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Job Description

GENERAL SUMMARY:

The Scheduler/Planning Coordinator is responsible for coordinating all aspects of capacity and demand planning for a manufacturing facility. Analyzes forecasts from business units to determine a capacity plan, master schedule and production plan. Manages planning & scheduling of all production requirements to meet customer expectations in an economical means. Communicates directly with business units & various supply chain units, including sales, product management, sourcing, operations, shipping/receiving, to ensure execution of an agreed master schedule/production plan.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Gathers forecast, capacity, and constraints data, analyzes information to develop valid production plan and an achievable master schedule.
• Leads the facility Sales Inventory and Operations Process, reporting performance to forecast & production. Works with sales, marketing & product management to address demand planning issues and coordinate efforts across supply chain and operations functions.
• Responsible for collaborating with internal and external business unit partners, i.e. facility leadership, sales, product management, operations & sourcing, to prepare and effectively communicate the facility master schedule.
• Responsible for ensuring material inventory plans support the master schedule by communicating demand plans and working to establish buy plans with sourcing for all levels of materials.
• Leads the planning group to achieve customer delivery/promise dates by setting and managing shop priorities.
• Builds strong partnerships at all functional and organizational levels. Operates under limited direction with input and participative direction from other staff managers to manage demand planning within the facility.