Master Production Scheduler

Job Summary:  The primary responsibility of the von Drehle Master Production Scheduler is determining daily, weekly, monthly, and annual production requirements and needs based on factors within a multi-location manufacturing operation.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Significant collaboration with facility leadership, sales, customer service, distribution centers, and key outside suppliers.
• Maintain the Master Production Schedule for all facilities, reviewing daily to adjust for changes in customer requirements, delays in receiving raw materials, availability of production equipment and staffing. Advise appropriate parties in the facilities of changes in schedules.
• Conduct analysis, recovery opportunities, new product introductions, end of product life strategies, inventory projections, and demand requirements.  
• Conduct capacity planning overviews utilizing customer expectations, internal supply and production constraints, sales, forecasts, and new business opportunities.
• Maintain finished goods inventory at target levels to ensure high service levels.
• Monitor adherence to Master Production Schedule. Identify gaps and drive solutions, including metrics for production performance to requested production schedule.
• Responsible for identifying and recommending short/long-term solutions to capacity issues.
• Assist management in resolving problems concerning shortages, product structure changes, and cancellation of orders, and/or capacity constraints.
• Work closely with related departments on raw material issues.
• Develop and maintain management reports as required.
• Participate and contribute to the supply chain strategy improvement process.
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Strong business partnering skills; proven ability to build and manage successful teams.
• Proven ability to combine expertise in material flow management with outstanding knowledge of information and financial aspects of the business.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills in all formats and at all levels.
• Detail-oriented team player, possessing negotiation skills, collaborative leadership style, and the ability to work independently as needed.
• Organized, flexible, and easily adaptable to changing conditions; ability to work in high-pressure situations to meet deadlines.
• Superior process improvement skills, workable knowledge of continuous improvement techniques and strategies.
• Analytical problem-solving skills with an entrepreneurial spirit.
• Possess knowledge of supply chain activities, including transformation of natural resources, raw materials, and components into a finished product that is delivered to the end customer.
• Familiarity with paper making/converting business a plus.
• Familiarity with parent roll paper markets a plus.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain management, business analytics, engineering, or related field preferred.
• 2-5 years of previous experience in multi-plant production scheduling required, lean manufacturing, or continuous improvem