Master Scheduler
Company | Watts Water |
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Location | Concord, NH, USA |
Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
Type | Full-Time |
Degrees | Bachelor’s |
Experience Level | Expert or higher |
Requirements
- Minimum 10 years of relevant work experience
- Lean or Six Sigma Green or Black Belt certification
- Ability to read, produce, analyze and interpret business, inventory, and sales reports
- Proficient with Power BI, QAD, and SAP
- Bachelor’s degree in business, related field, or equivalent experience
Responsibilities
- Supervise and plan succession for the planning team.
- Responsible for developing and executing department budget and cost savings projects for $500,000,000+ in annual sales.
- Develop and manage master production schedules, ensuring optimal safety, quality, and productivity for our foundry and assembly operations. Responsible for clearly communicating production schedules and inventory changes to senior leadership and operations.
- Develop and implement policies, procedures, and systems to improve material control, reduce costs, and enhance processes.
- Establish materials forecast and maintain optimal inventory turns to eliminate past due. Review slow-moving goods to determine inactivate/work away/scrap slow-moving or obsolete inventory.
- Review and adjust safety stocks to maintain level of sales activity and meet budgetary requirements (both DO or DRP – Distribution Requirements Planning).
- Provide Agent support regarding sales orders and inventory.
- Liaison with all USA manufacturing and DC sites, as well as Tech support IMS, BOM drawings, North America inventory control and assembly.
- Collaborate with the Quality department and Distribution Centers to ensure quality products ship on time and that returns are properly tracked. Short shipment receiving, shipping control, correct and communicate discrepancies found in QAD.
Preferred Qualifications
- Lean mindset with focus on safety, quality, and on-time delivery
- Organizational change management