Master Scheduler – Global Production Planning

Magna-International-6df39721; Highland Park (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Magna Seating is seeking a materials scheduler to manage customer releases, production planning, and BOM maintenance within our ERP environment. The role demands attention to capacity, inventory accuracy, and timely documentation across multiple departments.

You will be the primary liaison for delivery performance, shipments, and ASN processes, ensuring smooth operations and compliance with internal policies. Collaboration with Engineering and Manufacturing is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience preferred.
• Minimum of three (3) years of materials scheduling experience in a just-in-time facility.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Team oriented, communicates well with others, and able to interact with people at all levels and departments.
• Proficient with MRP systems; Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Manage customer releases, scheduling parameters, and production planning activities within the ERP system to support customer demand and operational requirements.
• Create, maintain, and validate production Bills of Materials (BOMs), coordinating reviews with Engineering to ensure data accuracy and support engineering change implementation.
• Monitor customer schedules, demand fluctuations, and capacity constraints by analyzing volume trends and preparing forecasting tools to proactively identify potential risks.
• Maintain inventory accuracy through finished goods reconciliation, daily scrap reporting, discrepancy investigation, and root cause problem solving.
• Serve as the primary customer contact for delivery performance, shipment issues, advanced shipping notifications (ASN), shipping documentation, and replacement shipping activities.
• Complete and maintain customer and operational documentation, including MMOG, Packaging Data, No Surprise requirements, PFEP updates, model year-end obsolescence reviews, and claim submissions.
• Support departmental performance objectives by achieving key operational indicators (KOIs) and ensuring compliance with company policies, objectives, and employee charter principles.
• Perform additional supply chain, production control, and administrative duties as assigned to support business and customer needs.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Problem solving

Mathematical skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent

Tools

MRP systems

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Magna Seating is seeking a materials scheduler to manage customer releases, production planning, and BOM maintenance within our ERP environment. The role demands attention to capacity, inventory accuracy, and timely documentation across multiple departments.

You will be the primary liaison for delivery performance, shipments, and ASN processes, ensuring smooth operations and compliance with internal policies. Collaboration with Engineering and Manufacturing is essential.