Master Scheduler

Port Washington, WI
• 5 days/week in office

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Con Forms is a fast-paced manufacturing business focused on delivering high-quality engineered products through strong execution, disciplined planning, continuous improvement, and practical problem solving across operations, supply chain, and production.

A player‑coach who owns the full scheduling function: master production scheduling, MRP/APS exception management, ERP planning discipline, forecast inputs, capacity and material visibility, and fast data‑driven decisions that keep customer demand moving. You move fast, stay responsive, and use AI to work smarter across everything you do.

• Hands‑on leader – builds the strategy and executes it
• Scheduling expert, systems thinker, and practical problem‑solver who can turn imperfect data into timely decisions
• Fast‑moving, highly responsive; thrives in fast‑paced environments
• AI‑first operator who drives that mindset across the team

• Own the master production schedule and planning process and serve as the subject matter expert for production planning, forecasting, scheduling, ERP planning systems, and planning process improvement.
• Utilize AI, automation, reporting, and analytical tools to improve planning productivity, decision quality, and organizational effectiveness.
• Analyze and develop inventory and planning strategies for families of parts, including forecasting, safety stock, replenishment methods, and ERP planning parameters.
• Develop and maintain planning dashboards, reports, and performance metrics that provide timely visibility to demand, capacity, inventory, and schedule performance.
• Run material workbenches to firm manufacturing jobs ready to launch. Investigate jobs not ready due to material shortages, capacity constraints, data issues, and other planning exceptions and drive timely resolution.
• Facilitate the monthly Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning (SIOP) process and maintain forecast assumptions, planning data, and ERP forecasts based on business decisions.
• Review MRP, APS, and ERP planning exception messages and take appropriate action to resolve exceptions based on business impact and urgency.
• Release and manage manufacturing jobs in support of customer demand and production priorities. Support the continued development of efficient and increasingly digital planning and scheduling processes.
• Work with Manufacturing to define work center capacities, maintain accurate ERP capacity assumptions, and proactively develop countermeasures for constrained or overcapacity resources.
• Own planning‑related ERP data integrity and system health. Investigate planning errors, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions.
• Work with Engineering to implement engineering changes while minimizing schedule disruption, material shortages, excess inventory, and obsolete inventory.
• Process inventory adjustments according to departmental procedures and assist in root cause analysis and corrective actions related to inventory inaccuracies.
• Communicate with Customer Service and Sales to provide lead‑time guidance, schedule visibility, and realistic delivery expectations.
• Manage the transfer order process between facilities according to departmental procedures.
• Assist Production with problem resolution related to shortages, scheduling priorities, inventory discrepancies, and ERP system accuracy.
• Assist in keeping Planning Department procedures updated and in compliance with ISO standards.
• Complete special projects as assigned.
• Participate on cross‑functional teams to improve safety, quality, delivery, inventory performance, productivity, and cost through continuous improvement activities.
• Follow and comply with all safety and work rules and regulations.
• Maintain current knowledge of planning practices, ERP systems, supply chain trends, automation technologies, and AI‑enabled tools through continuing education and professional development.
• This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as management may deem necessary from time to time.

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain,…