Master Scheduler II

Plexus Corp.; Buffalo Grove (IL); On-site; USD 71,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

Plexus Corp. is seeking a Production Planner to coordinate customer expectations with organizational objectives, developing schedules aligned with stakeholder requirements and feasibility.

You will collaborate with Program Management to analyze demand, maintain MPS, and generate MRP to optimize inventory and production efficiency, ensuring on-time delivery and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor’s Degree with 2+ years of related experience, or equivalent.
• Strong written and verbal communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a team, take initiative and ownership.

Responsibilities

• Analyze customer demand with Program Management to support inventory management and production scheduling.
• Create and analyze what-if scenarios to assess impact of demand changes.
• Maintain Master Production Schedules (MPS) and generate MRP to mitigate production disruptions.
• Highlight areas affecting Customer Service Excellence related to product delivery.
• Resolve challenges using standard policies with guidance as needed.

Skills

Self-motivated

Teamwork

Communication

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor’s Degree with 2+ years experience

Tools

Google Workspace

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

MRP/ERP systems

Job description

Our commitment to pay range transparency fosters an equitable workplace, where everyone can feel valued. The annual compensation range for this position is stated below. The salary offered within this range will be based upon the geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level.

Salary Range:

$70,600.00 - $105,800.00

Purpose Statement:

In this role, the focus is on coordinating customer expectations with organizational objectives by developing schedules that align with both stakeholder requirements and feasibility, ensuring a balance that enhances customer satisfaction while meeting organizational goals.

Key Job Accountabilities:

• In collaborations with Program Management; analyze Customer demand to enable effective inventory management, production scheduling, customer satisfaction and procurement decisions.
• Create and analyze what-if scenarios to simulate the impact to Plexus based on various demand changes and unified plan.
• Create and maintain Master Production Schedules (MPS) and generate Material Requirements Planning (MRP) and proactively mitigate potential disruptions to production efficiency and customer satisfaction.
• Highlight and escalat(e) any area of the business which may impact Customer Service Excellence with regard to product delivery.
• Able to resolve challenges through standard policies and procedures with general guidance.

Education/Experience Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree with 2 or more years of related experience is preferred. An equivalent combination of education and/or experience will be considered.

Other Qualifications:

• Employee must be self-motivated with the ability to work independently and in a team environment. Employee must possess good written and oral communication, organizational and troubleshooting skills.
• The ability to take a proactive approach, and take ownership for all activities related to the success of the Focus Factory in order to ensure successful operations.
• Employee must work safely at all times and maintain confidentiality of all company and customer information.
• Must have computer experience with Google Workspace or Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and the ability to learn Plexus Data Collection and MRP/ERP systems. General office equipment and materials.

This document does not represent a contract of employment and is not intended to capture every possible assignment the incumbent could be asked to perform.