Supply Chain Scheduler
H.B. Fuller
- Frankfort, IL
- $68,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
Facility Scheduler/MRP Planner reports to the Master Planner of the associated technology and is responsible for scheduling production through all phases of the process and for supporting procurement requirements.
- Proactively manages inventory to ensure the plant is supplied with optimal inventory levels of raw materials
- Ensure all production requirements are converted into released process orders in the ERP system in a timely and accurate manner
- Responsible for monitoring production requirements and communicating with appropriate departments to ensure availability of on-hand supply
- Coordinating with the Master Planner to ensure products are manufactured based on priorities and in the most efficient manner and sequence and on the appropriate lines
- Manage work-in-process inventory levels to the most efficient level (rework and heel)
- Work with the S&OP Master Planner to meet or exceed assigned facility (s) KPI’s in particular with respect to schedule attainment, inventory profile and SIFOT
- Effective management of business processes with discipline, speed, execution, and accountability to continually improve the material requirements planning process
- Works closely with the sourcing team and master planner, to ensure constant and consistent material flow through the manufacturing process
- Planner proactively analyzes and recommends inventory replenishment strategies, inventory policies, and safety stock strategies based on market demands and business goals.
- Plan, create, and maintain manufacturing schedules for the assigned production facility to maximize machine time and labor hours in accordance with pre-set inventory targets and MRP strategies.
- Work closely with the Master Planner to set inventory targets and schedule production in compliance with established MRP strategies and annual budgets.
- Implement lean manufacturing strategies to optimize work-in-process inventory.
- Resolve issues as they arise, escalating where necessary to the Master Planner or Production Manager to achieve a quick and satisfactory solution. Coordination with Master Planner and other production sites across the global production network to optimize the end-to-end supply chain for all materials.
- Use MRP to manage inventory levels of raw materials and packaging consistent with sourcing and operational guidelines and financial targets. Incumbent works with the master planner and applies decision-making to determine the appropriate balance of raw materials considering shelf-life, contracts, inventory targets, warehouse/carrier costs, and other vendor requirements.
- Interpreting historical data as well as outlook/future forecasts.
- Manage bulk deliveries into the plant to ensure continuous supply taking into account tank capacity constraints.
- Creation of purchase orders (POs) in alignment with system parameters and result of analysis.
- Create POs in SAP (direct and indirect spend), Ariba for some indirect spend.
- Create POs for inbound finished goods produced at other H.B. Fuller facilities.
- Maintain accurate inbound delivery dates in SAP to ensure production schedule can best be managed around possible late deliveries by suppliers and escalate where necessary.
- File QNs (Quality Notifications) for raw materials not meeting requirements set forth by HB Fuller.
- Ensure timely resolution of invoice discrepancies to enable prompt payment to our supplier base.
- Take a lead role in using SAP to the fullest extent in support of planning activities.
- Ensure Inventory Turns/ Inventory Cover achieves the target (to be defined by the master planner).
- Work with sourcing and SIOP to ensure SMOB (slow moving / obsolete inventory) is kept at minimal levels (as set by the master planner).
- Continuous Improvement – ad-hoc project work to optimize the supply chain setup and network, including, but not limited to, inventory improvement (slow moving and obsolete), SIFOT improvement, network optimization, product wheel optimization etc.
- Perform customer order review with shipping department and customer service to resolve issues involving order and schedule changes.
- Perform expediting duties as necessary.
- Proactively follow through with supplier expedites and communicate as required
- Facilitate strong communication with production personnel and remain aware of all the production trials, maintenance schedules, inventory requirements, and production restrictions.
- Remain informed of necessary raw material and packaging demands required to sustain continuous production.
- Lead daily and weekly production meetings with plant personnel.
- Bachelor’s degree or 2+ years related experience in scheduling and/or procurement
- 3+ years’ experience in Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
- Strong crisis management skills and ability to develop alternate solutions and carry through.
- Ability to organize workload, determine priorities and establish and monitor deadlines.
- Ability to handle multiple priorities under pressure
- Strong analytic and planning skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work with and influence others from different functional areas.
- Strong attention to detail. Decisions directly impact customer satisfaction and sales revenue.
- Work with minimum supervision.
- APICS CPIM certification