INVENTORY CONTROL AND SCHEDULING MANAGER

About the role

Our client, established in 1888, is a manufacturer producing primarily aluminum low-carbon stainless steel wire mesh and fine wire for industrial and consumer markets. They are located in York County and operate two manufacturing plants twenty minutes apart. The Inventory Control and Scheduling Manager directs and coordinates the flow of materials and production schedules across all plant locations, supervises one Planner, and reports to the Manufacturing Plant Manager.

Responsibilities

• Review production schedules and related information; confer with department supervisors and the Purchasing Department to determine material requirements and identify overdue materials.
• Oversee the planning and direction of production activities and establish production priorities.
• Analyze market and delivery conditions to determine present and future material availability; order materials accordingly.
• Coordinate production activities with sales, purchasing, maintenance, and quality control to obtain optimum production and utilization of human resources, machines, and equipment.
• Requisition material and establish sequential delivery dates to departments according to job order priorities and material availability.
• Compute amount of material required to complete job orders.
• Compile and maintain records such as material inventory, in-process production reports, and status and location of materials.
• Review and analyze production, quality control, maintenance, and operational reports to determine causes of nonconformity with product specifications and operating or production problems.
• Approve revisions to production schedules and priorities resulting from equipment failure, operating problems, or customer requirements.
• Consult with engineering personnel relative to modification of machines and equipment to improve production and product quality.
• Responsible for on-time shipping of orders.
• Quickly understand IWM's MES system and be proficient in SAP; help determine MES/SAP discrepancies and offer solutions to improve system integration.
• Schedule 5–7 product lines across three separate manufacturing facilities in York County, PA.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or 3 years of related scheduling and planning experience.
• Experience with ERP systems; SAP a plus.
• Planning and scheduling experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency with Excel, including pivot tables.