Regional Master Scheduler

We are looking for team members who bring ideas forward, champion others and work together to do better. Does that sound like you? 

Regional Master Scheduler

About The Job:

The key responsibilities include:

• Developing and maintaining the master production schedule to align with the monthly volume forecast and weekly production plans
• Utilizing SAP and ERP systems to manage production schedules and ensure data accuracy
• Coordinating with various departments such as Sales, Operations, and Supply Chain to gather necessary information for accurate scheduling
• Monitoring production performance and adjusting schedules as needed to meet customer demand and optimize resource utilization
• Analyzing production data to identify potential issues, implementing corrective actions, and ensuring compliance with APICS principles and best practices in production planning and scheduling
• Preparing and presenting regular reports on schedule adherence, production performance, and other key metrics
• Developing, and maintaining effective communication channels with all stakeholders
• Participating in continuous improvement initiatives to enhance scheduling processes
• Overall production efficiency, supporting production schedulers within the region and area of responsibility

In Your Future Role as a Regional Master Scheduler, You Will:

• Develop and maintain the master production schedule to ensure alignment with the monthly volume forecast and weekly production plans
• Utilize SAP and ERP systems to manage production schedules and ensure data accuracy
• Monitor production performance and adjust schedules as needed to meet customer demand and optimize resource utilization
• Analyze production data to identify potential issues and implement corrective actions
• Initiate and execute short- and medium-term supply optimization from given customer demand and plant cost and capacity structure and communicate to the organization
• Develop and provide plants with weekly/monthly master schedule
• Develop and ensure that inventory stocking policies are followed down to SKU level including safety stock levels and order quantities
• Monitoring of process order On Time, In Full (OTIF) metric will be required to assess quality of the (master) schedule
• Coordinate with various departments such as Business Planning, Customer Service, Operations, and Logistics to gather necessary information for accurate scheduling
• Coordinate the execution of master schedule within the region, effectively managing any exceptions with (intercompany) demand forecasts and open orders
• Coordinate the execution of the schedules with responsible ISC Organization, effectively managing any exceptions
• Work collaboratively with the ISC Organization to ensure key assumptions on anticipated production capabilities are reflected within the forecasts
• Actively communicate situation on blocked stock to the ISC organization
• Maintenance of Capacity master data (plant assignments) relevant for the supply and inventory planning process.
• Maintenance of SAP master data (replenishment parameters and Planning rates) relevant for scheduling
• Acts as a project leader or participant in SAP/MES scheduling projects with a minor (financial) impact. Focus in these projects is on SAP and Arkieva changes. Scope includes the management of external expertise
• Creates material for training of users. Carries out training of relevant personnel to support continuous improvement (Planners, Schedulers, etc.)
• Supports preparation and facilitation of Regional Supply Reviews
• Collection and summarization of inventory forecasts and forecast accuracy
• Collection and summation of system (customer, in transit and in plant) inventory
• Monthly collection, analysis and distribution of inventory, forecast and accuracy analysis
• Provide scheduling input to the Integrated Tactical Planning process in developing forecasting strategies on existing items, new products, and product phase-outs
• Co-leads the Demand Supply Review (DSR) to drive tactical implementation of the approved plans
• Propose tools and structures for the improvement of the (master) scheduling function
• Manage specific Supply Chain projects to meet budget requirements, project timelines, goals, business objectives etc.
• Actively drive to improve planning/scheduling related activities in the plant, such as process change-over reduction, inventory reduction/levelling, reduced scheduling effort, increased production efficiency, labor load levelling, accurate delivery date quotes, and provision of real time information to customer service and the plant

 We Believe You Bring:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in business, Mathematics, Engineering, Supply Chain, or related discipline
• Highly proficient in MS Office packages (Excel, Access; SharePoint)
• Very good English communication skills
• Excellent analytical skills
• Demonstrable capability to analyze data (including mass cross-reference data validation, trending and forecasting)
• Strong communication skills; able to communicate with all functional levels within the business
• Experience with SAP (or equivalent ERP system), Business Warehouse (or equivalent data warehouse) or Arkieva (or equivalent advanced planning software)
• Solid understanding of supply chain and business processes
• Ability to prioritize and proactively complete projects with little direction
• Process driven attitude and results-orientated
• APICS CPIM or CSCP is highly preferred
• To be willing to travel (approx. 10% Regional)

Good to know:
 

This is a permanent position on a full-time basis, reporting to the BP Manager Inorganic Specialties based out of The Netherlands.  

Please apply via our online recruitment system. We will not accept applications via e-mail. Once it's with us we will review to see if we have a match between your skills and the role! For more information about our hiring process, visit: nouryon.com/careers/how-we-hire/  

We look forward to receiving your application! 

We kindly ask our internal candidates to apply with your Nouryon email via Success Factors.  
  

About Nouryon:

We’re looking for tomorrow’s Changemakers, today. 

If you’re looking for your next career move, apply today and join Nouryon’s worldwide team of Changemakers in providing essential solutions that our customers use to manufacture everyday products such as personal care, cleaning, paints and coatings, agriculture and food, pharmaceuticals, and building products. Our employees are driven by the wish to make an impact and actively drive positive change. If that describes you, we will gladly make way for your ambitions. From day one we support you with your personal growth, through challenging positions and comprehensive learning and development opportunities, in a dynamic, international, diverse, and proactive working environment. 

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Nouryon is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.