Production Scheduler 1

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Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other.  We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

Job Purpose:

To develop and manage a production scheduling process that is innovative and promotes maximization of efficiency and optimization of resources/assets internally while retaining enough flexibility to ensure that all customer needs are met in a timely and cost-conscious manner. Responsible for key supply chain performance indicators across velocity and order-to-delivery.

Job Related Statistics:

• Inventory Dollars / Turns – performing to 100% of annual corporate targets
• Committed Ship Date Conformance – Performing to 100% of annual corporate targets
• Build to Plan – performing 100% to annual corporate targets # facilities (component and focus facilities only) Less than 5
• Facility Annual Sales: Up to $1B

Job Duties:

• Develops production plan to accommodate customer demand within practical production capabilities and balances the often conflicting objectives of employment stability, efficient manufacturing and appropriate inventory levels to achieve optimum costs.
• Develops schedules for each prime product configuration, attachments and related products. Monitors external issues which impact on scheduling concerns. Issues include strikes by key suppliers, legal requirements related to manpower and the opening, closing and softening of markets due to economic and political situations.
• Develops availability and inventory strategies that satisfy product needs of the Annual Business Plan (ABP) shipment forecast. Assists facility supply chain leaders in developing inventory strategies to reconcile fluctuating demand and the need for factory stability while minimizing inventory investment.
• Monitors the production plan and modifies as needed to maintain acceptable product availability and inventory levels. Collects, monitors and analyzes actual results against business variables of the ABP forecasts such as sales to users, orders, shipments and factory and dealer inventory. Develops a plan for critical review by Product Managers, materials, factory managers and marketing subsidiaries, explaining why this plan provides the best solutions given conflicting objectives. Adjusts ABP forecast for supply constraints such as machinery, equipment, manpower, etc.
• In addition, the incumbent leads and provides support for a project team working with Supply Chain Performance and Planning groups at facilities and the Global Supplier Constraint Management Team to ensure robust capacity and constraint management is used in the development of master production plans.
• Allocates product in short supply based on margin, forecasts, large project requirements, special customers, etc. Provides subject matter expertise to project teams addressing supply constraints, performing impact analysis and data. Reviews scheduling activities for commercial entity products not scheduled at facility to ensure schedules are consistent with product strategies. Develops phasein/phaseout schedule plans for New Product Introduction. Provides leadership, training and coaching to Scheduling Analysts.
• Minimal travel required.

Required Qualification:

• Engineering Degree qualified from an A grade university
• Min. 5 – 7 years in Scheduling, Expediting with Global suppliers & Invoicing
• Experience in import scheduling process, MS Office, SAP in Material Management Module, EDI / MRC
• General knowledge of production scheduling and capacity management
• Ability to use and troubleshoot the MRP, Lognet and MTS systems
• Knowledge and/or experience in material control, purchasing, parts distribution, inventory control, manufacturing engineering, operations and transportation or logistics desired
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent interpersonal, teamwork, organization and communication skills

This Job Description is intended as a general guide to the job duties for this position and is intended for the purpose of establishing the specific salary grade.  It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive summary of all responsibilities, duties and effort required of employees assigned to this job.  At the discretion of management, this description may be changed at any time to address the evolving needs of the organization.  It is expressly not intended to be a comprehensive list of “essential job functions” as that term is defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO).

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