Master Scheduler

Job Summary

Responsible for the management of the weekly MPS in order to balance demand and supply within available capacity and set Inventory targets. Orchestrate the cross-functional MPS activities following the GKN Aerospace standard. Depending on the size of the size, own or support the monthly Operations Supply Planning (IBP) activities.

Job Responsibilities

• Orchestrate Scheduling (MPS) activities beyond the current week time horizon and for the whole MPS horizon.
• Create and maintain schedules to deliver in line with Programmes’ requirements while maintaining Inventory targets and optimizing site capacity.
• Schedule production for specified products and production lines understanding all the physical and manning constraints.
• Ensure that MPS:
• Is feasible and balanced against resource / demonstrated capacity,
• Includes all phase-in/out, localization and transfer plans as well as new programmes 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 Programme Management in analysing Inventory levels in order to optimize/challenge current status and search for improvement opportunities,
• Provide communication/feedback to Programmes in case of any potential supply issues and also in order to improve Forecast accuracy,
• Liaise with Programmes to support and coordinate all production schedules related new programme launch/prototyping activities,
• Ensure 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.: Master Schedule Adherence, Customer Past Dues, Days Inventory Outstanding),
• Depending on the size of the site, all of the above activities are also performed at Operations Supply Planning level and covering the 36 months horizon.
• Support continuous improvement projects/activities,
• Support Operations in the analysis of Master Schedule Adherence,
• Ensure system Master Data is up to date for all planning and scheduling purposes
• Related APQC items:
• Accountable for the process 4.3.5 “Schedule Production” in site scope.
• Responsible, in site scope, for the Planning processes and the coordination of stakeholders/functions involved in the following: 4.1 “Plan for and align supply chain resources”, 4.3.3 “Plan production operations”, 4.3.5 “Schedule production”, 4.3.6 “Schedule production operations”.

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