Master Production Scheduler Manager

CTI Foods Overview

We are a customer focused custom manufacturer of quality food products to exacting standards that delight our customer and their consumers. The people of CTI Foods are our #1 ingredient that drive us to be the best custom food and culinary solutions team that has seven state-of-the-art food processing facilities and over 1,100 employees from Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, and Texas. We are a company that “Thinks Big and Acts Small.” Employees are treated like family. In order to succeed, it takes every person working together, being nimble, and executing at the highest levels. It is our responsibility to provide you every opportunity and resource to achieve that success. Make an impact from day ONE at CTI Foods!

Job Overview

The Manager, Materials/Production Scheduler is required to spend 50% of their time managing Master Production Scheduling and Inventory Control. Part of this time will be spent coordinating with a remote Sales and Operations Planning team. The remainder of the time will require managing processes and personnel in Procurement and scheduling. Responsibilities include for developing, implementing, and evaluating strategies to improve schedule attainment and order fulfillment.

Responsibilities

Overalll:

• Work closely with the plant management team to coordinate short-term and long-term plant production schedules. 
• Manage the supply chain with objectives of improving quality, reducing cost, and increasing delivery performance. 
• Closely monitor inventory levels for fulfillment of customer orders and schedule production to minimize Days On Hand inventory. 
• Contribute to improving productivity, quality, and efficiency of operations, including shop floor accuracy and raw materials management. 
• Develop, maintain, and execute the supply chain protocols, procedures, and strategy. 
• Manage the activities of purchasing, planning, raw material expediting, materials receiving, and finished goods shipping and disposition management, inventory control of raw and finished goods, documentation/data, and contract services management. 
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve the supply chain process at the site,by leveraging industry best practices. 
• Review and update supply chain practices in accordance with new or changing policies, regulations, standards, and laws. 
• Procure protein products and manage the proper rotation of frozen materials. 
• Monitor and adjust min/max targets for all ingredients, film, and boxes.
• Develop and maintain KPIs for inventory, service, capacity utilization, and schedule attainment. 
• Ensure safe work practices, manage the supply chain budget, ensure proper implementation, training, and adherence to established procedures, GMPs, and employee safety practices. 
• Always ensure integrity and adherence to all Food Safety Programs and Employee Safety Programs. 
• Performs other related duties as assigned. 

• Ensures the accuracy, timeliness, completeness of data in the system of record

• Works with a philosophy of continuous improvement in all aspects of the supply chain discipline

• Oversees the supervision of assigned personnel, which includes hiring, work allocation, training, and problem resolution; evaluates performance and makes recommendations for personnel actions; motivates employees to achieve peak productivity and performance.

• Manages the function with critical KPIsyo

• Any other duties as assigned.

Material Management / Buying Execution:

• Manages all aspects of inventory control to keep inventory costs within targets/financial metrics
  • Inventory management processes (FG/RM/Pkg.)
  • Outside storage reconciliations
  • Cycle count execution
  • Aging inventory managementDevelops and executes processes to buy raw materials/packaging based on MRP runs
• Monitors, evaluates and coordinates supplier performance as it relates to deliveries and quality, and administers proposals and contracts for raw material vendors, component vendors, and packaging vendors to ensure minimal downtime to production.
• Scheduling (near-in) for the plant
• Oversees the finite scheduling for the plant operations in coordination with the CTI S&OP team and process
• Coordinates with the plant’s maintenance team on optimizing schedules to accommodate PM processes

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s degree would be a plus• A minimum 7 years’ experience in Supply Chain in Manufacturing, Food Manufacturing required• A minimum of 5 years in supervisory capacity• Strong Microsoft Excel and all other Office Suite applications• Demonstrated experience of managing to results via process orientation• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of personalities • Strong systems skills – ERP and related • Preferred to hold some Professional Accreditations: Lean, CPIM, CSCP, CPM, etc.