• Master Scheduler

    GKN Aerospace (Tallassee, AL)


    Job Summary

    Maintain monthly SIOP and/or weekly MPS in order to balance demand and supply within available capacity and set Inventory targets. Orchestrate thecross-functional SIOP and/or MPS activities following the GKN Aerospace standard.

    Job Responsibilities

    + Orchestrate Planning (SIOP) and/or Scheduling (MPS) activities beyond the current week time horizon.

    + Create and maintain plans and schedules to ensure 100% customer demand supply while maintaining Inventory targets and optimizing plant capacity.

    + Plan and/or schedule production for specified products and production lines understanding all the physical and manning constraints.

    + Ensure that SIOP and/or MPS:- Is feasible and balanced against resource / demonstrated capacity,- Includes all phase-in/out, localization and transfer plans as well as new programs development/prototyping,- Is based on agreed working calendar and includes all planned downtime (Holiday, routine maintenance, Line closures, etc.),- Is in line with Supplier/Subcontractor available capacity,- Production Past Dues are re-scheduled weekly

    + Provide input for Material Requirement Planning / Vendor Scheduling process,

    + Proactively communicate/escalate to the management team potential MPS issues/constraints to trigger preventive actions in order to mitigate supply failure risk,

    + Support operations in monitoring manufacturing output/performance against the schedule/plan, challenging and understanding whenever performance differs from standard,

    + Support Program Management in analyzing Inventory levels in order to optimize/challenge current status and search for improvement opportunities,

    + Provide communication/feedback to Customer Service / PM in case of any potential supply issues and also in order to improve Forecast accuracy,

    + Liase with PM team to support and coordinate all production planning related new program launch/prototyping activities,

    + Ensure processes relevant KPI’s are monitored and PDCA approach applied with A3 in case of deviation to ensure targets are delivered in a sustainable way (e.g.: Schedule Adherence, Customer DSA, Cash Conversion Cycle),

    + Manage or take active part in SC and Plant performance related continuous improvement projects/activities,

    + Support Operations in the anaylisis of Master Schedule Adherence,

    + Ensure system Master Data is up to date for all planning and scheduling purposes

    Job Qualifications

    + High School Diploma or GED

    + 5 Years production panning management experience

    + 5 years ERP based planning experience

    + U.S. Person per ITAR regulations to comply with export compliance requirements.

    Preferred Qualifications:

    + Cincom ERP experience

    + Aerospace tier 1 experience