Master Production Scheduler

This position is located at our Los Angeles, CA facility.

About the role

The Supply Chain Network Scheduler is a key role in the integrated, intelligent and agile supply chain organization, focusing on the 0-3 months execution horizon. This role owns short-term product availability and exception management for finished goods (FG) and semi-finished goods for their value stream across markets where there is an imbalance between supply and demand. The Supply Chain Network Scheduler is the primary face of supply for a given value stream, owning capacity and material constraint escalations by leveraging scenario planning and ensuring collaboration between demand and supply stakeholders. This role reports into the Network Planner.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $112,000 - $164,000 a year. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Responsibilities

• Develop timely and accurate plans for finished products at the assigned level of the supply network and for short-term finished goods availability in the markets within the 0 to 12 weeks horizon for their portfolio.
• Manage all exceptions in the short-term horizon and collaborate with teams across the Eaton network and external vendors as needed to identify root causes and drive corrective and preventative actions to solve exceptions.
• Create the Master Production Schedule (MPS). Coordinate a team of CoE resources (buyers, planners, production schedulers) to deliver the MPS Plan.
• Interface with operations to drive schedule adherence.
• Report and analyze key performance indicators to drive supply network improvements in cash, cost, and customer service results.
• Ensure a feasible plan to minimize demand at risk and maximize customer service level while remaining within inventory and cost targets. This requires the ability to create and analyze different scenarios against a defined scorecard.
• Collaborate effectively with multiple functions to drive improvements across the end-to-end supply chain and serve customers efficiently.
• Manage all exceptions in the 0-12 weeks horizon where there is an imbalance in demand and supply, collaborate on root cause analysis, and drive corrective actions.
• Ensure capacity shortages are addressed or escalated.
• Evaluate and share the impact of material exceptions on the short-term FG plan with material planners.
• Monitor customer on-time service level and inventory exceptions in the short term.
• Participate in decision making and movement of slow-moving inventory within the value stream.
• Monitor planning parameters accuracy by conducting periodic audits and updating ERP as needed.
• Act as the primary point of contact for product availability in their value stream.
• Stay close to demand information to react quickly to changes.
• Own escalations and bring them to conclusion in cooperation with material planners, buyers, and production schedulers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of three (3) years combined professional experience in Materials, Operations, and/or Supply Chain Management within a manufacturing environment.
• This position requires access to export-controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, the applicant must be a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. 1158.
• No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of Los Angeles, CA will be considered. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management or Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in supply chain management.
• CPIM certification.

Skills

• Deep functional understanding of supply chain processes: procurement, SIOP, Materials Management, demand planning and forecasting, end-to-end planning, master production scheduling, capacity analysis, inventory management.
• Working understanding of MRP.
• Ability to adapt and get results in a complex environment.
• Influential and collaborative, able to challenge the status quo to solve complex challenges.
• Ability to build strong relationships at all levels.
• Ability to use data to generate scenarios and drive decision-making.

Benefits

Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.