Manager Production Scheduling

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Plan, coordinate, and control the production schedule to meet customer demand signals. Determine what, when, and how much to produce to satisfy demand and manage production capacity.

Lead the Demand & Order / Scheduling groups (7-10 people).

• Plan, coordinate, and control the production schedule against customer demand signals. Determine what, when, and how much to produce to satisfy demand and manage production capacity.
• Monitor the execution of the production plan, identify opportunities, and manage necessary adjustments to meet objectives.
• Coordinate S&OP sessions (Pre, Review, and Executive/Division).
• Balance demand with capacity, considering optimal inventory levels, and foster teamwork for on-time deliveries.
• Establish priorities, define alternate scenarios for potential demand changes, and facilitate communication with internal/external customers.

• Bachelor's degree in management, business, international relations, commerce, any engineering or similar field.
• Conversational English:
  Advanced.

Planning:

• Creates, establishes, manages, communicates, and reviews the production plans for the business unit.
• Ensures the production plan is aligned with the business unit goals.
• Attention to detail, proactively attends to process deviations, manages alternate scenarios when necessary to satisfy customer demand and business unit goals.
• Manages and implements business unit changes and demand variations in a timely manner.
• Advanced Excel skills for data analysis and reporting.
• Advanced proficiency in SAP systems for managing production schedules and inventory.

Standard Operating Procedures:

• Develops, creates/adjusts, and documents S&OP standard procedures according to business unit goals.
• Ensures the S&OP plan matches the forecasted demand by developing realistic production plans.
• Knowledge in purchasing to align SOPs with procurement processes.

Effective Communications:

• Supervises and reviews team information, providing feedback and coaching.
• Demonstrates a high level of emotional intelligence and assertiveness to defend own point of view.
• Effective communication (vocal/written) at all organizational levels.
• High level of negotiation skills, selecting appropriate strategies of persuasion when an agreement needs to be reached.
• Leadership skills to guide and motivate the team.
• Minimum of 2 years in a supervisory role
• Ability to prepare and present executive summaries to senior leadership levels

Forecasting:

• Follows up on the effectiveness of the S&OP forecast and adjusts accordingly.
• Consolidates information from diverse sources to develop demand forecasts.
• Helps team members understand the impact and use of historical data for forecasts.
• Advanced Excel skills for data consolidation and analysis.

Manufacturing Requirements Planning (MRP):

• Supervises the business unit production scheduling.
• Evaluates sequencing work to meet delivery commitments.
• Ensures all system parameters are updated in a timely manner.
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency in SAP systems for managing MRP processes

Production Scheduling and Control:

• Supervises and manages cycle times to ensure completion of schedules according to commitments.
• Communicates with customers to review unscheduled orders, understand root causes, negotiate functional ship dates, and follow up on the established approval process before making adjustments to production plans.
• Analyzes, identifies root causes, and proposes solutions for issues/problems.
• Supervises production acceptance and performance measurement tools.

The top candidates will also have:

• Advanced Excel management
• High Negotiation Capacity
• Supply…