Master Scheduler

Description

For the past 80 years, M&D has led the aftermarket in remanufacturing innovation to address technological advancements and changing customer needs. In the past few decades, we have expanded beyond our remanufacturing roots to develop close (and sometimes exclusive) partnerships with the world’s leading OEMs and manufacturers.

Those partnerships with key suppliers like Bosch, Garrett, Federal Mogul, Cummins, Stanadyne, Holset, BorgWarner, Delphi, Yanmar, Mitsubishi, Denso and others have been critical in honing our remanufacturing capabilities and expanding our parts offering to include new, no core options in fuel injectors and fuel pumps, diesel engine cylinder heads, blocks, crankshafts and connecting rods. M&D also stocks a complete assortment of turbos (new and remanufactured), inframe overhaul kits, filtration and aftertreatment parts including DPFs, DOCs, EGRs, sensors and other engine parts.

Our strong remanufacturing roots combined with our 41 branch locations, a nationwide outside sales team of 25 and our close OEM & Manufacturer partnerships make us unique in the industry – no one understands diesel engine failure analysis and parts better than M&D. WE FUEL UPTIME.

Position Summary:

The Master Scheduler is responsible for creating and maintaining long-term production plans that align with demand forecasts while optimizing production efficiency.  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Demand Forecasting and Planning: Reviewing demand forecasts to determine if and when production can meet customer needs.
• Production Scheduling: Developing strategic production schedules across multiple sites, considering constraints like raw materials, labor, machine uptime, and warehouse capacity.
• Rough-Cut Capacity Planning: Balancing production feasibility with ambition to ensure realistic schedules that gain stakeholder buy-in.
• Coordination and Communication: Acting as a liaison between sales, logistics, manufacturing, and other departments to synchronize efforts and resolve scheduling conflicts.
• Inventory Management: Ensuring optimal levels of finished goods inventory to meet demand without overstocking or shortages.
• Production Planning: Developing and maintaining long-term production plans that align with demand forecasts while optimizing efficiency and minimizing costs.
• Inventory Management: Ensuring optimal inventory levels, including safety stock, to meet customer demands without overstocking or shortages.
• Coordination: Acting as the liaison between sales, logistics, manufacturing, and other departments to synchronize schedules and resolve conflicts.
• Monitoring and Adjustments: Tracking production progress, identifying gaps, and making necessary adjustments to keep operations on track.
• Data Analysis: Evaluating production output, inventory levels, and key performance indicators (KPIs) to identify improvement opportunities.
• Contingency Planning: Preparing plans to address disruptions like supply chain issues or equipment failures.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities): 

• Education: Degree in business, supply chain management, engineering, management, accounting, operations management or related field. 
• Experience: 2-5 years of experience in multi-state scheduling.

Technical Knowledge:  

• Material Requirements Planning (MRP) and ERP Systems: Proficiency in MRP and ERP software for inventory control, scheduling, and resource planning is essential.
• Production Planning Techniques: Knowledge of master production scheduling, capacity planning, and critical path analysis to ensure efficient workflows.
• Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement: Familiarity with methodologies like Lean, Six Sigma, and Kaizen to enhance efficiency and reduce waste.
• Supply Chain Management: Understanding logistics, inventory management, and demand forecasting to align production with customer needs.
• Data Analysis: Strong analytical skills to evaluate production data, predict trends, and make data-driven decisions.
• Engineering and Manufacturing Processes: Basic understanding of engineering drawings, production processes, and constraints like machine uptime and labor availability.

Other Skills and Requirements:

• Technical problem solving.
• Analytical and creative thinking.
• Effective communication.
• Teamwork.
• Time management and task prioritization.
• Conversational Spanish preferred.
• Successful completion of pre-employment background and drug screening.
• Fosters good coworker citizenship and contributes to a positive work environment.

Physical Demands and Work Environment 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

• Prolonged periods sitting at desk and working on a computer
• Ability to lift, move, and carry objects to 15 lbs. 
• Location: In-Office
• Travel: Up to 10%