Now Hiring: Senior Master Production Scheduler & Super User
We are seeking an experienced Senior Master Production Scheduler & Super User to play a key role in production planning, scheduling optimization, and supply chain execution within a dynamic manufacturing environment.
This senior-level individual contributor position combines advanced production scheduling expertise with technical leadership in SAP S/4HANA, Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling (PP/DS), and Integrated Business Planning (IBP). The successful candidate will translate high-level supply plans into detailed, executable production schedules while balancing capacity constraints, material availability, inventory objectives, and operational priorities.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop, maintain, and optimize detailed production schedules using SAP S/4HANA and PP/DS, ensuring alignment with manufacturing capabilities, production priorities, and customer service requirements.
- Leverage finite-capacity scheduling, sequencing optimization, and constraint-based planning to improve production efficiency and schedule reliability.
- Monitor and resolve planning exceptions, material shortages, capacity conflicts, and complex scheduling challenges.
- Serve as the site-level subject matter expert for SAP S/4HANA PP, PP/DS, and IBP integration, supporting system functionality, data integrity, and planning process optimization.
- Maintain and improve production planning master data, capacity models, routing information, production schedules, and stock transfer processes.
- Partner with Manufacturing, Quality, Maintenance, IT, Global Supply Chain Planning, and other cross-functional teams to ensure effective plan execution.
- Collaborate with IT and the Center of Excellence to troubleshoot system issues, validate enhancements, and support system testing and implementation.
- Develop and maintain standard operating procedures, work instructions, and scheduling best practices.
- Train and mentor schedulers and production coordinators while promoting knowledge sharing, continuous improvement, and standardized planning processes.
- Support Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) through capacity assessments, production constraint analysis, and execution performance insights.
Qualifications:
- 8+ years of production planning and scheduling experience in a manufacturing environment.
- 5+ years of hands-on SAP experience, including SAP S/4HANA PP; PP/DS experience is highly preferred.
- Demonstrated experience as an SAP Super User or subject matter expert in production planning systems.
- Knowledge of IBP integration, material requirements planning (MRP), capacity planning, lot sizing, lead times, and production sequencing.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Experience training or mentoring other planning professionals.
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Operations Management, or a related field.
- Experience in medical device or regulated manufacturing environments is strongly preferred; APICS CPIM certification is a plus.
This is an excellent opportunity for a seasoned production planning professional to apply technical expertise, influence site-level scheduling strategy, strengthen planning processes, and drive operational excellence across manufacturing and global supply chain operations.
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