Master Scheduler

With more than 100 years of experience, Sika is a worldwide innovation and sustainability leader in the development and production of systems and products for commercial and residential construction, as well as the transportation, marine, automotive, and renewable energy manufacturing industries. Sika is a specialty chemicals company with a globally leading position in the development and production of systems and products for bonding, sealing, damping, reinforcing, and protection in the building sector and industry.

About the role

The Master Scheduler is responsible for creating a high-level plan that outlines the production requirements, quantities, and specific periods. The Master Schedule oversees the S&OE process within their technology clusters to ensure the right products are available to meet customer demand by optimizing resources, minimizing disruptions, and managing inventory levels. Work is performed under the general supervision of the Director, Supply Chain and may include other activities as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Analyze demand and supply at the item, customer, and master schedule levels, determine out of balance conditions, identify alternative and recommend actions for approval.
• Collaborate with sales, marketing, and manufacturing to understand and reduce internal and customer lead-times.
• Conduct rough-cut capacity planning prior to publishing master schedule to ensure alignment with SI&OP commitments.
• Oversee S&OE commitments within the sites to ensure efficient detailed scheduling and utilization of capacity.
• Identify, negotiate, and resolve conflicts with respect to material and capacity availability and order-promising integrity across the manufacturing network.
• Create a master schedule that satisfies customer demand while leveling workload released to manufacturing, and optimization of inventory levels and resource utilization.
• Maintain scheduling parameters, such as lead-times, lot sizes, and cycle times.
• Monitor the implementation of schedules and evaluate their success as well as assess and mitigate risks that may impact the schedule.
• Proactively identify potential scheduling conflicts or bottlenecks and work with relevant departments to resolve them.
• Collaborate closely with Production, Purchasing, Engineering, Product Management, Quality and Sales teams to ensure that the schedule is realistic and aligns with overall business objectives.
• Evaluate and adjust schedules to account for inventories and capacity constraints.
• Communicate schedule changes to correspondent stakeholders as changes occur.
• Review upcoming projects for complexity, special build requirement, line and capacity requirements, manpower allocation, etc.
• Identify areas for process improvement within the scheduling function and implement changes to meet stated lead times.
• Other duties as assigned by Supply Chain Leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management or business management.
• 7+ years experience in manufacturing, supply chain, and/or forecasting in the chemical or retail industry.
• APICS certification a plus.

Skills

• Must be able to read, write, speak and comprehend English.
• Must have good math skills, including the ability to work with fractions, decimals and percentages.
• Must be able to use Microsoft Office Programs and SAP as an expert user.
• Must have the ability to develop process expertise in order to facilitate troubleshooting.
• Must be able to maintain an excellent attendance record.
• Must be self-motivated and able to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

Benefits

• 401k with Generous Company Match
• Bonuses
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits
• Paid Parental Leave
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Paid time off, paid holidays
• Floating holidays + Paid Volunteer Time
• Wellness/Fitness Reimbursements
• Education Assistance
• Professional Development Opportunities
• Employee Referral Program & More