Sr Master Scheduler – Aerospace & Electronics

Job Summary:

The Sr Master Scheduler will lead and continuously improve upon the Aerospace & Electronics Sales, Operations and Inventory Planning (SIOP) process with the critical objectives to consistently meet or exceed forecast accuracy, inventory turnover, and on-time-delivery (OTD) to Business Model lead-times targets for assigned product lines.

Essential Functions:

Product Line Inventory Strategy Development:

• Lead cross-functional development of MFG Models / Plans for Every Part (PFEP's) to achieve Market Winning lead-times for assigned product lines and regions
• Monitor sites execution of the PFEP's to insure on-going compliance
• Leverage SIOP data, Win/Loss Analysis and direct interactions with the site and business lines teams to ensure the PFEP is optimally achieving Business Model lead-times and planned inventory turnover and work cross-functionally to identify and make PFEP changes as required to meet objectives

Demand Management:

• Work with Sales and Marketing to capture, document and adjust the forecast to reflect changes in demand patterns due to market dynamics, new product launches, large project buys, etc.
• Constrain the Forecast and Shape Demand in alignment with sales and marketing efforts, supply chain capabilities, capacities, and lead-times
• Analyze, identify gaps and recommend/implement solutions for External & Internal Sales Forecasting methodologies, tools and processes to ensure the smallest variability gap achievable between projections and actuals for the planning horizon

Supply Chain Alignment:

• Analyze, identify gaps and recommend/implement solutions to ensure material and capacity plans are effectively aligned to actual/forecasted demand and that key business objectives/KPI (customer on-time delivery to business model lead-time, inventory turns and operations variable costs, etc.) will be achieved
• Lead SIOP Processes for assigned Sites
• Identify and communicate risks and opportunities related to the backlog, sales plan, capacity and supply chain
• Determine if site's PFEP's need resizing, perform resizing and update all applicable Material Replenishment systems (MRS)
• Monitor site's on-going execution of MRS execution through daily board walks, exception reports and periodic formal MRS audits
• Establish clear and effective controls and communication among all nodes in the supply chain ensuring that sales forecast information is flowing seamlessly and timely throughout the organization and its supply base
• Assist in product line value stream linkage initiatives and the development of marketing and supply chain strategies, policies, and objectives
• Identify and implement effective solutions to close identified business, process and performance gaps whose benefits exceed costs and can be realistically implemented and sustained
• Develop, maintain and communicate planning & metrics of actual vs. planned performance, SIOP Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), monitor compliance to policy and report occurrences of deviation to policy
• Audit processes, tools and performance as required to ensure compliance and/or need for modification
• Use Business System, Value Stream Linkage and Personal Skill-Set to assist the Aerospace & Electronics progression toward Standardized Demand Driven Best Practices that consistently deliver solid business results
• Any other task assigned by your supervisor or management

Minimum Qualifications:

• Experience: 5+ years of forecasting/demand planning or statistical/business analysis experience in a manufacturing environment; Experience with Lean Manufacturing, kanban and value stream management
• Knowledge: Knowledge of Sales Inventory & Operations Planning best practices
• Skills/Abilities: Excellent analytical, problem solving and decision making skills; ability to make timely, effective, fact based decisions; Includes a strong working knowledge of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio, Access, and Project; Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to perform and produce results in multifunctional teams in a dynamic work environment; Fundamental understanding of end-to-end supply chain and the down-stream impact of demand fluctuations
• Education/Certification: Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or Operations related field or equivalent work experience
• Eligibility Requirement: This position may require access to Controlled Data or Information. Where the position requires such access only US persons will be considered. As a US Department of Defense contractor, we are bound by International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).

Preferred Qualifications:

• MS/MBA highly preferred
• CPIM and CSCP certifications are highly desired