Junior Production Scheduler

Emerson Japan, Ltd.; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Emerson is seeking a Production Scheduler to develop and maintain monthly production plans that balance customer demand, capacity, material availability, and inventory objectives.

You will collaborate across Sales, Product Management, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing to improve product availability and minimize excess inventory while aligning with business demands. This role emphasizes data-driven planning and cross-functional coordination.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• Two years’ experience in production planning.
• Practical knowledge of supply chain processes, including manufacturing planning, demand planning, forecasting, replenishment, and inventory control.
• Experience applying production-planning principles in a manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of material requirements planning and manufacturing systems.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Sales, Product Management, Production, and Supply Chain teams to develop and maintain a master production schedule that supports customer requirements.
• Partner with the sales and operations planning team to support product planning, forecasting, and alignment with manufacturing capacity.
• Evaluate material availability, inventory, manufacturing schedules, and capacity constraints to identify risks and recommend practical solutions.
• Assess current and projected product availability and recommend realistic shipment commitments for customer orders.
• Monitor the relationship between demand forecasts and actual customer requirements, making ongoing adjustments to support product availability while avoiding excess inventory.
• Use supply chain planning systems to plan production materials and release scheduling messages for assembly, testing, rework, and project-related work orders.
• Evaluate requests to expedite orders based on material availability, manufacturing schedules, and capacity.
• Work closely with production leadership to monitor monthly build plans, identify potential gaps, and recommend changes when needed.
• Use material planning data to develop analyses and performance measures related to lead time, throughput, schedule attainment, forecast accuracy, and inventory.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing Engineering and Product Marketing to recommend improvements to finished-product bill-of-material structures.
• Support production system processes, testing, and implementation for new products or business requirements
• Perform business system transactions and work orders as needed to support operational activities

Skills

Production planning

Forecasting

Inventory control

Material requirements planning

Demand planning

Supply chain processes

Analytical data tools

Oracle Manufacturing

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Oracle Manufacturing

Spreadsheets

Job description

As a Production Scheduler, you will develop and maintain production plans that balance customer demand, manufacturing capacity, material availability, and inventory objectives. You will translate sales forecasts, customer requirements, new business opportunities, and supply constraints into an achievable monthly production plan.

In this highly collaborative role, you will partner with Production, Sales, Product Management, Supply Chain, and business leaders to improve product availability, support customer commitments, and minimize excess inventory. Your analysis and recommendations will help the organization respond effectively to changing priorities while improving planning processes and operational performance.

In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:

• Collaborate with Sales, Product Management, Production, and Supply Chain teams to develop and maintain a master production schedule that supports customer requirements.
• Partner with the sales and operations planning team to support product planning, forecasting, and alignment with manufacturing capacity.
• Evaluate material availability, inventory, manufacturing schedules, and capacity constraints to identify risks and recommend practical solutions.
• Assess current and projected product availability and recommend realistic shipment commitments for customer orders.
• Monitor the relationship between demand forecasts and actual customer requirements, making ongoing adjustments to support product availability while avoiding excess inventory.
• Use supply chain planning systems to plan production materials and release scheduling messages for assembly, testing, rework, and project-related work orders.
• Evaluate requests to expedite orders based on material availability, manufacturing schedules, and capacity.
• Work closely with production leadership to monitor monthly build plans, identify potential gaps, and recommend changes when needed.
• Use material planning data to develop analyses and performance measures related to lead time, throughput, schedule attainment, forecast accuracy, and inventory.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing Engineering and Product Marketing to recommend improvements to finished-product bill-of-material structures.
• Support production system processes, testing, and implementation for new products or business requirements
• Perform business system transactions and work orders as needed to support operational activities

Who You Are:

You apply knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization’s goals. You make sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems. You plan and prioritize work to meet commitments aligned with the organizational goals. You develop and deliver multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.

This position does not have direct supervisory responsibility.

For This Role, You Will Need:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
• Two year’s experience in production planning
• Practical knowledge of supply chain processes, including manufacturing planning, demand planning, forecasting, replenishment, and inventory control.
• Experience in applying production-planning principles in a manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of material requirements planning and manufacturing systems.
• Ability to analyze competing priorities, resolve planning conflicts, and make informed recommendations using operational data.
• Understanding of production capacity, material availability, inventory implications, and customer-delivery requirements.
• Ability to build constructive working relationships across functions and organizational levels.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Proficiency with common business productivity applications, including spreadsheets and related data-analysis tools.
• A bachelor’s degree with relevant professional experience, or an equivalent combination of education and substantial inventory-control, production-planning, or supply chain experience.
• Ability to perform the essential responsibilities of the position, with reasonable accommodation where applicable.

Preferred Qualifications That Set You Apart:

• Experience using Oracle Manufacturing or a comparable enterprise manufacturing and supply chain planning system.
• Knowledge of bill-of-material structures and their impact on planning, inventory, and production.
• Familiarity with material requirements planning.
• Experience creating analytical tools, dashboards, or performance measures from planning-system data.
• Experience supporting sales and operations planning processes.
• Demonstrated success improving forecast accuracy, inventory performance, production-plan attainment, lead time, or throughput.
• Experience guiding or supporting the work of less-experienced planning professionals.

Our Culture & Commitment to You:

At Emerson, we are committed to creating a workplace where employees feel supported, valued, and empowered to grow. We foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning, where diverse perspectives strengthen our teams and drive better outcomes. Early career engineers are supported through mentorship, hands on learning, and opportunities to expand technical and professional skills.

We also recognize the importance of employee wellbeing. Emerson offers flexible and competitive benefits designed to support your physical, mental, financial, and social needs, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, an Employee Assistance Program, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, employee resource groups, recognition programs, and more. Our culture includes flexible time off plans, paid parental leave, vacation, and holiday time—so you can thrive both at work and beyond.

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