)? 0-10 depending on value stream in scope.