Network Scheduler

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, owning short term product availability and exception management for FG & semi-finished goods for their value stream across markets where there is an imbalance between supply and demand.

Responsibilities

• Manages a team of production planners - or the respective production planning team leads - across the sites that are under the incumbents supervision.
• Develops timely and accurate plans for finished products at 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.
• Owns capacity & material constraint escalations by leveraging scenario planning and ensures collaboration between demand and supply stakeholders.
• Creates the Master Production Schedule (MPS).
• Collaborates with team of CoE resources (buyers, planners, production schedulers...) to deliver MPS Plan.
• Interfaces with operations to drive schedule adherence.
• Reports and analyzes key performance indicators to drive supply network improvements in cash, cost and customer service results.
• Manages all exceptions in the 0-12 weeks horizon where there is an imbalance in demand and supply, collaborates on root cause analysis and drives corrective actions.
• Evaluates and shares the impact of material exceptions on the short-term FG plan with material planners.
• Maintains customer on-time service level and inventory exceptions in the short term.
• Participates in decision making and movement of slow moving inventory within the value stream.
• Maintains planning parameters accuracy by conducting periodic audits and getting ERP updated as needed.
• Acts as primary point of contact for product availability in their value stream.
• Stays close to the demand information to react quicker to changes.
• Owns escalations, brings to conclusion in cooperation with material planners, buyers and production schedulers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
• Minimum five (5) years of experience in Supply Chain (Materials Management, Inventory management, demand planning, supply planning, procurement, SIOP) or Operations

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field (Supply Chain, Logistics, etc)

Skills

• Ability to adapt and to get results in a complex environment.
• Influential and collaborative, able to challenge the status quo to solve complex challenges.
• Ability to use data to generate scenarios, and drive decision-making.

Pay

The expected annual salary range for this role is $97000 - $143000 a year. Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Schedule

The position is based at the Jackson, MS facility.