Lead Master Scheduler — Make-to-Order Plant

Ms Companies, LLC; Leeds (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

First‑shift schedule

Relocation considered

Competitive benefits package

Lead five schedulers

Job summary

MS Companies is seeking a Lead Master Scheduler for a confidential manufacturing client in Leeds, AL. The role owns the full plant production schedule and leads a team of five schedulers, coordinating make-to-order and engineer-to-order manufacturing.

You will review orders, manage backlog, forecast, handle SAP planning, and produce a monthly KPI pack for the Materials Manager. The ideal candidate has hands-on SAP MRP experience, leadership skills, and the ability to justify lead-time changes

Qualifications

• Manufacturing production-line scheduling experience in discrete manufacturing.
• Hands-on SAP/MRP: PP and MM; discuss T-codes for master data, planning, MRP, WO scheduling, and exceptions.
• Experience leading schedulers, coaching and covering absences.
• Forecasting, capacity planning, and ownership of schedule attainment.
• Advanced Excel and KPI presentation in PowerPoint.
• Onsite Monday–Friday with standard hours; limited OT.
• Authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Own the entire plant production schedule and lead five schedulers — coach, cover, train, and hold the team accountable.
• Review new sales orders and schedule additions daily; open work orders and keep shipment dates current.
• Work past-due orders and SAP exception messages; put recovery plans in place and communicate revised shipment timing.
• Build and maintain the production forecast from planned units per day, prior-month PSI, current backlog, and safety-stock gaps.
• Recommend changes to committed dates and lead times when material, capacity, equipment, or demand puts the plan at risk — with data to support the recommendation.
• Review SAP master data and propose corrections when plant data is inaccurate.
• Deliver monthly KPIs to the Materials Manager: schedule attainment, on-time delivery, forecast accuracy, past-due reduction, root cause, and corrective action.
• Support cross-functional schedule meetings and plant continuous-improvement forums.

Skills

Production scheduling

SAP MRP (PP & MM)

Leadership of schedulers

Forecasting & capacity planning

Advanced Excel & KPI presentation

Onsite availability

US work authorization

Tools

SAP

MRP systems

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

MS Companies is seeking a Lead Master Scheduler for a confidential manufacturing client in Leeds, AL. The role owns the full plant production schedule and leads a team of five schedulers, coordinating make-to-order and engineer-to-order manufacturing.

You will review orders, manage backlog, forecast, handle SAP planning, and produce a monthly KPI pack for the Materials Manager. The ideal candidate has hands-on SAP MRP experience, leadership skills, and the ability to justify lead-time changes