Planner Scheduler

Basic Function

Identify and determine the appropriate schedule for assembly cells based upon average daily demand rates, experience, and judgment. Release material replenishment signals from either Kanban’s or computer-generated release messages to both internal and external suppliers.

• Schedule assembly cells based upon experience, knowledge, and judgment with reference to scheduling tools or other methods.
• Send Kanban releases for material replenishment to both internal and external suppliers.
• Place purchase orders from computer-generated buy reports for eROP and buy-to-order components.
• Add work orders into ERP system based on incoming sales orders and from computer generated make reports.
• Determine need for scheduling sales orders where standard lead times do not exist or fall outside standard lead-time parameters and schedule such sales orders.
• Meaningfully participate in the walk-through discussion.
• Update cell tactical supply chain boards.
• Identify late materials and expedite late material from either internal or external suppliers.
• Pareto missed shipment data.
• Monitor and respond to supplier portal messages.
• Timely reschedule any customer order, as information becomes available, that it will ship late.
• Assist in resizing of Kanban and eROP material replenishment systems.
• Provide effective support to new product introduction teams.
• Prepare and send RFQ/RFIs for sourcing-related projects.
• Perform financial analysis of RFQ results to determine overall cost competitiveness.
• Assist Operations in improving supplier recoveries related to non-conforming materials and late deliveries.
• Other duties assigned.

• Experience:
  
  Minimum of 2 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Skills/Abilities:
  • Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, standard work instructions, and procedure manuals.
  • Computer skills to include Microsoft Office products.
  • Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide into all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
  • Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Education:
  
  Associate’s degree.

• Experience:
  
  4+ years of related experience.
• Skills/Abilities:
  • Ability to write reports and correspondence.
  • Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of an organization.
  • Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
  • Ability to interpret a variety of information in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree.

Crane Pumps & Systems will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas (Examples: E, F-1 with OPT or CPT, H-1, H-2, L-1, B, J or TN), or those who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire at this time.

This description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work being performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Crane Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, general identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.