Materials Scheduler

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and adjust daily, weekly, and monthly production schedules to meet customer demand and plant efficiency targets in an automotive manufacturing environment.
• Schedule parts through assigned departments to ensure on-time fulfillment while maintaining target utilization and efficiency.
• Cook up coordination with production, materials, and union-represented hourly teams to align schedules within established labor agreements.
• Align priorities with other schedulers to support overall plant objectives, capacity constraints, and customer commitments.
• Act as a primary point of contact between plant operations and customers to support on-time delivery and address delivery concerns.
• Cook up logistics activities, including initiating and managing expediting services when required to meet customer requirements.
• Provide clear reporting, analysis, and action plans related to open orders, delivery performance, and past-due metrics.
• Present delivery status, risks, and recovery plans effectively to cross-functional teams and plant leadership.
• Maintain accurate supplier, material, and scheduling data within plant systems and ERP/MRP tools.
• Resolve shipment discrepancies using ERP system analysis validated through cycle counts.
• Participate in cycle count activities and annual physical inventory as required.
• Support change management initiatives including engineering changes, resourcing adjustments, and new product launches.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives related to delivery performance, scheduling efficiency, and inventory optimization.

Education and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering
• Minimum of 3 years of experience
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in production scheduling or materials planning within an automotive manufacturing environment preferred
• Experience working in a unionized manufacturing facility strongly preferred
• Working knowledge of MRP systems required; SAP experience preferred
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills required, including analysis of large data sets, formulas, pivot tables, and data-driven reporting
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint required
• Strong understanding of planning, scheduling, and manufacturing operations
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Effective verbal and written communication skills with the ability to work cross-functionally with hourly and salaried teams
• Ability to adapt quickly in a fast-paced, customer-driven environment and manage changing priorities
• Willingness and ability to work a flexible schedule as business needs require