Master Scheduler

**Position Summary: **

The Master Scheduler oversees the translation of customer demand into executable production and supply plans while driving continuous improvement to enhance flow, reduce lead times, optimize inventory, and improve schedule attainment. This role partners with Planning, Operations, Supply Chain, the Commercial Team and Engineering to identify constraints and implement sustainable improvements.

The ideal candidate combines planning expertise, analytical skills, Lean thinking, and a passion for problem-solving.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversight of the Value Stream S&OPs to align customer demand with material availability, production capacity, and inventory health. Ensure plans support on-time delivery, schedule stability, and effective execution across the business.

• Assess changes in demand and forecast signals, evaluate operational and supply impacts, and drive mitigation plans to address risks to customer commitments and business performance. Maintain dynamic action tracking to support timely follow-up and gap closure.

• Work with Planners to develop and maintain production and supply plans that support business goals while balancing service, capacity, and inventory requirements. Partner across functions to ensure plans remain aligned with changing priorities and execution realities.

• Monitor and analyze value stream performance using metrics such as throughput, lead time, work in process, inventory, schedule attainment, inventory turns, supplier forecast accuracy, finished goods strategic stock, and overall inventory health. Use these measures to identify trends, prioritize actions, and improve planning effectiveness.

• Identify constraints and barriers to flow across the value stream and coordinate cross-functional actions to improve responsiveness, reduce disruption, and support stable execution. Implement and support visual management processes that provide visibility to risks, constraints, disruptions, and recovery priorities.

• Lead continuous improvement efforts focused on flow, pull systems, lead time reduction, schedule reliability, inventory optimization, supplier integration, and capacity management. Support the development and implementation of sustainable improvements that strengthen planning and operational performance.

• Facilitate structured problem-solving using Value Stream Mapping, PDCA, A3, Kata, root cause analysis, and standard work. Coach teams to identify barriers, solve problems proactively, and sustain improvements that enhance material flow and execution discipline.

• Maintain planning parameters, master data, and system settings within MRP and ERP systems to support accurate scheduling, effective planning, and sound decision-making. Use data analysis and system outputs to improve process performance, planning accuracy, and overall system effectiveness.

• Partner with Operations, Procurement, Engineering, Customer Service, and Leadership to align priorities with execution and support achievement of customer and business requirements. Communicate performance, risks, constraints, and improvement opportunities in a clear and actionable manner to drive accountability and results.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in business-related field with certification in Supply Chain Management (SCM) or Certification in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) preferred.
• Minimum 3 to 5 years' experience in inventory and production control.

Desired Qualifications:

• Possess analytical and technical skills required to understand business practices and identify improvement opportunities.
• Must have intermediate to advanced computer skills.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills for effective interface with internal and external contacts.
• Must be an innovator who embraces Lean principles and who takes initiative to create positive change.