Senior Master Scheduler

Company: Columbus McKinnon Corporation
Location: Damascus
Posted on: June 12, 2021

Job Description:

Location: Damascus, Virginia

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Other duties may be assigned as required.

• Manage MRP, capacity, lead time, and assembly schedule for assigned products. Ensure adequate workflow to maintain production and meet output and delivery expectations. Requires identifying, escalating, expediting, monitoring, and resolving issues related to component availability (purchased and manufactured) and any resource constraints. Facilitate daily production meeting to engage and inform all stakeholders as needed.
• Create, compile, distribute and track work orders for upper-level assemblies and lower level components.
• Serve as the primary contact for customer service related to order status and quoting delivery for incoming orders or new quotes. Maintain work order and sales order dates to ensure they reflect current expectations.
• Maintain and optimize planning parameters such as MOQ, safety stock, lead time, and capacity within ERP system.
• Execute and refine forecasting processes within the ERP system and the SIOP process.
• Analyze inventory to determine how to increase turns, avoid excess and obsolete inventory while also ensuring a constant supply of parts to support on time delivery.
• Manage inventory transitions associated with ECN's, product rationalization, substitutions, and new product introductions. Coordinate with Operations and Supply Chain and monitor part specific details.
• Establish and improve scheduling systems and associated processes to improve efficiency and effectiveness of the team and the operation.
• Serves as subject matter expert for production control, develops and shares best practices and works to advance the skills and capabilities of others on the team. Able to provide interim oversight of the Materials Team when Materials Manager is not available.

Knowledge, Skills, Competencies, and Abilities:

• Advanced computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft Excel and preferably Access.
• Strong sense of urgency coupled with the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced dynamic environment.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills utilized to enable success and drive continuous improvement.
• Excellent communication skills, able to interact effectively with multiple levels and functions within an organization.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree
• 5+ years of manufacturing scheduling and planning ERP system experience with a portion including support of complex assembled product.

About Columbus McKinnon:

We design and make material handling products and solutions, but the most important part of our business is our people. We have been a hard working company for over 140 years - proud of our heritage, where we come from, and where we're going. As Columbus McKinnon grows, so does our need for driven and inspired employees. We are publicly traded and expanding globally - to new markets, geographies, and distribution channels. Join our winning team!

Columbus McKinnon Corporation promotes a diverse and inclusive workforce and is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, marital status, or any other Federal or State legally-protected classes. We also value the safety of all associates and work hard to maintain a Drug Free Workplace.

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