Senior Scheduler

Project Planner

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Creation and monitoring of the master and detail project schedule including design, purchasing, manufacturing, logistics and installation activities based on organizational templates.
• Report to the Contract Planning Coordinator / Project Managers on all aspects of project progress and status.
• Produce management reports on project progress and status.
• Ensure project team members properly report schedule progress in organizational tool.
• Ensure effective communication and documentation of project progress and status.
• Schedule updating in SAP (including but not limited to progress, addresses, dates) to support material procurement.
• Ensure milestone target dates are clearly identified in the project schedule and communicated to the project team.
• Develop, review, and confirm function specific schedules with functional leads.
• Support internal project meetings.
• Interface with external (client, subcontractor, etc.) scheduling to support project alignment.
• Assist in planning and controlling of recovery plans in case of deviations.
• Monitoring of Durr material purchasing management tool to flag systematic mistakes and delays.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor Degree preferred.
• Two or more years of planning and scheduling experience required, with good understanding of schedule logic and best practices.
• Familiarity with automotive process installations preferred.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office products:
  Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Proficient with Microsoft Project preferred.
• Proficiency with SAP a plus.
• Ability to understand and maintain detailed, multi-level project schedules.
• Good time management skills.
• Good organizational skills.
• Good verbal communication skills.
• Good technical writing skills.
• Able to effectively communicate with other departments and divisions within System Center and globally.
• Able to work well independently and in a team environment.
• Able to technically define problems and propose solutions.
• Adaptable to change in a learning environment.
• Willing and able to travel within the US, Mexico, Canada, and Europe as required. Estimated travel 20%.

Dürr Systems, LLC. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment drug and alcohol testing.