Master Production Scheduler: On-Time Delivery Leader

Vertiv; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertiv seeks a experienced Master Production Scheduler to lead the master production schedule in our Austin, TX operations. You will align forecast, inventory targets, and customer requests to ensure on-time delivery, while coordinating with production control, procurement, and leadership teams.

The role requires strong analytical skills, advanced Excel, and a track record of improving schedule attainment and inventory performance in a manufacturing setting.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of production scheduling, capacity planning, inventory management, and supply chain operations within a manufacturing environment.
• Proven ability to develop and manage master production schedules that balance customer demand, inventory targets, and production capacity.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills with a data-driven approach.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across Operations, Production, Sales, Customer Service, Procurement, and Leadership teams.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and drive results with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders, resolve scheduling conflicts, and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Strong understanding of inventory control practices, forecasting methodologies, and supply chain performance metrics.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the master production schedule based on forecast, inventory objectives, and customer requests.
• Reviews and ensures that the production requirement dates and customer delivery schedules are in sync.
• Highlights significant issues of delayed customer shipments, production problems, inventory shortages and current status to management daily.
• Coordinates solutions to any schedule issues with production control and operations team to ensure on-time delivery of product.
• Utilizes forecasting techniques and experiences to manage manufacturing contracts with key customers on high volume products.
• Facilitates daily production meetings to supply information on the status of material and provides ship dates.
• Plans, organizes, directs and controls activities related to the procurement function.
• Analyzes delivery conditions to determine present and future material availability and report findings to management.
• Utilizes appropriate negotiation and purchasing techniques and manages procurement reporting systems to meet company requirements.
• Works closely with Receiving department to ensure proper supplies arrived and electronically received correctly into system.
• Maintain surveillance over inventory to assure good asset management and sufficient inventory to satisfy company production and sales effort.
• Maintain procedures which will offer minimum guidelines describing the basic functions of the department and will provide a framework for relationships with suppliers to the company.
• Studies work flow and sequence of operations in the department and recommends process improvements.
• Writes and implements standard work instructions for the department, trains all personnel and monitors for effectiveness
• Participate actively in VOS activities

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

APS tools

Capacity planning systems

Job description

Vertiv seeks a experienced Master Production Scheduler to lead the master production schedule in our Austin, TX operations. You will align forecast, inventory targets, and customer requests to ensure on-time delivery, while coordinating with production control, procurement, and leadership teams.

The role requires strong analytical skills, advanced Excel, and a track record of improving schedule attainment and inventory performance in a manufacturing setting.