Senior Planner Scheduler

MAU is hiring a Sr Planner Scheduler for our client in Gray Court, SC.

As a Sr Planner Scheduler, you will ensure on-time deliveries for internal and external customers by coordinating production schedules, material flow, supplier communication, and logistics processes. This is a long-term contract opportunity (6 months with extension or direct-hire potential).

Benefits Package

• Health insurance
• Opportunity for advancement

Shift Information

• Monday-Friday
• 1st Shift
• 8-hour days

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree
• 0-3+ years of experience in materials planning and/or customer planning within a manufacturing environment
• Two (2) years of experience in the automotive industry
• Experience with an ERP system

Preferred Education and Experience

• Technical understanding (e.g., blueprints)
• German language skills

General Requirements

• Proficient in Microsoft Office software (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• Good written and oral communication skills, including presentations
• Broad knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures within supply chain planning
• Experience with demand forecasting and/or planning methods
• Demonstrated ability to multitask, plan, and solve problems
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally
• Understand and comply with IATF-16949 and ISO 14000 requirements
• Support and comply with established Company Corporate Principles
• Effectively respond and communicate in a timely manner with internal and external customers
• Follow all company and customer policies, procedures, guidelines, and customer requirements as applicable

Essential Functions

• Create, maintain, and improve information flow to ensure deliveries arrive at the right time, place, quantity, quality, and condition
• Create demand plans and/or production schedules for internal or external suppliers based on customer demand
• Perform assigned product launch activities in cooperation with internal and external suppliers and customers
• Execute assigned activities in accordance with lean production principles while striving for total cost optimization
• Develop, monitor, analyze, and improve KPIs for assigned logistics processes
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with internal and external customers and suppliers
• Coordinate process improvement, evaluation, and documentation activities with other departments
• Analyze customer requirements, available inventory, and production capacities to develop production schedules and demand plans aligned with the official production program
• Communicate daily with customers and suppliers to ensure parts and goods availability while maintaining inventory within established levels
• Gather supplier performance information through regular communication and supplier audits conducted internally and externally
• Serve as the primary liaison between customers, suppliers, and the organization while maintaining professional business conduct
• Act as the main point of contact for issues involving assigned parts, goods, suppliers, and customers, including inventory discrepancies, data flow errors, and packaging shortages
• Analyze root causes of issues and implement corrective and preventive actions to support continuous improvement
• Define, communicate, agree upon, and report countermeasures when bottlenecks occur
• Provide current logistics status information throughout the logistics organization and broader organization as required
• Support and maintain stable production schedules
• Utilize SAP, EDI, and other systems to monitor inventory, manage material flow, and communicate demand requirements internally and externally
• Set parameters and maintain master data in SAP and other systems to ensure uninterrupted information flow
• Continuously improve delivery reliability through process and procedure stabilization
• Coordinate part and goods number changes with other departments to minimize obsolete and excess inventory
• Assist in developing logistics department procedures and work instructions
• Participate in departmental meetings to support planning, objective achievement, policy review, and performance evaluation
• Perform other duties related to the position as assigned

Working Conditions

• Office environment
• Manufacturing floor environment

Physical Demands

• Occasionally stand, sit, and use hands to handle, finger, or feel objects, tools, or controls
• Occasionally reach with hands and arms
• Occasionally ascend stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Occasionally talk, hear, taste, or smell
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
• Requires close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus